Shortline Train Location Updates - June 2024

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:26pm. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4125, and 11 cars, mixed.

[Outflow]

HESR back into bad axe from the south 2145 solo long hood forward with 12 tank cars.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:26pm. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4125, and 11 cars, mixed.

Grand Elk south through Culterville, Mi at 6:50pm. Sounds like WAMX #4125 is leading by horn. I did not get a car count as I was held up by traffic at 68th St. Spotted couple of teens trespassing on Grand Elk trackage and right underneath the pedestrian bridge

[~Z~]

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 6:57pm. Wamx 4125, 4190 and 25 cars.

[Dan Cluley]

JAIL south out of Mason at 21:06

822 823 & 14 cars

[SD80MAC]

GRE eastbound out of GR 11:01.

[kd_1014]

GRE east by Ada 12:18. Looked like a Poly pickup at the head end.

[Andy24]

Per scanner: Marquette Rail Z151-25 SB @ 1:29pm clear Marquette St with MQT #3408 leading + 2/3 more engines and 52 cars.

[Andy24]

Per scanner: Marquette Rail Z151-25 SB @ 1:29pm clear Marquette St with MQT #3408 leading + 2/3 more engines and 52 cars.

Per scanner; Marquette Rail Z151-25 EB at Godfrey at 2:45pm with MQT #2040 leading + 1 + MQT #3408 with ?? cars

Per scanner: GRE at 3:15pm asking for a one time signal west and one time signal east at Fuller Diamond

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:55pm. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4125, and 15 cars.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:55pm. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4125, and 15 cars.

Grand Elk north through Wyoming 44th St area ish at 4:25pm. Very faint horns heard

[Andy24]

Grand Elk @ 6:45pm SB 54th St Wyoming, MI with WAMX #4225 + WAMX #4125 and 9 cars (6 CHs, 2 rear tankers and 1 open top hopper)

[MQT1223]

CF&E westbound through Columbia City, no visual

[Talk]

MS Z627-26 os Grand Haven 11:15 southbound MMRR 2019 leading

[AARR]

Thank you for the post about HESR Bad Axe operations.

I think tank car customers on the Bad Axe lines include Michigan Sugar, Cooperative Elevator and Kinde Farmers Coop. The small fertilizer dealer south of Kinde might also get one now and then.

HESR back into bad axe from the south 2145 solo long hood forward with 12 tank cars.

[kd_1014]

GRE west thru Ada 11:25

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151-26 @ 12:40 NB at Comstock Patk “at a world class 10mph since its easier to go then rev up G151-26 out”. MQT #3406 leading + MQT #3408 + MQT #3413 with the 87 empty grain cars + normal consist

[Talk]

Marquette Rail Z151-26 @ 12:40 NB at Comstock Patk “at a world class 10mph since its easier to go then rev up G151-26 out”. MQT #3406 leading + 2 engines with the 87 empty grain cars + normal consist

3408 & 3413 are the other two

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:30pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4206 (Both LHF) with 22 cars.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:18pm. WAMX 4206, WAMX 4125, and 14 cars. Mostly boxcars and tank cars.