Shortline Location Updates June 2023

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The Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam at 9:30am towards the Elkhart yard. Interestingly the train was led by NS 1127, NS 1112, WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4189 with 56 cars in tow. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars, two empty NS hopper cars, an empty bulkhead and an empty center beam.

I drove out to Comstock last night for my softball game and saw NS 1112 and NS 1127 sitting on the spur with their gravel train. I find it interesting that they led the Grand Elk down to Elkhart today. Does anyone know why they would have done that? All of their gravel hoppers are still sitting in Kalamazoo.

Update: NS 1112 and NS 1127 just went back towards Kalamazoo by themselves at 10:38am.
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Dowagiac Train Dude wrote:
Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:37 am
The Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam at 9:30am towards the Elkhart yard. Interestingly the train was led by NS 1127, NS 1112, WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4189 with 56 cars in tow. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars, two empty NS hopper cars, an empty bulkhead and an empty center beam.

I drove out to Comstock last night for my softball game and saw NS 1112 and NS 1127 sitting on the spur with their gravel train. I find it interesting that they led the Grand Elk down to Elkhart today. Does anyone know why they would have done that? All of their gravel hoppers are still sitting in Kalamazoo.
I see WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4189 already went south after they went up north yesterday through Bryon Center at 7:05 pm. Grand lk Job 303 must have gone south around 10 pm yesterday thru Wyoming. Also interesting to see NS lead a Elk train.
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Jail South at CP MA Lansing diverging into their own rails with the big SD unit 821 , Geep 9 1751, and a single CSX coil car. 12:20. 📸
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GRE west over the Grand and into Fuller @ 12:45, roughly 10 ish grainers
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:56pm. WAMX 4124 and 4206 running LHF with 36ish cars.
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Grand elk back south through Byron Center at 5:13pm. Wamx 4206 and 4124 with 22ish cars.
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Huron/eastern 2145 solo with nine tank cars south out of bad axe at 7.55pm

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Z151 southbound through North Casnovia 09:41 with 3345 in the lead

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kd_1014 wrote:
Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:41 am
Z151 southbound through North Casnovia 09:41 with 3345 in the lead
Marquette Rail Z151-02 @ 10:20 am reported heading southbound at Comstock Park at a world record of 10mph, BPRR #3345 leading

Grand Elk Z439-02 @ 10:20 am reported slow approach Pleasant St mp 151.3 with WAMX #3534 + WAMX #4002 and ?? cars
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:21pm. WAMX 4124 and 4206 LHF again with 8 cars(mostly tank cars and a couple boxcars).
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Late report but Marquette was northbound about 15:15 after switching QLF near Seven Mile road.
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Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 5:26pm. WAMX 4124 solo with 5 cars (3 boxcars and 2 covered hoppers)
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HESR 3865 (Rail America Geep) led two orange SD40s (3390 and 3484) running their daily dropoff to the Durand yard at 17:10.

This was my first time watching the Durand cams where I saw a non-orange HESR loco (although, I'm not a G&W orange hater like some railfans).

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Marquette northbound made it as far as Nelson’s farm market for the weekend, 4 pack of SD40-2 oranges on the head end, with BPRR 3445 in the south most position and would make a good roster shot in the morning from the side of M37. Probably 30-40 cars to go north.

Meanwhile, great to see Newaygo yard jammed full of grain hoppers. A yellow MQT geep was tied down near the crossing. It looked like another cut of hoppers were stashed in the siding at White Cloud.

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At 11:00 am, southbound JAIL is sitting at Mechanic St in Jackson waiting to get onto the Amtrak line to head East to the yard.

821 & about 10 cars

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I drove down to my friends house today south of Hartford so I decided to drive past the trans load business that is east of Hartford. I was on 59 1/2 Ave and these three engines were sitting on the west side of the crossing. There were a bunch of cars at the trans load and then a bunch of refrigerated cars, covered hoppers and tank cars near the cold storage on Red Arrow. The engines that were sitting there were GLLX 1512, GLLX 4228 and GLLX 921.
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Grand Elk Z439-05 @ 9:50 am reported slow approach Pleasant St mp 151.3 with WAMX #3534 + WAMX #4002 and 17 cars
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Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart VR cam at 10:08am back towards Kalamazoo with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading 59 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and a loaded NS hopper car.

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Dowagiac Train Dude wrote:
Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:12 am
Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart VR cam at 10:08am back towards Kalamazoo with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading 59 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and a loaded NS hopper car.
Grand Elk went south on the same Elkhart VR cam at 4:31 am with WAMX #4209 and WAMX #4189 with 82 cars.
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Z627-05 @ 3:35 North over the Grand Haven Swing bridge with MMRR #2170 + #2019 & 3 cars. (2 loads + 1 empty) - he has one covered hopper behind the engine and 2 trailing behind the hopper, the hopper is acting as a cushion car for the tankers.

@ 3:40 on the move from the swing bridge.

@ 3:51 cleared Pontaluna street in Muskegon, MI - SUPER nice crew today!
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