Shortline Updates - August 2024

[kd_1014]

GRE east thru Ada at 09:49a

[~Z~]

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 12:25pm. WAMX 4225, WAMX 4189, WAMX 4009, and 36 cars. A number of gons with railroad ties in them.

[Andy24]

SB brought down 57 cars

Marquette Rail @ 12:39 northbound at Front Ave near the CSX iron bridge in Grand Rapids with MQT #3406, MQT #3413, BPRR #3343 and MQT #3408 with 32 cars

[kd_1014]

GRE back west thru Ada 12:48p

[Mikeyt2004]

Grand Elk with WAMX~3534 and ~3531 with 30 cars into CSX yard at 10:00

10:54 Grand Elk back at Hughart with 18 cars

[Mikeyt2004]

Marquette currently blocking Turner Ave dead stop

[kd_1014]

Marquette currently blocking Turner Ave dead stop

Probably waiting for clearance to head south past Fuller

[jadamczyk]

Grand Elk just left Wayland after working 2 stops. 32 cars northbound with 3 engines.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:25pm. WAMX 4209, 4125, 4017 leading 32 cars.

[Mikeyt2004]

Marquette currently blocking Turner Ave dead stop

Probably waiting for clearance to head south past Fuller

They were headed north the back of the train shown to the right is facing south.

[Andy24]

Marquette currently blocking Turner Ave dead stop

Probably waiting for clearance to head south past Fuller

They were headed north the back of the train shown to the right is facing south.

Marquette Rail was probably working Van Logistics on the left side of that photo

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:25pm. WAMX 4209, 4125, 4017 leading 32 cars.

Grand Elk north through busy 44th St Wyoming at 1:40pm

[Plannerdad]

Grand Elk SB at Idea Park 3:35. Hard to see thru the trees, maybe around 20 cars?

[~Z~]

Grand Elk SB at Idea Park 3:35. Hard to see thru the trees, maybe around 20 cars?

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 3:42pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4209, and 25 cars. All boxcars and tank cars with one covered hopper mixed in.

[Mikeyt2004]

Grand Elk at 2:01 pm with WAMX~3534 and ~3531 led down the Hastings runner dropping of one or two cars to their client just east of the 32nd st crossing before heading back to the yard lite.

[Jim_c]

Grand Elk SB at Idea Park 3:35. Hard to see thru the trees, maybe around 20 cars?

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 3:42pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4209, and 25 cars. All boxcars and tank cars with one covered hopper mixed in.

Looks like they're spending the night in Plainwell. There are still 6 or 7 boxcars on the Otsego lead to be picked up. The rest of the train is parked north of M-89 with a dimmed headlight.

[Jim_c]

Actually, it's still there as of Sunday evening.

[LansingRailFan]

ELS got SD-9 #1221 fired up Saturday and it led the train from Escanaba to Channing. Some mechanical issues forced them to break out 1221. Great videos on Facebook.

[AARR]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SFsGhwFsgOs. Video by Jason Asselin.

ELS got SD-9 #1221 fired up Saturday and it led the train from Escanaba to Channing. Some mechanical issues forced them to break out 1221. Great videos on Facebook.

[SD80MAC]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SFsGhwFsgOs. Video by Jason Asselin.

ELS got SD-9 #1221 fired up Saturday and it led the train from Escanaba to Channing. Some mechanical issues forced them to break out 1221. Great videos on Facebook.

Don't patronize him by giving him any views.

[David Collins]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SFsGhwFsgOs. Video by Jason Asselin.

ELS got SD-9 #1221 fired up Saturday and it led the train from Escanaba to Channing. Some mechanical issues forced them to break out 1221. Great videos on Facebook.

Don't patronize him by giving him any views.

I never liked Asselin from the get go but with the accusations now, it makes him look 100x worse