Shortlines Train Locations Updates - March 2024

[LansingRailFan]

HESr 3484/3390 were on the 800 Job working a grain train in Brown City.

[LansingRailFan]

MMRR WB at 15:20 with 77 cars for MAC-Breckenridge

MMRR 2169/HESR 2145 for power.

WB into Alma with the 77 loaded cars at 17:00ish

[kd_1014]

GRE eastbound Ada 09:52

Back west at 11:51 with 5 or so cars.

[Plannerdad]

GRE eastbound Ada 09:52

Back west at 11:51 with 5 or so cars.

Just got into the yard with maybe 8 hoppers, looked like 2 from
AMWAY.

[Tankcar123]

1:37 NB GDLK 303 MP81 Wayland. WAMX 4225 and WAMX 4124 with 22 cars

[~Z~]

1:37 NB GDLK 303 MP81 Wayland. WAMX 4225 and WAMX 4124 with 22 cars

North through Byron Center at 2:50pm with the same number of cars.

[Andy24]

1:37 NB GDLK 303 MP81 Wayland. WAMX 4225 and WAMX 4124 with 22 cars

North through Byron Center at 2:50pm with the same number of cars.

Grand Elk rolling south around 44th St Wyoming area at 4:44pm, very faint horns heard

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5pm. Wamx 4124, 4225 and 16ish cars, almost all covered hoppers with a couple open gons. Likely stopping at Moline to work.

[Tankcar123]

10:00 NB GDLK 303 MP81 Wayland. WAMX 4190 and WAMX 4209 with 28 cars

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 11:58am, WAMX 4190, WAMX 4209 and 27 cars. Mostly boxcars. Boxcars seemed to alternate between yellow and red over and over for most of the train.

Back south at 1:53pm. WAMX 4209, 4190, 3 covered hoppers and 3 tank cars.

[Plannerdad]

GRE yard is quiet today. A lot of hoppers in Lowell.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 10:30am. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4209, and 15 cars. Mix of boxcars, tank cars, and covered hoppers.

[Andy24]

More GRE grain loads came in from M326 today, I counted about 35 cars for King Milling. Probably transferred over to CSX Y297 later this week/next week.

Grand Elk went south at 3pm crossing 106th Ave with WAMX #4209 Solo and 40 cars (mix of covered grain hoppers, boxcars, tankers, CHs at rear) per YT video https://youtu.be/sGweq7frcnE?si=iozX4482kRwtD_Iv

[Jim_c]

At 9:50PM GDLK was in Plainwell. Sound carrying very well. Horn was LOUD at my house. Not sure which way they were going to go, but I suspect south.

[kd_1014]

GRE east at Fuller Ave with 11 kings. They have work at Poly and Amway 08:50

[extra board]

Z62708-South thru Grand Haven 2 engines 15 tank cars.

[Talk]

Z62708-South thru Grand Haven 2 engines 15 tank cars.

2019 leading 2170

[kd_1014]

GRE east thru Ada 10:02

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151 @ 10:42 reported SB at Fuller Junction with MQT #3408 leading

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 10:50am. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4209, and 20 cars. Loaded centerbeam in there, and a cool old "The Rock" covered hopper.