Shortline Updates October, 2020

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MSRR Clear Grand Haven Southbound 9:36 unknown leader/car count :roll:

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Southbound Michigan Shore at Hayes St, lots of those new gondolas in tow. Looks like a long train.
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MQT1223 wrote:
Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:09 am
Southbound Michigan Shore at Hayes St, lots of those new gondolas in tow. Looks like a long train.
Caught him with the pumpkins :D
HESR 2025 leading MMRR 2019 with Ash Gons and a few 2 bays. 10:20

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Z627 Northbound Approach Grand Haven, 12:39 HESR leading MMRR at about 6 2 bays

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Long line of hoppers in Lowell last night; 15-20 mostly CP's (car # 115681). Most of them are unloaded today.

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Bad car # doesn't trace

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Too dark now. I will check tomorrow. Thanks

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GRE left Lowell WB with 5 cars at 12:45pm. Did not see them arrive, but the town is full of hoppers.

Car # 108648 and 116489 for a couple. 115681 is still there. Verified the car#.

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Plannerdad wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 1:13 pm
GRE left Lowell WB with 5 cars at 12:45pm. Did not see them arrive, but the town is full of hoppers.

Car # 108648 and 116489 for a couple. 115681 is still there. Verified the car#.
Are the reporting marks above the number CP or SOO? I think that might be why RDD’s trace didn’t work. The number should be SOO 115681 if I remember my CP covered hoppers correctly.
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Good point, the cars are all CP, but anything CP originating in the US may be DBA SOO.

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CP has hoppers with both CP, SOO and DME reporting marks, for what its worth.
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SOO 115681 load from Nekoma ND

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Thanks!

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SD80MAC wrote:
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CP has hoppers with both CP, SOO and DME reporting marks, for what its worth.
There may or not still be some with MILW marks left too.
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Jail sb at kipp rd in Mason with 2 units and maybe a dozen boxcars at 0758

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KC8RBK wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 8:02 am
Jail sb at kipp rd in Mason with 2 units and maybe a dozen boxcars at 0758
darn Michigan Packaging is cranking!

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GRE was in Lowell again today again around noon. Also saw MQT parked under the freeway around 11:00am.

Couldn’t check today for more info today.

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This is a heads up

Z627 should run today from Muskegon and pick up MMRR 2170 and swap cars. If there schedule is like last week that is
MSRR Z627 went south this morning (EDIT)

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Z627 has finished working North Yard in Muskegon, MMRR 2019, leading HESR 2025 and MMRR 2170.

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GRE - EB Leonard at 10:30 with a 20 car unit train for King -- all cars are identical, and no rust!
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