MICH Shortline Updates October 2017

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1420 hrs October 1 - MQT road train tied down south of Kent City with MQT 3408, IM 81 and MQT 3406 and 23 assorted cars. About 9 covered hoppers on sidings in Sparta.

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GRE - EB Leonard at 9:55 lite.
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GRE westbound through Ada at 11:25.
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GRE --- WB Leonard at 11:50 with 11 CHs from King
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Heard Grand Elk north at 76st in Grand Rapids about 7pm.
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Per News 8, Grand Elk has derailed on or near the 36th Street crossing in Wyoming, the road is closed until the train can be rerailed.
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Grand Elk has apparently put one on the ground:
http://fox17online.com/2017/10/04/train ... shut-down/

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Ah, per the article, sounds like they hit a derail... probably protecting the MOW crews that are replacing ties I'd think.
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"Fred, did you take down the derail?" "No, Elroy did it." Ummmm....sounds like someone forgot to take down the derail after work was completed for the day.
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Nice editing they have at Fox 17. Happened early Thursday morning according to the top of the article, and Tuesday morning by the end of the article...

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GRE - EB Leonard at 11:30 with 10 CHs and 3 tanks.
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GRE - WB Leonard at 2:10 with 8 CHs from King.
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pudgy wrote:Nice editing they have at Fox 17. Happened early Thursday morning according to the top of the article, and Tuesday morning by the end of the article...

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I see Wednesday. No mention of Thursday or Tuesday.
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What I think was the GDLK is north/east past Portage Central High with NS leader at 21:15ish. Good size train.

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GRE - EB Leonard at 8:42 with 15 CHs....not all King.
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GRE - WB Leonard at 11:22 lite. Perhaps two trips today --- yard had many cars in it this morning?? Off to the woods....no further updates from me.
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2 trips today. Cleaned out the yard 1st trip, brought everything from the interchange track the second trip. 1 center beam went west.

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The Ann Arbor Railroad made a rare visit to the Saline Branch today. They brought a car storage train (mostly comprised of TILX tanks) up from Milan and to Pittsfield junction, where they shoved the cars up the Saline Branch to around Industrial Drive out near the Saline city limits. They backed up State St. for nearly five minutes, and with the game day traffic, it backed up miles of cars in each direction.

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GLC Southbound as of 3:15 at 50th St. WAMX 4189 leading LHF.
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MQT1223 wrote:GLC Southbound as of 3:15 at 50th St. WAMX 4189 leading LHF.
Pretty sure you mean GDLK southbound in Grand Rapids at that time.
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