Michigan Short Line Updates: December 2019

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Re: Michigan Short Line Updates: December 2019

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Per Elkhart chat, GDLK is at Three Rivers coming south for Elkhart @ 11:03

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Huron & Eastern currently heading North thru Saginaw with a loaded coal train

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On Friday the 13th, GRE WB in GR with 18 cars, including 2 tanks. The horn still sounds like they are using the loaner power.

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Huron & Eastern southbound thru Saginaw towards Durand maybe? With 1 car and 4 engines

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MQT SB at Ann Street in GR around Noon today. 5 engines and two long cuts of boxcars from PCA I assume. I think I counted 11 then another 28 or so, plus a hoppers and tanks. I would guess at least 80 cars.

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GDLK north out of Elkhart @16:47 with WAMX 4209, 4189 with 34 cars

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Lots of empty centerbeams in Hughart

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Anybody see what time the GRE went east today?

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kd_1014 wrote:Anybody see what time the GRE went east today?
Saw them go westward with a lumber load at 10:40 yesterday. Didn't wander back to see them go eastward though. Prolly noonish anyway.
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19:40 CMPY WITH 7014 AT AT MARYS TO PICK UP ONE LOAD. SOUNDS LIKE MQT IS BLOWING NORTHBOUND THROUGH THE WEST SIDE.
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GRE --- EB Leonard at 9:05 with 9 CHs for King.
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WB from Lowell around 11:00am, in GR around 12:30; 6 covered hoppers if I counted right. GRE

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GRE --- EB Leonard at 10:25 with 12 CHs
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About an hour ago JAIL was in Ensel yard with 2 cool cars, a tanker and 3 or 4 box cars. I lost em cuz my kids went to the bathroom but I think they were headed from Ensel to interchange with CN. They might still be in Lansing

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As of 15:00, MQT sitting under the I-96 bridge at Van's. MQT 3407, 3408, 3406. The 3407 was for sure leading but I'm not sure of the order of the trailing units tho. Cut of about 20-30 boxcars at the end and hoppers and tanks at the front. 35-40 car long train w/o a crew.

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kd_1014 wrote:As of 15:00, MQT sitting under the I-96 bridge at Van's. MQT 3407, 3408, 3406. The 3407 was for sure leading but I'm not sure of the order of the trailing units tho. Cut of about 20-30 boxcars at the end and hoppers and tanks at the front. 35-40 car long train w/o a crew.
They made a full turn today then, they had the 3408 last night leading SB.
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Saturnalia wrote:
kd_1014 wrote:As of 15:00, MQT sitting under the I-96 bridge at Van's. MQT 3407, 3408, 3406. The 3407 was for sure leading but I'm not sure of the order of the trailing units tho. Cut of about 20-30 boxcars at the end and hoppers and tanks at the front. 35-40 car long train w/o a crew.
They made a full turn today then, they had the 3408 last night leading SB.
Does that mean that the train will stay tied down until Monday? Can't see them making two weekend runs.

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GRE --- WB Leonard at 1:55 with 4 CHs
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A bit too late for the northbound, but this could be relevant for the southbound return (at least power-wise, I'm guessing), so FWIW: A northbound LSRC was crossing Evans Road at Newark (between Grand Blanc and Holly) at 12:12pm.


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A very long block of LPG tank cars at the end
atrainguy60 wrote:A bit too late for the northbound, but this could be relevant for the southbound return (at least power-wise, I'm guessing), so FWIW: A northbound LSRC was crossing Evans Road at Newark (between Grand Blanc and Holly) at 12:12pm.
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