Shortline Train Location Updates - July 2024

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 3:02pm. WAMX 4225, 4125, 4209, and 42ish cars.

[Andy24]

Grand Elk @ 7:30am seen working Hughart Yard with WAMX #3531 and WAMX #3534 with a decent string of cars, estimated 20 cars. In couple of hours, they will head to CSX Wyoming Yard as Z439

[Dowagiac Train Dude]

Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart VR can heading into the Elkhart yard at 8:54 am with WAMX 4125 and WAMX 4209 leading 15 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers and tank cars.

[kd_1014]

GRE west thru Ada 11:01

[Dowagiac Train Dude]

Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart VR can heading into the Elkhart yard at 8:54 am with WAMX 4125 and WAMX 4209 leading 15 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers and tank cars.

Back by the Elkhart VR cam at 12:04 pm heading back to Kalamazoo with WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4125 leading 58 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers, tank cars, a gondola, a hopper and 2 loaded center beams.

[Plannerdad]

GRE west thru Ada 11:01

Around noon GRE WB at the Ann St. diamond, 5 cars, waiting for SB MQT, with I think 4 engines and around 50 cars ( but I usually mis-count).

[Andy24]

GRE west thru Ada 11:01

Around noon GRE WB at the Ann St. diamond, 5 cars, waiting for SB MQT, with I think 4 engines and around 50 cars ( but I usually mis-count).

Marquette Rail reported 57 cars and a length of 2850 ft w/o power, 3100 ft with power, to Rouge Tower in Wyoming Yard at 1:18pm

[MQT1223]

Southbound Lake State in Alpena, no visual

[MQT1223]

Southbound Lake State in Alpena, no visual

Follow up on this:

LSRC 303/4303 clear Alcona SB with around 53 cars (+-1). The old D&M stick rail is rather noisy here.

[Dan Cluley]

JAIL South out of Mason at 22:25

823 & 11 cars

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:42pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4206, and 27 cars. Tank cars, covered hoppers, and boxcars.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:35pm. WAMX 4206, WAMX 4189, and 30 cars.

[Jim_c]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:35pm. WAMX 4206, WAMX 4189, and 30 cars.

In Plainwell at 6:20 getting ready to depart.

[LansingRailFan]

MMRR is EB thru Alma with a unit grain train from GLC via CN for Breckenridge at 08:27

[Andy24]

GRE Yard has 10-15 loaded IAIS/assorted grain cars sitting by the engine house. Along with 1-2 empty 60ft ish gondolas with brand new rail ties sitting next to the gondolas by the engine house

Edit: it was only 1 gondolas with like 100+ ties sitting

[Plannerdad]

GRE Yard has 10-15 loaded IAIS/assorted grain cars sitting by the engine house. Along with 1-2 empty 60ft ish gondolas with brand new rail ties sitting next to the gondolas by the engine house

I saw those ties today. I wonder if they are adding/extending tracks or just upgrading existing tracks?

[Andy24]

Marquette Rail Z151-22 NB @ 1:34 in Comstock Park with MQT 3406, MQT 2041 and MQT 3408 with 126 mixed cars (several brand new empty TILX cars and 2 loaded MWAX cars)

[~Z~]

Grand elk north through Byron Center at 3:10pm. Wamx 3808 4209 ,4125 with 31ish cars, almost all boxcars.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

The Detroit Connecting RR is working today. Later start than usual.

[LansingRailFan]

hesser 702 inbound to Durand at 15:55