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Elk should be NB at this point. About 10:45 they were working Otsego. When we got back home a few minutes ago, no scanner chatter nor EOT telemetry.

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 11:01am. WAMX 4206 and 4125 looked both LHF with 30ish cars. Maybe not 4125 but looked like it, so maybe what Andy saw wasn't 4125 in the yard. Looks like Andy was right on the money with his car estimate when they were tied down in Plainwell. The usual run t...

This morning I thought I heard the train horn but the EOT telemetry was still going long after that. When we took the dogs to the park, the same GDLK engines were still there, but farther forward. The Otsego box cars were on the Otsego branch, and the boxcars that were behind the power had been repl...

Grand Elk still hanging out in Plainwell. I estimate the train is around 2200' long counting the power. Does anyone have a rough guess as to how many cars that would be?

I thought we could get RR answers here, on the way they operate, locos,stuff like that. I guess not. The owners and employees of the railroads are under no obligation to provide you the information you seek. This is a small, closely-held operation. Maybe they don’t want to share. Maybe they would i...

GDLK is tied down just south of M-89, pointing north. Looked like 4206 LHF. Not sure which unit was behind it. I guess we'll find out tomorrow if they have an exceeding rare weekend run north, or if they're spending the weekend in the fair city of Plainwell.

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Wed Aug 21, 2024 11:24 am

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 11:22am. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4125, and 43 cars.

Back south through town at 1:05pm. WAMX 4125, 4189, and 20 cars.

Spending the night in Plainwell again. Still headed south.

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Fri Aug 16, 2024 9:39 am

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 9:38am. WAMX 4017, WAMX 4225, and 25 mixed freight cars.

They got going early. They were tied down in Plainwell over night.

A few years ago I read an article in the TC newspaper about transit. I'm not sure where they are now, but at that time there was consideration of commuter rail as a future solution. Oh god... here we go again :roll: :roll: :roll: At least he didn't say AA2TC? LOL. Jim- Traffic is a huge problem her...

A few years ago I read an article in the TC newspaper about transit. I'm not sure where they are now, but at that time there was consideration of commuter rail as a future solution. Oh god... here we go again :roll: :roll: :roll: A2TC is really the killer in most of these chats :lol: David, it is N...

A few years ago I read an article in the TC newspaper about transit. I'm not sure where they are now, but at that time there was consideration of commuter rail as a future solution. That was a surprise to me that a community with the population of the TC metro area would consider that, then I drove ...

On my way in to work this morning , the GDLK 4189 ( If I remember correctly) was parked in Plainwell waiting to head north. It looked like there were two more locomotives behind it. I'm wondering if some of the crew lives in or near Plainwell Since the train is parked here so much.

Actually, it's still there as of Sunday evening.

P365 has a P42 on the lead today. Number 68. Currently at Battle Creek. P365 still has 68 leading. The wolverine just had a trespasser strike west of Kalamazoo and now the Bluewater will be towing the Wolverine to chicago. Looks like the guy is going to survive. It was in town just west of the yard...

Grand Elk SB at Idea Park 3:35. Hard to see thru the trees, maybe around 20 cars? Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 3:42pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4209, and 25 cars. All boxcars and tank cars with one covered hopper mixed in. Looks like they're spending the night in Plainwell. There are still 6 or 7...

GDLK departed Plainwell between 4:15PM and 5:00PM. I presume headed north since they were in Otsego when I first went through about 3:15.

Edit: Oops, my bad. They are parked just south of M-89. Probably headed north in the morning.

GDLK tied down in Plainwell overnight headed south.

I actually find it interesting.

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