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In the 60s I think there was a local also, which I recall switching the Sparta Foundry, unless it was one of the aforementioned manifest freights. 1966, the passenger service went to Traverse City only, maybe after the mail contract ended. I road it once to TC with my brother and Grandmother, and co...

GRE EB at 9:00a at the River, and returned WB around 12:30. Moving cars around the yard now including 1 loaded lumber car.

Marquette Rail horns heard in Grand Rapids at 9:24am, heading southbound to CSX Wyoming Yard Marquette Rail heading north out of Grand Rapids at 12pm Interesting, we saw MQT SB at just before noon at 7th and Seward. 83 cars with 8 QLF tanks on the front end, probably from QLF south of 7 Mile Rd.

GRE WB at the River around 1:30, ~6 cars.

Andy24 wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 29, 2024 12:39 pm

Marquette Rail horns heard in Grand Rapids at 12:38pm, unknown what direction of travel

MQT NB at Richmond St. with 4 engines on including 3345 (I think) Buffalo and Pittsburgh, with ~110 cars. 25 or 30 2-bay sand hoppers near the front. 1:00pm.

Plannerdad wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:08 am

kd_1014 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:41 am

GRE already westbound thru Ada at 09:41. Lots of King empties.

I missed the EB, but I didn’t see many loads in the yard last evening.

18 from King WB over the River at 10:30a.

kd_1014 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:41 am

GRE already westbound thru Ada at 09:41. Lots of King empties.

I missed the EB, but I didn’t see many loads in the yard last evening.

kd_1014 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:09 pm

GRE west thru Ada 13:08

Just crossed the River at 2:00 with 12-13 empties from King.

Plannerdad wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:52 pm

Sounds like Y297 is approaching Ann St.

It has another 10-12 hoppers for GRE/ King.

Sounds like Y297 is approaching Ann St.

kd_1014 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:39 am

GRE east thru Ada 09:35

WB at Turner, with 14 from King and 1 from AMWAY (DOWX) or PP. 12:45pm.

GRE in Lowell early. No visual.

At 6:00 GRE was back in the yard and pushing a lumber car, west. Lowell has 3 tracks full of hoppers, plus more in the Ann St. yard.

tsinoms wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:03 pm

Plannerdad wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:13 pm

tsinoms wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:41 am

Sounds like he is returning WB @ 1141 through the north side of GR.

You are correct. Moving more cars around the yard now.

Sounds like they are headed back out. Long day for them today. No visual unfortunately.

EB at Turner at 1:00pm with another 20 or so for King.

tsinoms wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:41 am

Plannerdad wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:01 am

GRE EB with 12 or 13 hoppers, mostly BNSF, @ 10:00 over the Grand River.

Sounds like he is returning WB @ 1141 through the north side of GR.

You are correct. Moving more cars around the yard now.

GRE EB with 12 or 13 hoppers, mostly BNSF, @ 10:00 over the Grand River.

GRE yard is mostly full and at 6:00pm, looked liked CSX Y297 had another 10 or so hoppers for GRE.

GRE headed east with around 30 hoppers at 9:00a at the river.

GRE EB under I-196 at College around 9:20am. Looked like a lot of King hoppers, but chose not to stop and count on the freeway. I was a statistic at the spot on Friday the 13th of October last year already!

MQT NB at Ann St around 12:30. 4 engines and about 120 cars, with the new TILX cars on the back end.