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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.

12:45-MQT NB at Ann St. with 4 engines and ~80 cars, a lot of 2-bay probably empty sand hoppers; GRE waiting WB with 3 non-King hoppers. King has been quiet all week. CSX m326 brought in an additional 72 brand new TILX 3 bay covered hoppers for Marquette Rail CSX Y297 left probably 30 or 40 hoppers...

Y297 was SB light at Ann Street around 6:15, but appears to have left a yard full of hoppers for King.

12:45-MQT NB at Ann St. with 4 engines and ~80 cars, a lot of 2-bay probably empty sand hoppers; GRE waiting WB with 3 non-King hoppers. King has been quiet all week.

kd_1014 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:42 am

GRE west thru Ada at 10:42

GRE, around the noon hour, picked up 2 empty center beams and brought 3 loaded center beams west for the C & M. Not sure if there is any track on the new bridge at this time, but seems to be a lot of activity.

Y297 NB at Ann St. with one hopper only, no gons, 5:55pm.

3 loaded lumber cars in the GRE Ann St. yard this morning. No trains moving yet.

~Z~ wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:23 pm

Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 4:23pm. WAMX 4209, WAMX 4189 and 39 cars.

Just crossed 104th. Mostly box cars.

No cars in Lowell today and did not hear GRE today.

Andy24 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:05 pm

Marquette Rail horns heard in GR at 12:05pm

Reported by my son NB at Ann Street with 3 engines and ~75 cars.

Seems like I see a couple cars a week in the yard for Amway. I know there was at least 1 this week.

kd_1014 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:46 am

GRE west thru Ada 11:42 with 10 King empties and the 1 Poly car

13 cars were seen on the WB at Ann St. Also MQT NB had ~140. My source said the last 80 or so looked like grain hoppers probably for Newaygo.

kd_1014 wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:35 am

GRE heading east from GR 08:35

Just heard it arrive in Lowell. No visual.

Only 6 hoppers in Lowell today, none south of town.

Plannerdad wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:59 am

GRE just headed west from Lowell around 11:45a. No visual.

I hear them again in Lowell. Not sure if they returned or are really leaving this time. I am not mobile today to check.

GRE just headed west from Lowell around 11:45a. No visual.

GRE WB at the Ann St diamond, with 20 or so from King, around 1:15p.

Y297 NB at Ann St. at 6:00p with 8 Gons and 10 or 12 hoppers for GRE/ King. Yard is mostly full, but some could be empties.

kd_1014 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:12 am

GRE back west thru Ada 11:10. About 15 mt Kings

GRE WB and MQT NB at the diamond around 12:15. 3 engines and 30~ cars on MQT; 1 engine and 25 on GRE. Power seems unbalanced a little. Looks like another line of EB loads for tomorrow.