Shortline Updates May 2023
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Shortline Updates May 2023
Looks like GRE 2104 is back on home rails after assisting Marquette with the grain train, as there is a locomotive on the interchange idling with its light on.
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JAIL NB at CP Cedar at 09:25
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:29pm. WAMX 4125 solo with 14 cars. couple covered hoppers, 2 boxcars on the rear and rest tank cars.
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Grand elk south through Byron Center at 6:40pm. Wamx 4125 long hood forward with 22ish cars, mostly tank cars and boxcars with a couple covered hoppers. GDLK doing what CSX grain loads can't, run LHF
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Grand Elk passed the Elkhart Cam towards Kalamazoo at 1:15am with WAMX #4209, WAMX #4125, WAMX #4206 and 110 cars (lots of covered hoppers of various types, assorted types of boxcars, tankers and couple of loaded centerbeams)
Marquette Rail Z151-02 @ 9:30am reported arriving at Turner St Yard CGE 3.6 with MQT #3391 leading
Z151-02 @ 9:46am getting an EC1 #9335 to proceed from CGE3.6 with 42 cars
Grand Elk Hughart Runner Z439-02 @ 9:57am awaiting signal to head westbound on the Hughart Runner Interchange Track with WAMX #3534 + WAMX #3531 and 22 cars
Marquette Rail Z151-02 @ 9:30am reported arriving at Turner St Yard CGE 3.6 with MQT #3391 leading
Z151-02 @ 9:46am getting an EC1 #9335 to proceed from CGE3.6 with 42 cars
Grand Elk Hughart Runner Z439-02 @ 9:57am awaiting signal to head westbound on the Hughart Runner Interchange Track with WAMX #3534 + WAMX #3531 and 22 cars
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Grand Elk Hughart Runner Z439-02 @ 11:47 reported heading east from Plaster Creek with WAMX #3531 + WAMX #3534 and unknown number of cars
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Grand elk north through Byron Center at 5:14pm. Wamx 4209, 4189 and 14 cars. Good mix, all looked empty.
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South through Byron Center about 9:10pm, WAMX 4189 leading, looked like WAMX 4209 trailing, maybe 30ish cars, didn't watch.
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Marquette Rail Z151-03 @ 11:34am reported highballing Comstock Park with MQT #3391 leading
Z151-03 @ 11:40am reported arriving to Turner St Yard with MQT #3391 leading. Preparing to copy an EC1 Form #97007 at CGE 3.6 Turner at 11:40am with 91 cars
Z151-03 @ 11:40am reported arriving to Turner St Yard with MQT #3391 leading. Preparing to copy an EC1 Form #97007 at CGE 3.6 Turner at 11:40am with 91 cars
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JAIL clear Cavanaugh Yard/Ave in Lansing with 822 and 1751 SB. Light power.
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Re: Shortline Updates May 2023
Z627-03 os Grand Haven MMRR 2019 leading Solo. 9 2 Bays 7 Tanks heading north
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Z627-03 | @ 3:20 North cleared Broadway Ave, Muskegon heights, MI. MMRR #2019, (Solo & LHF) & 16 cars. (7 loads + 9 empties)
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Grand elk north through Byron Center at 5:08pm, wamx 4125 and 4124 with 19 cars.
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Grand elk south through Byron Center at 7:20pm, 16ish cars. 4124 and 4125.
Woot woot. Weird, was outside, heard the horn probably at 50th st as it kept whistling, then finally saw come under 131.
Woot woot. Weird, was outside, heard the horn probably at 50th st as it kept whistling, then finally saw come under 131.
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Grand Elk(?) horns heard in the distance around Wyoming Area at 10:26pm. Assuming a Grand Elk switching.
Definitely sounds like Grand Elk engines and their horns at 10:28pm
Definitely sounds like Grand Elk engines and their horns at 10:28pm
Re: Shortline Updates May 2023
Marquette Rail Z151-04 @ 9:48 departing Comstock Park with MQT #3391 leading
Z151-04 @ 9:55am arriving at Turner St Yard
Z151-04 @ 9:55am arriving at Turner St Yard
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Re: Shortline Updates May 2023
Grand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam at 9:48am towards the Elkhart yard with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading 90 cars. A mix of box cars, tank cars, a bunch of covered hoppers (around 50 of them made up most of the end of the train), a loaded gondola and two High Top NS hopper cars.
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I counted 84 cars ish. Whoever moved the camera at the time messed up my count. Not even sure why the camera was moved to get the NS switcher with caboose when you couldn’t see the train itself behind Grand Elks boxcarsDowagiac Train Dude wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 9:54 amGrand Elk just went by the Elkhart cam at 9:48am towards the Elkhart yard with WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4209 leading 90 cars. A mix of box cars, tank cars, a bunch of covered hoppers (around 50 of them made up most of the end of the train), a loaded gondola and two High Top NS hopper cars.
Z151-04 approaching Market St at the Wye at 10:24am, no visual
Z151-04 @ 10:30 reported approaching at Marquette St with 44 cars