Shortline Updates May 2023

[GP30M4216]

Extra day for MQT today, they were northbound into baldwin in the 12:00 hour and southbound approaching County Line Road on the Lake/Newaygo line at 14:20. Sounds like a big train, no visual.

[MikeB89]

Extra day for MQT today, they were northbound into baldwin in the 12:00 hour and southbound approaching County Line Road on the Lake/Newaygo line at 14:20. Sounds like a big train, no visual.

Does this mean that they're heading into Grand Rapids? Just curious is all.

[GP30M4216]

Extra day for MQT today, they were northbound into baldwin in the 12:00 hour and southbound approaching County Line Road on the Lake/Newaygo line at 14:20. Sounds like a big train, no visual.

Does this mean that they're heading into Grand Rapids? Just curious is all.

Not sure, Mike. They didn’t get far north on Friday and if they just went up to block swap and come back to Sparta or that area, they will be in position to do their typical work on Monday morning. If I learn otherwise I will report.

[MikeB89]

Extra day for MQT today, they were northbound into baldwin in the 12:00 hour and southbound approaching County Line Road on the Lake/Newaygo line at 14:20. Sounds like a big train, no visual.

Does this mean that they're heading into Grand Rapids? Just curious is all.

Not sure, Mike. They didn’t get far north on Friday and if they just went up to block swap and come back to Sparta or that area, they will be in position to do their typical work on Monday morning. If I learn otherwise I will report.

Thank for the information. Been trying to catch Marquette for years and never seem to catch them.

[Andy24]

Not sure, Mike. They didn’t get far north on Friday and if they just went up to block swap and come back to Sparta or that area, they will be in position to do their typical work on Monday morning. If I learn otherwise I will report.

Thank for the information. Been trying to catch Marquette for years and never seem to catch them.

Marquette Rail was the prime train for my YouTube channel as I was in the area a lot. Based on experience and my time down in GR, they usually come between 9-3pm. Other times, they come down 3-9pm, all depends on the train.

Likely this week, Marquette is expected to pull those 84 grain cars with them, along with their consist

Grand Elk was seen @ 6:33am on the Elkhart Cam heading towards Elkhart Yard with WAMX #4206 and WAMX #4209 and 44 cars (mostly tankers, couple of boxcars, 1 empty pink centerbeam lumber car, and few covered hoppers)

Marquette Rail reported: 8:29am, heard they are working on a customer north of Comstock Park, mqt #3391(?) leading

Grand Rapids Eastern #2104(?) @ 8:49am asking permission to move onto CSX tracks at Fuller Junction

[SD80MAC]

Z151 will be taking the empty grain train north today, one of the north end jobs is bringing 2044 down from Baldwin to Newaygo and will begin spotting the grain train once it arrives.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk Hughart Runner Z439-08 @ 9:13 awaiting signal to head westbound from Pleasant St with WAMX #3534 + WAMX #3531 and 29 cars for Wyoming yard

Marquette Rail Z151-08 @ 9:16 arriving at Turner St Yard with MQT #3389 leading

Z151-08 @ 9:22 copied EC1 at Turner St CGE 3.6 and reported 91 cars for Wyoming yard

[Plannerdad]

GRE just headed east from the Grand River. Looked like 14 cars, including one for AMWAY on the front. Not sure, more leaves on the trees now!

[Talk]

Michigan Shore Railroad Train Z627-08 os Grand Haven TWP MMRR 2170 leading Southbound 09:39

[Andy24]

Z151-08 @ 11:19am is currently heading southbound at Fulton St with MQT #3389 + 3 engines and 91 cars

Z439-08 @ 11:44am reported heading east from Plaster Creek, WAMX #3531 and WAMX #3534

Z439-08 @ 11:52am crossing Century Ave mp CH151.44 on the Hughart Runner Interchange track back to Hughart Yard with WAMX #3531 and WAMX #3534 and 26 cars

Z151-08 @ 12:19pm started building their northbound train

[Plannerdad]

GRE back west around 12:45 with 11 hoppers.

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail @ 2:04pm approaching Godfrey mp 0.99 and waiting on a signal to depart

Marquette Rail’s conductor getting on board at 2:20pm

Z151-08 @ 2:28pm heading Eastbound at Godfrey mp 0.99 with MQT 3406, MQT 2040, MQT 3391, MQT 3389, BPRR 3345 and 136 cars. 84 of those cars were the ones G126-05 brought into on May 5th, 2023

[MuskegonRailfanning]

Z627-08 - @ 16:34 NB Hile road in Muskegon, MI with MMRR #2170 + #2019 & 17 cars, (looked like 5 loads + 12 empties.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:52pm. WAMX 4125, 4124, 4017 and 32 cars. Lots of boxcars in the first half.

[~Z~]

Grand elk back south through Byron Center at 7:50pm. Wamx 4124 and 4125 with 30 cars.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk @ 8:07am was seen heading southbound towards Elkhart Yard on the VR Elkhart Railcam with WAMX #4189 + WAMX #4209 and 33 cars (mostly tankers, few boxcars near rear end, 4 empty centerbeams, 3 high TOP NS hoppers, and some hoppers)

Grand Elk Job 101 @ 8:49am was seen heading north towards Kalamazoo on Elkhart Cam with WAMX #4209 and WAMX #4189 lite power

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151-09 @ 9:40am arriving at Wyoming Yard with MQT #3389 leading

Grand Elk Hughart Runner Z439-09 @ 10:31am sitting at Pleasant St with WAMX #3531 + WAMX #3534 and 21 cars

Z151-09 is currently building their northbound trip

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151-09 @ 12:07 pm reported arriving at Comstock Park at 10mph, MQT #3406 leading

Z439-09 @ 1:12pm arriving into Wyoming Yard with 21 cars, WAMX #3531 and WAMX #3534 leading. He will be coming out with 4 cars

[LansingRailFan]

According to Facebook, ELS is putting together the grain train they received from CN back on 4/24

viewtopic.php?p=517643#p517643

503/502 had 65 cars and the rest of the train was on a storage track north of stiles Junction.

Stiles Junction
https://maps.app.goo.gl/VY94BspDEj5YBkqQ7?g_st=ic

501 and 402 were going to pull those loads from storage north of Hwy 22. Entire train would be combined at Lineville before going to CN Green Bau

[AARR]

They were delayed due to derailing said grain train

According to Facebook, ELS is putting together the grain train they received from CN back on 4/24