Shortline Train Location Updates - July 2024

[MuskegonRailfanning]

MQT NB at N Park around 1:20. 4 engines and 45 cars I think.

3 engines, #3413 + #3391 + #3406 & 32 cars.

#3406 was working up a storm over the Comstock Grade.

[Plannerdad]

MQT NB at N Park around 1:20. 4 engines and 45 cars I think.

3 engines, #3413 + #3391 + #3406 & 32 cars.

#3406 was working up a storm over the Comstock Grade.

Apologies. I waited a while for it, then started to leave and saw it was moving again. My view was behind a lot of brush. One of the cars had QLF on it, so I thought it might be stopping there next.

[LansingRailFan]

AARR back in Ottawa yard after grabbing an 84-car loaded grain train from GLC today. 4049 led

[LansingRailFan]

Adbf 1752 departed Blissfield on a dinner train today rn frfr

Jail made another Saturday run to Jackson today too.

[Erroneous Monk]

Adbf 1752 departed Blissfield on a dinner train today rn frfr

Jail made another Saturday run to Jackson today too.

How often is the dinner train running now?

Has JAIL been running pretty much every Saturday? When abouts are they departing?

[LansingRailFan]

Adbf 1752 departed Blissfield on a dinner train today rn frfr

Jail made another Saturday run to Jackson today too.

How often is the dinner train running now?

Has JAIL been running pretty much every Saturday? When abouts are they departing?

Departing between 8-9 am. Just the last few weeks they’ve run. It’s as needed. They get tied up with multiple crews on a grain train and end up having to run an extra Saturday to Jackson

The old road dinner train has its own Facebook page and website and has several fall runs scheduled.

[kd_1014]

GRE building at Fuller 08:28

[kd_1014]

GRE running around their train at the Lowell south yard and are about to shove into King. 11:06

[LansingRailFan]

18:55 - NB AARR with WAMX 3927/WAMX 4049 at Dundee

[~Z~]

Grand elk north through Byron Center at 8:55pm. Wamx 4125 and 4225 LHF with dual Trump 2024 flags flying and 25 cars.

[Andy24]

Grand elk north through Byron Center at 8:55pm. Wamx 4125 and 4225 LHF with dual Trump 2024 flags flying and 25 cars.

NB GDLK faint horns heard at 9:11pm in Wyoming

[Andy24]

Grand Elk horns heard in the distance of Wyoming, Mi at 11:20am. Sounds like a SB

Distance horns at Culterville at 11:34am

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 11:52am. WAMX 4225, WAMX 4125, and 38 cars. Mostly boxcars, then covered hoppers, then tank cars.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

LSRC returned to Grayling from Gaylord around 7pm with 1 Autorack, 2 Loaded Center beams, 6 Gondolas.

[Jim_c]

Once again the Elk is tied down in Plainwell for the night. There are boxcars on the Otsego track, so I presume they have already worked Otsego. Ready to rocket northward in the morning - 4125 leading 4225.

[Erroneous Monk]

ADBF heading back to Adrian with an NS grainer with the GP9s

SW working a second cut at MAC


The 9s cut their train apart at Lenawee Junction, first half being shoved into NS now

[kd_1014]

GRE east thru Ada 10:59

[~Z~]

Grand elk north through Byron Center at 12:07pm. Wamx 4125, 4225 (both LHF) with 27 mixed freight cars.

[AARR]

HESR 702 arriving Durand

SD40-2 3484 3486

I’m estimating 50ish cars. Looks like around 25 from Dow and the rest from others.

[Andy24]

Grand elk north through Byron Center at 12:07pm. Wamx 4125, 4225 (both LHF) with 27 mixed freight cars.

Grand Elk south through 44th St ish Wyoming at 2:50pm. Strong horn heard on the WAMX #4125(?) from 3-4 miles away

Note: I can hear the engines from 3 miles away