Shortline Updates - September 2024

[Andy24]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:55pm. WAMX 4002 and WAMX 3807 (two rarities over here) with 18 cars. Mostly boxcars, could covered hoppers, and a couple empty centerbeams.

North through Wyoming, Mi at 3:05pm

[Talk]

MS Z627-11 back north thru grand haven at 17:19

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 5:55pm. WAMX 3807, WAMX 4002, and 44 cars.

[J T]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 5:55pm. WAMX 3807, WAMX 4002, and 44 cars.

Heard the horns at 32nd and forgot to post an update. Oops!

[Andy24]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 5:55pm. WAMX 3807, WAMX 4002, and 44 cars.

Heard the horns at 32nd and forgot to post an update. Oops!

Also heard the horns at 54th and 68th and forgot to post

[Plannerdad]

MQT NB at Ann St just before I noon. 4 engines, ~17 cars.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:07pm. WAMX 4190, 4206, and 26ish cars.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:07pm. WAMX 4190, 4206, and 26ish cars.

Power sitting by the roundabout. No crew on board. The other pair 3531 and 3534 is right besides the pair above

[JT Railfan]

HESR 702 stuck on the hill in flushing with HESR 3414. HESR 765 is heading up from Durand with CFE 3486 to go get them. 765 at flushing 17:23

[J T]

Not forgetting this time. SB Grand Elk out of GR blowing at the 32nd St crossing at 6:23pm.

[Andy24]

Not forgetting this time. SB Grand Elk out of GR blowing at the 32nd St crossing at 6:23pm.

Hearing faint horns around 54th St at 6:40pm. The train sure is going very slow. Hasn’t passed 68th St yet

Maybe the train already passed 68th St but I’ll wait around for 20 minutes or so

Heading home at 7:25pm. Not hearing or seeing any Grand Elk movement.

[Plannerdad]

CSX local Y297 was at Ann St. around 6:00pm. Looked like another 10-12 for GRE, plus the 15 or so in the yard. Should go east tomorrow.

[MuskegonRailfanning]

7:04 AM - MS Z627 Soutbound with a 2170 solo & LHF and 3 cars, (1 CH + 2 tankers)

[LansingRailFan]

10:15 - NB jail z646 with 825/823 waiting to get onto CSX where they’ll head west to Ensel.

[Talk]

7:04 AM - MS Z627 Soutbound with a 2170 solo & LHF and 3 cars, (1 CH + 2 tankers)

Where at?

Grand Haven 11:24 nb

[J T]

Not forgetting this time. SB Grand Elk out of GR blowing at the 32nd St crossing at 6:23pm.

Hearing faint horns around 54th St at 6:40pm. The train sure is going very slow. Hasn’t passed 68th St yet

Maybe the train already passed 68th St but I’ll wait around for 20 minutes or so

Heading home at 7:25pm. Not hearing or seeing any Grand Elk movement.

Must have sneaked by Z as well.

[~Z~]

Must have sneaked by Z as well.

Pretty easy to have snunk by when I was in Grandville eating hibachi for Snoodober's 80th. OMG so tasty.
I prefer snunk to sneaked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=990BSql7bnk

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:33pm. WAMX 4190, WAMX 4206, and 21 cars. Mostly boxcars with a few covered hoppers and tank cars.

[kd_1014]

GRE was westbound thru Ada around 11:15 today.

[Andy24]

Power Z mentioned above stayed put at Hughart Yard earlier today.

I didn’t see them move while heading south at 4:40pm

Went back out trackside at 6pm and stayed to 7:30pm. No movement for Grand Elk in Wyoming, Mi area. These cars whooshing by creates a nice breeze for me tho

[chapmaja]

Ann Arbor working Osmer with 3925, 4215 and 3927 at 10:00 pm tonight.