Shortlines Train Locations Updates - February 2024

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:24pm. WAMX 4190, 4017, and 16 cars.

Back south with same power around 3:30pm, 10-20 cars.

[LansingRailFan]

ADBF is finishing up a grain train in Blissfield today that came in Saturday morning off of NS.

HESR 702 was headed to Durand thru Flushing around 13:30 with the standard orange boys, 3390/3484. At 14:39, they are on the Port Huron Wye in Durand.

HESR 701 departing Durand on the Port Huron Wye - 3484/3390 - clear at 15:51

[Plannerdad]

Late post. GRE returned WB around 1:00p, with 2 cars. Still a line 15 or so loads in the yard. Y297 came through around 5:30, but left no additional hoppers, from what I could see anyway.

[SD80MAC]

MQT Z151 is supposed to swap MQT 3567 for GR 2104 with the GRE today.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk @ 8:00am clear horns heard in the distance around Wyoming 44th to 54th St area.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:58pm. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4017, and 47ish cars. Loaded centerbeam up front, might be L&W supply.

[Chip]

IORY Southbound out of flat rock. Unknown cars and power as the gates came on after I crossed

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:06pm. WAMX 4017, WAMX 4190 and 17 cars. Covered hoppers and a pair of open gons on the rear.

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151 @ 9:22 arriving Turner St Yard with MQT #3391 leading

Grand Elk Z439 @ 9:23 awaiting signal indication in the Hughart Interchange Track with CSX with WAMX #3531 and WAMX #3534 and 57 cars

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:37pm. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4017, and 33 cars. A loaded centerbeam in there of Apollo material. Should be working Moline on their southbound run if they take the fertilizer cars back south.

Grand Elk back south at 4:14pm. WAMX 4017, 4190, and 20 cars. Very likely stopping at Moline for work.

[~Z~]

Grand elk north through Byron Center at 10:30am. Wamx 4190, 4017 and 15 cars.

[SD80MAC]

Grand elk north through Byron Center at 10:30am. Wamx 4190, 4017 and 15 cars.

28th St at 10:45

[LSRC]

GRE in Ada EB 11:32

[kd_1014]

GRE in Ada EB 11:32

Beat me to it. Saw them but was too busy to post until now. Had 3567 and the Amway pickup on the rear

[kd_1014]

GRE WB Ada 13:27

[GRHC]

On 02/15/2024 CSX L301-15 should be setting off 13 covered hoppers for the WMI at the interchange in Hartford Michigan.

[Plannerdad]

GRE WB Ada 13:27

WB waiting at the diamond around 2:15, with around 20 cars including one tank on the end. Grand Elk was north of Ann St around 1:45. Looks like they left one hopper for GRE.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk Hughart Yard in Grand Rapids got a lot of cars recently. Saw one long string of 2 bay covered hoppers with 1 gondola wedged in middle and 1 gondola towards Burton St overpass (this string covered the view from the other tracks)

[Andy24]

Grand Elk Z439 @ 7:35am currently working underneath the Hall St overpass with WAMX #3531 and WAMX #3534. Only saw the headlights from 3534 shining south. I didn’t see WAMX 4190 but I saw WAMX 4017 by the engine house tracks.

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151 @ 11:37 reported north at Fuller with BPRR 3345 leading