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Grand elk north through Byron Center at 5:55pm. Wamx 4017, 4124, both LHF with 32 cars.
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Quick turnover, Grand Elk heading southbound(?) currently through Wyoming 36th(?) St at 6:33pm. I am hearing their horns from 5 miles away
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Nope, still heading north. Just spotted them between 44th and 36th as I was heading north on 131.
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Oh dang it, the one time I heard their horns clear as day and they are heading northboundJ T wrote: ↑Mon Jun 05, 2023 6:41 pmNope, still heading north. Just spotted them between 44th and 36th as I was heading north on 131.
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Grand Elk Job 303 @ 8:41pm heading southbound through 54th St area with horns confirmed. No visual of the engines nor cars. Too bad I’m close to home and hearing the train
Passing 60th St area at 8:43pm, loud engines heard
Passing 68th St at 8:45pm
Passing 60th St area at 8:43pm, loud engines heard
Passing 68th St at 8:45pm
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Grand elk south through Byron Center at 8:50pm.
Wamx4124 and 4017 with 32ish cars.
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Marquette Rail Z151-06 @ 8:52 reported at Grant with MQT #3406(?) and heading southbound (?)
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Sounds like Marquette Rail is at Turner St Yard with the loaded grain train(?) at 12:10pm
Grand Elk Hughart Runner Z439-06 @ 12:10 awaiting signal to enter Wyoming Yard with WAMX #3534 + WAMX #4002 and 17 cars
Marquette Rail Z151-06 @ 12:31 reported at Fuller Junction and heading southbound with MQT #2044(?)
Z439-06 @ 12:43 is currently working on their eastbound train
Z151-06 @ 12:48 heading westbound crossing Godfrey Ave mp CG0.99 with MQT #2044, MQT #3406, MQT #3408 and 91 cars (1 empty boxcar and 90 loaded grain cars)
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Grand Elk northbound through Byron Center at 4:53pm. WAMX 4124 LHF with 27 cars, mostly boxcars then covered hoppers.
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Grand Elk Job 303 @ 7:19 pm Southbound 68th St MP 94.50 with WAMX #4124 (solo) and 24 cars (mix of tankers, covered hoppers, 1 loaded lumber car, 1 boxcar, 1 MRMX gondola, and 1 NS open top hopper)
Got a visual of the train
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Grand Elk Z439-07 @ 8:51 am awaiting signal to enter Wyoming Yard with WAMX #3534 + WAMX #4002 and 16 cars
Marquette Rail Z151-07 @ 9:08 am reporting heading south thru Comstock Park
Marquette Rail Z151-07 @ 9:08 am reporting heading south thru Comstock Park
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GRE heading west thru Ada 13:21
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Grand elk was north through Byron Center at 6ish with wamx 4124 LHF solo and 21ish cars.
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Grand Elk Job 303(?) @ 9:22 heading southbound (?). Hearing train horns in the distance around Wyoming 44th to 54th St area. No visual on train
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Marquette Rail Z151-08 @ 10:51 reported arriving Comstock Park with MQT 2044, MQT 3406, MQT 3408 and xx cars
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Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:46pm. Wamx 4125 LHF with 25 cars.
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AARR switching in Milan. Will go northbound to Osmer when finished.
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:47pm. WAMX 4125, 4124, and 34 cars. Covered hoppers and some open gons in front half, then mostly boxcars with a single tankcar and 2 covered hoppers for 2nd half.
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HESR 702 today inbound at 14:00 with HESR 3865/3390/3484
HESR 701 outbound from Durand at 15:00 with 3484/3390/3865. Big train today including a lot of covered hoppers from GLC/Oakley
HESR 701 outbound from Durand at 15:00 with 3484/3390/3865. Big train today including a lot of covered hoppers from GLC/Oakley
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AARR NB thru Downtown Ann Arbor at 19:16