Shortline Updates - August 2024

[Andy24]

Around 17:30 the Southbound GDLK was sitting just south of 28th street GR with a yellow and black unit, the Wisconsin Southern grey and red, and maybe 15-20 cars. Seemed a strange place for them to idle.

Grand Elk SB @ 8:37am in the far distance of Wyoming, Mi around 44th St - 50th St with what sounds like WAMX #4190 WS leading by horn

Engine rumbles heard from 2-3 miles away

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 8:49am. Didn't catch the leader but it's black for sure, WAMX 4190 trailing and 20ish cars.

[AARR]

E&LS had a derailment. I think it was between Iron Mountain and Sagola but I might be mistaken. Several scrap gondolas derailed and tore up the track. I don't know if it's repaired yet. Information from a Jason Asselin video.

[Talk]

MS Z627-26? ( I never heard them go south so this could be from last week) with MMRR 2019 leading MMRR 2170 trail through Grand Haven northbound at 13:48. Must’ve finished the work on the trestle in town today

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:35pm. WAMX 4190, 4125, and 37 cars.

[AARR]

The derailment was in WI

E&LS had a derailment. I think it was between Iron Mountain and Sagola but I might be mistaken. Several scrap gondolas derailed and tore up the track. I don't know if it's repaired yet. Information from a Jason Asselin video.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk 303 hasn’t gone south yet. Been trackside since 6:20pm, left at 7:40pm. I’m thinking a late night run or an early run tomorrow

[ConrailDetr​oit]

The Detroit Connecting RR is storing empty gondolas at the south end.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk 303 hasn’t gone south yet. Been trackside since 6:20pm, left at 7:40pm. I’m thinking a late night run or an early run tomorrow

Haven't heard anything out of them yet, but probably because of MOW. Dump truck went south around 7:40am through Byron Center, and now some ballast regulators are working around Buck Creek regrading.

[kd_1014]

GRE east thru Ada 10:10

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through BYron Center at 11:32am. WAMX 4125, 4190, and 45 cars.

[jadamczyk]

Grand Elk south through BYron Center at 11:32am. WAMX 4125, 4190, and 45 cars.

Thanks for the update! Just caught him in Wayland. He worked Moline on the way south.

[kd_1014]

GRE west thru Ada 13:21

[Plannerdad]

GRE EB across the river around 10:50. Hard to see thru the trees, but looked like 20 or so hoppers.

[Mikeyt2004]

Marquette Rail Z151 @ 12:01 Northward with MQT~3413, MQT~2042, BPRR~3343, MQT~3408 and 35 cars.

[Plannerdad]

Marquette Rail Z151 @ 12:01 Northward with MQT~3413, MQT~2042, BPRR~3343, MQT~3408 and 35 cars.

Ann St. at 12:20.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk has been doing more maintenance work this morning around Byron Center, few pieces of track equipment working. GDLK 4017 just went south LHF solo with no cars at 1:40pm.

[kd_1014]

GRE west thru Ada 14:15

[Talk]

MS Z627-28 os Grand Haven 15:09 northbound with MMRR 2170 on the lead

[Andy24]

GRE west thru Ada 14:15

GRE West into GRE Yard at Fuller Junction 15:00 hours per scanners after they toned Dispatcher for a 1 time signal permission west