Shortlines of Michigan Location Updates July 2023

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151-06 @ 9:53 reported arriving at Turner St Yard with MQT #3389 leading south on the north side of Grand Rapids

Marquette Rail Z151-06 @ 10:30 reported 74 cars to Rouge Tower

[MuskegonRailfanning]

Grand Elk (Z739?) working the grain plant just outside of Hughart Under hall street with WAMX #3531.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 10:10pm. WAMX 4125 and WAMX 4209 with 68ish cars. Bit hard to see at night, think those were the engine numbers.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 10:10 pm. WAMX 4125 and WAMX 4209 with 68ish cars. Bit hard to see at night, think those were the engine numbers.

Grand Elk north blowing thru Wyoming 54th St at 10:21 pm. The same train, and came out of nowhere and I heard loud horns.

Blowing thru 44th and 36th now @ 10:25 pm

[Andy24]

Grand Elk Hughart Runner Z439-07 @ 9:05am awaiting signal indication at Pleasant St mp CH151.3 with WAMX #3534? and 38 cars. He’s heading west into Wyoming Yard.

Grand Rapids Eastern @ 9:25 ready to depart eastbound at Fuller Junction by Ann St in Grand Rapids

Marquette Rail Z151-07 @ 9:26 reported departing Sparta with MQT #3408 leading south and 54 cars

[LansingRailFan]

Northbound JAIL on CSX crossing Saginaw St with 822 and 821. good sized train today with at least 20-30 cars.

24 empty coils for CSX. They did not go to CN.

They did not run in Lansing on Thursday.

[MuskegonRailfanning]

Z627-07 @ 14:33 Cleared Airport Road with MMRR #2019 (Solo) & 8 Tankers (8 loads + 0 empties).

Z627-07 @ 3:36 all stop, unknown reason.

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:08pm. Wamx 4209, 4125, and 4002 with 63ish cars.

[GP30M4216]

Wishing you had some thing else to do on your Friday evening? You could be on the contractor crew changing ties on the Newaygo bridge over the Muskegon River! I chatted with a guy protecting the pedestrian path underneath, they are swapping about four out of every five bridge ties over the whole length in this project. It’s 136lb Rail over the whole thing, in case anyone wondered. Pull a stick of rail, slide out the old ties, insert the new, put the rail down and spike it all back together!

They’re also laying some new 136lb welded rail from SDI on the curve just south of the bridge. It looks like some track work was also recently done for the MAC storage tracks. Nice to see the investment.

The northbound MQT train is tied down for the night at Nelson’s near Grant, 3389, 2041, 3408 for power, approx 50-60 cars.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk horns heard in the distance around 44th St at 9:48pm

[tsinoms]

GDLK southbound to Elkhart is in the hole at Three Rivers. Has his light to move and looks like an engineer on board.

[tsinoms]

GDLK southbound to Elkhart is in the hole at Three Rivers. Has his light to move and looks like an engineer on board.

Going through white pigeon now.

[LansingRailFan]

NB JAIL Z646 at EE Ensel with 2 empty coils for CSX and 6 loaded tank cars for CN. They have 2 cars to pickup at Ensel. Unknown on CN.

[AARR]

Does anyone know what is being loaded into the tank cars?

…and 6 loaded tank cars for CN.

[LansingRailFan]

Does anyone know what is being loaded into the tank cars?

…and 6 loaded tank cars for CN.

Corn oil - the Andersons.

They are at CN as of 11:11

[AARR]

Thank you LRF.

Does anyone know what is being loaded into the tank cars?

…and 6 loaded tank cars for CN.

Corn oil - the Andersons.

They are at CN as of 11:11

[MQT1223]

JAIL Southbound now at Aurelius Rd in Okemos. 821 leading a CSX boxcar with 822 on the rear.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:24pm. WAMX 4125, 4124, 4209 and 30 cars. Mostly covered hoppers with some boxcars and tankcars.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:24pm. WAMX 4125, 4124, 4209 and 30 cars. Mostly covered hoppers with some boxcars and tankcars.

Grand Elk south through 50th St in Wyoming Area at 5:30pm. Loud and crisp horn heard in the distance. Assuming WAMX 4209 leading with no visual of the train

Now rolling southbound thru 54th St at 5:32pm

Southbound thru 68th St at 5:34pm

[AARR]

Is this corn oil coming from The Anderson's ethanol plant in Hartung (Albion)? If yes, why would they transload on other railroads which involves trucking the product rather than load on their own inter-plant spur?

Does anyone know what is being loaded into the tank cars?

…and 6 loaded tank cars for CN.

Corn oil - the Andersons.