Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023

[GP30M4216]

Coopersville Monorail freight update:

Pair of lumber centerbeams at Standard Lumber in Walker, one loaded and one already empty.

MQT:

A short northbound freight is laid over just south of the depot in downtown Grant: 3389, 3408, and a short train with lots of boxcars.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk Job 303? @ 12:40pm horns heard in the distance of Wyoming area

[~Z~]

Grand Elk Job 303? @ 12:40pm horns heard in the distance of Wyoming area

More Grand Elk weekend weirdness - GDLK north through Byron Center on a Sunday at 11:53am. WAMX 4124 running LHF solo with no cars.

Back south with wamx 4209, wamx 3807 and 15 cars. Covered hoppers, an open gon, then tank cars at 2:18pm.

[rsinoms]

Mqt SB at Bailey @ 1627, short train 3 engines

[Andy24]

I just drove by Hughart Yard and saw 2 WAMX engines elephant style shunting a line of cars that GDLK J303 brought up earlier this week.

I also noticed 2 tracks with string of cars were gone after seeing them this morning. They must have gone to Wyoming Yard on Z439

I didn’t see todays J303 in the yard

[~Z~]

I didn’t see todays J303 in the yard

GDLK's 303 north through Byron Center at 4:40pm. WAMX 4209 LHF with 10 cars. Boxcars, empty centerbeams, and a covered hopper.

[Andy24]

I didn’t see todays J303 in the yard

GDLK's 303 north through Byron Center at 4:40pm. WAMX 4209 LHF with 10 cars. Boxcars, empty centerbeams, and a covered hopper.

Sounds like Grand Elk is blowing horns in the Wyoming area, hearing distance horns right now 7:07pm, no visual

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 7:19pm. Was out on a walk, but believe it was wamx 4209, definitely wamx 4190( Wisconsin Southern unit) and probably 25 cars trailing. Wonder what GDLK has planned for 4190... Didn't sound like it was online.

[Andy24]

Hearing train horns blowing in the distance in the Wyoming area at this time 10:08pm, maybe around 36th and 44th St

2nd round of train horns blowing at 10:10pm, sounds like they are around 44th St

3rd round of train horns blowing at 10:13pm, horns are sounding further away now, maybe 36th St

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:21pm. WAMX 4190 (Wisconsin Southern unit) leading WAMX 4209 with 18 cars. Might be the first time I've seen that loco leading a train by the home. Only other sighting I recall is just the loco going by southbound with another unit lite, then coming back solo lite later in the day.

[David Collins]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:21pm. WAMX 4190 (Wisconsin Southern unit) leading WAMX 4209 with 18 cars.

Hasn’t gotten to Hughart yet, speaking of; lots of brand new AEX covered hoppers in the yard. 3 locomotives in it, a faded yellow/black watco engine and a normal yellow/black watco engine (didn’t get the numbers), I did see a canadian widecab geep in there too.

[~Z~]

Hasn’t gotten to Hughart yet, speaking of; lots of brand new AEX covered hoppers in the yard. 3 locomotives in it, a faded yellow/black watco engine and a normal yellow/black watco engine (didn’t get the numbers), I did see a canadian widecab geep in there too.

Wifey just called, said the wisconsin southern unit is at Hughart yard downtown GR as of 4:01pm.

[Andy24]

Hasn’t gotten to Hughart yet, speaking of; lots of brand new AEX covered hoppers in the yard. 3 locomotives in it, a faded yellow/black watco engine and a normal yellow/black watco engine (didn’t get the numbers), I did see a canadian widecab geep in there too.

Wifey just called, said the wisconsin southern unit is at Hughart yard downtown GR as of 4:01pm.

Visual confirmed! Just passed Hughart Yard at 4:30pm and saw 3 engines elephant style and all LHF. Tonight’s J303 will have WAMX #4017, WAMX #4190 and WAMX #4225. A rainbow colors of Grand Elk engines

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 7:42pm. Looked like wamx 4225 LHF solo with 10-12 cars.

[~Z~]

Grand elk north through Byron Center across 104th at 12:35pm. Didn't see the power, maybe 20 cars.

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 3:48pm. Wamx 4225 LHF with 14 cars.

[Tankcar123]

12:34 NB 303 with WAMX 4225 solo with 24 cars mp 81

[~Z~]

12:34 NB 303 with WAMX 4225 solo with 24 cars mp 81

Agreed - same consist north through Byron Center at 1:21pm.

[Andy24]

12:34 NB 303 with WAMX 4225 solo with 24 cars mp 81

Agreed - same consist north through Byron Center at 1:21pm.

Grand Elk 303 SB rolling through Wyoming area with horns blasting at 4:35pm, no visual and assuming 4225 leading

[~Z~]

Grand Elk 303 SB rolling through Wyoming area with horns blasting at 4:35pm, no visual and assuming 4225 leading

Assuming right, but today it had the color lashup. WAMX 4225, WAMX 4190, and WAMX 4017 (all LHF) with 12ish cars.