Shortlines Train Location Heads Up - October 2023

[Plannerdad]

GRE just arrived in Lowell. No visual, can’t drive this week.

[LansingRailFan]

11:11 - NB JAIL Z646-27 with adbf 1751 solo, 3 empty coils for CN and 4 empty boxes for CSX, at Kalamazoo Street in Lansing

Adbf 821 made it home to Mason yesterday after being stranded while MOW continues working on the curve outta Ensel where JAIL derailed last Friday.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:36pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4225, and 25 cars. Mostly boxcars, then tank cars and covered hoppers.

Back south at 4:39pm, WAMX 4225 and 4189 LHF and 7 cars. 3 empty centerbeams and covered hoppers.

[GP30M4216]

Neither here nor there at this late hour, but I wanted to report that the Essex Terminal Ry. engine 108 spotted at least one tankcar at Hiram Walker Windsor on Friday around 4:30pm, and returned toward their yard lite power. I’m not sure if end-of-day in a Friday is a regular switch for this move, or not.

[LansingRailFan]

JAIL JL-1 Saturday runner is NB out of Jackson with ADBF 1751 and 7 cars. 1 boxcar, 4 plastics hoppers and 2 coil cars

FYI ADBF 1751 has been sold to a gravel mining op in Mexico. Get it while you can.

[~Z~]

Grand ELk north through Byron Center at 1:47pm. WAMX 4190 4206 and 4009 with 6 cars.

[AARR]

Are the four plastic pellet covered hoppers for an online customer, transload, storage, other?

JAIL JL-1 4 plastics hoppers

[Andy24]

Grand ELk north through Byron Center at 1:47pm. WAMX 4190 4206 and 4009 with 6 cars.

I believe I heard the Grand Elk head southbound through 54th St Wyoming area around 5:15pm

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center about 5:30pm. Wamx 4206, 4190,3808 and 32 cars. Mostly boxcars and tank cars.

[GP30M4216]

Facebook post showing track equipment in the JAIL Old Town spur today. Last week or the week before, someone mowed down the linear wildflower garden from Turner Street southeast. Something to keep an eye on!

[Plannerdad]

GRE just arrived in Lowell. No visual yet.

[Talk]

MS z627-31 sitting in west olive 10:16. 2019 leading 2170 and 4 tanks

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:33pm. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4206, and 14 cars (boxcars and 1 covered hopper).

[LansingRailFan]

Are the four plastic pellet covered hoppers for an online customer, transload, storage, other?

JAIL JL-1 4 plastics hoppers

It’s all storage. They are doing some short term storage for Nova Chemicals. There’s plastics hoppers everywhere in Lansing.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:33pm. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4206, and 14 cars (boxcars and 1 covered hopper).

Grand Elk south through 54th St crossing at 4:12pm, wamx 4206, wamx 4190 and 24 cars (mostly boxcars with some hoppers and tankers). Was stuck at that Clay Ave intersection and noticed the gates going down

South thru 68th at 4:20pm

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through 54th St crossing at 4:12pm, wamx 4206, wamx 4190 and 24 cars (mostly boxcars with some hoppers and tankers). Was stuck at that Clay Ave intersection and noticed the gates going down

South thru 68th at 4:20pm

Mucho appreciato. Got a few snaps of them going south through Byron Center at 4:26pm. Snow covered trees in October....

[MuskegonRailfanning]

MS Z627-31 @ 16:32 Northbound through Muskegon, MI Getty/Seaway with MMRR #2019 + #2170 & 4 tanker cars (4 loads + 0 empties)

Nice crew today and he is kicking up the snow.. alot..

[Plannerdad]

GRE just arrived in Lowell. No visual yet.

No cars anywhere in Lowell this afternoon. Unusual.