Michigan Short Line Updates: February 2020

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GRE - EB Leonard at 11:05 with six CHs for King. Appears they struggled with the elevation on the east side of the Grand River today -- left some cars on the bridge over the river. All cars are red BNSF CHs. Two EB runs today.
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GRE - EB Leonard at 12:30 with the remainder of the cars they left on and east of the Grand River bridge earlier today. 6 CHs.
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GRE - WB Leonard at 3:37 with 4 CHs.
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GRE - EB Leonard at 8:20 with 13 CHs (11 are for King).
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GRE - EB Leonard at 10:42 with six CHs
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GRE - WB Leonard at 1:40 with six CHs from King.
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Raildudes dad wrote:Get me a car # sometime if you can
I looked back on photos from November and one of the 2 cars pictured is a TAEX 2560.

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The car came E from Worcester MA, was loaded in St Louis and emptied in Worcester MA

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MQT Z151 sitting under I-96 near Van's waiting for a crew. Been sittin there awhile.

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dave989 wrote:MQT Z151 sitting under I-96 near Van's waiting for a crew. Been sittin there awhile.
Will sit until Sunday sometime
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Raildudes dad wrote:The car came E from Worcester MA, was loaded in St Louis and emptied in Worcester MA
Some also go out west towards Iowa.

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