Michigan Short Line Updates- July 2019

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GRE --- EB Leonard at 11:10 with 9 CHs and 1 tank
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GRE --- WB Leonard at 1:50 with one non-King CH and one tank
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SD80MAC wrote:Last time I checked, all of the MQT SD40s had Nathan horns...
Didn’t think before I typed lol, should’ve said hence the P5 or P3, don’t remember what it is on the 3389

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One line of loads for King in Lowell and several individual hoppers on various tracks, and another line of hoppers (probably empties) on one of the sidings south of town. Looks like some track work going on near King also, still have new ties not used from last year.

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G&W MOW gang working before noon on the unloading track at King in Lowell

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Jackson and lansing south out of mason at 0802. Not sure if they're headed south to Jackson or just to service customers in Mason.

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I'm guessing the GRE didn't go east today and will tomorrow?

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KC8RBK wrote:Jackson and lansing south out of mason at 0802. Not sure if they're headed south to Jackson or just to service customers in Mason.

Did you see what the power was?

I caught them northbound between Leslie & Mason about 07:10 with 1758, 1760 & a good sized train from Jackson. Then when I got to Mason at 07:30 the 1751 was headed south light, so something odd was going on.

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Dan Cluley wrote:
KC8RBK wrote:Jackson and lansing south out of mason at 0802. Not sure if they're headed south to Jackson or just to service customers in Mason.

Did you see what the power was?

I caught them northbound between Leslie & Mason about 07:10 with 1758, 1760 & a good sized train from Jackson. Then when I got to Mason at 07:30 the 1751 was headed south light, so something odd was going on.
Sorry no visual. I was delivering at capital steel, can't see the tracks from there. I was just going by the direction of horns.

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GRE - EB Leonard at 9:50 with 19 CHs
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Mqt z151 south at park St in Grand rapids. 9:51om, 4 engines on headend.
They went by Turner at, then got stuck before reaching Fuller junction for about 20 mins, blocking Turner St.
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GRE- EB at Turner: 10:12 AM

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Gdlk sb through 3 rivers 1110. 2 units. Black and yellow leader, trailing unit in up colors. Looked like a pretty good size train

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GRE was switching in Lowell around 2:00pm today. Long line of what looked like empties, south of Lowell. Had to drive the wife somewhere, so I couldn't watch long. Later today, 6 loaded hoppers in Lowell. Looks like they are still doing track work by King.

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Sounded like GDLK was northbound at 36th St in Grand Rapids around 10:15pm.
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GRE - EB Leonard at 10:00 with 14 CHs for King
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West Michigan picked up 5 cars from CSX in Hartford last night and spotted 2 for loading.
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GRE - WB Leonard at 12:50 with six CHs from King.
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