MI Shortline Updates - May

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GRE --- EB Leonard at 10:18 with 12 CHs for King.
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Im in Norton Shores right now. The Michigan Shore just passed me going south 2019 and the 2057.

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GRE --- EB Leonard at 11:00 with ten CHs (not all for King).
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GRE rolling into Ada now, guessing one or two of those hoppers was for Poly Precision.
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GRE heading west bound into Ada
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GRE --- WB Leonard at 2:52 with 8 CHs (five from King).
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C&M X7014-03 east, clear EE Coopersville. One empty to return and one load to pickup.
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Saturnalia wrote:C&M X7014-03 east, clear EE Coopersville. One empty to return and one load to pickup.
18:01: Clear Titusville. At DD 170.1, no defects, 4 axles and 35' of "train".
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GDLK brought in a WSOR unit and 4225 for power today. looked to be a 30-40 car train. Also had a GP40-2LW with them that they left in Hughart yard.
Have not heard them come south yet but came north around 3:15 around 68th St.
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GDLK SB at 68th st Grand Rapids now. Can hear them from the apartment.
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23:28: Z151 in Comstock Park. 40 ish cars
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GDLK around 68th St now. Unsure of direction but can hear the horn.
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GRE --- EB Leonard at 9:48 with 13 CHs for King and a tank for Amway
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GDLK 4802? was NB through Plainwell at 13:30 with about 65 cars.
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1945 hrs: Baldwin, mi: CFE unit facing south with dim headlights on the east leg of the wye at the depot with about 15 Winchester Western covered hoppers. What product do they carry and where do they come from?

I see MQT lengthened their repair track all the way up to 8th Street North of the depot.

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15 Winchester Western covered hoppers.
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GRE westbound through Ada at 13:25.
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Jail headed south at cedar in lansing at 11:56 AM.
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Anyone have any idea about what time LSRC 304 heads south from Grayling? I'm not 100% sure but I think it runs every weekday. I haven't seen it in almost 2 years, so that may have changed. If the timing works out, I may stop to see them in St Helen on my way up north a week from Friday.

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I don't think it runs to Bay City everyday. Some days it might just switch around Grayling and at least once a week goes to Gaylord. It might go south to Bay City 2-3x per week would be my guess.
TrainStuff13 wrote:Anyone have any idea about what time LSRC 304 heads south from Grayling? I'm not 100% sure but I think it runs every weekday. I haven't seen it in almost 2 years, so that may have changed. If the timing works out, I may stop to see them in St Helen on my way up north a week from Friday.
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