MI Shortline Updates March 2017

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GRE eastbound heading into Ada at 11:17.
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GRE westbound at Spaulding in Ada 15:00.
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I hear the GRE in Lowell @ 9:54am
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GRE --- WB Leonard at 10:33 with 6 CHs and 2 tanks
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GDLK 303 north entering the yard limits in Grand Rapids. 4:08pm
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GRE just got permission from CSX for two eastbound signals at Fuller so look for a double up on their way to Lowell today - 10:32am.
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GRE --- EB Leonard at 10:40 with 3 CHs.
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GRE westbound Ada at 10:14. They went east around 7:45 this morning.
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GRE --- WB Leonard at 10:33 with 5 CHs and 1 tank.
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GRE getting one west then one east at Fuller in Grand Rapids, so sounds like another trip east soon? 10:39am.
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~Z~ wrote:GRE getting one west then one east at Fuller in Grand Rapids, so sounds like another trip east soon? 10:39am.
Might just be getting headroom at the diamond to get the engine back into the house.
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Very busy Hug"H"art, just passed them with 303 coming in from the south with the yellow SD45 rebuild leading and Z739 coming in from the north. Didn't see what was leading that but my guess would be the GP35m.
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GRE westbound at Ada 16:35.
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Thought I heard GDLK up in Grand Rapids near 36th St around 8:30am. Not positive which direction they were headed.
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Grand Elk SB around 6:00pm at 54th Street in Wyoming. 3 locomotives, 45-50 cars, 10-15 box cars. Anyone know where the box cars are going to or from? Otsego? 10 month old Granddaughter is not interested yet, but there is still time!

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If they were hi cube boxcars they were probably going to the paper mill in Otsego.
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Late report
Yesterday (Tuesday), the northbound GDLK train from Kzoo to GR was tied down next to CHS on the south side of Wayland at about 600pm. It appeared to be on its way north again just before 8pm. WAMX 4206 & 4124 for power with 25 or so cars.

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Coopersville & Marne will take 3 loaded centerbeams to Standard today, on duty at noon. Probably worth catching, looks like the clouds are gonna stay away.
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Schteinkuh wrote:Coopersville & Marne will take 3 loaded centerbeams to Standard today, on duty at noon. Probably worth catching, looks like the clouds are gonna stay away.
Two loads, not three.

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EWRice wrote:
Schteinkuh wrote:Coopersville & Marne will take 3 loaded centerbeams to Standard today, on duty at noon. Probably worth catching, looks like the clouds are gonna stay away.
Two loads, not three.
EDIT: 3rd LD didn't make it up on 297 like I thought it did
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