Shortline Updates January 2021

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Grand elk north through Byron center at 5:20pm. Believe 4124 and 4209 facing north with about 15 cars.
Back south at 7:28pm with 19 cars. Two locos long hood forward.
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I think GRE is in Lowell now. Sounds like it anyway.

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Looks like GRE left 15 or so CP/SOO hoppers in Lowell overnight.

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The addition of those 2 huge bins at King Milling need to be filled :). It definitely hs increased the inbound traffic. The area sure looks different with the old elevator behind the brewery on M-21 at the corner gone.

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Food truck parked there most of the time.

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And people sitting under tents around fire pits drinking beer from the brewery LOL

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Z62717 os Grand Haven 2170 leading 2019 23:01

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Grand Elk north at Byron Center at 3:58pm. WAMX 4225 and WAMX 4125 with 39 cars. Mostly boxcars and hoppers, a steel coil car, and a couple loaded centerbeams, perhaps for L&W supply off Roger B Chaffee. 4225 is the first non-black paint loco I've seen past here so far.

Back south at 5:40pm with 13 cars, same locos. All tank cars, empty gons and covered hoppers.
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ADBF 836 is at Milwaukee Junction. 9 cars for CN.

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GTW6401 wrote:
Tue Jan 19, 2021 11:23 am
ADBF 836 is at Milwaukee Junction. 9 cars for CN.
Nice catch!

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:15pm. WAMX 4209(long hood forward), WAMX 4125(LHF), and WAMX 4017 with one covered hopper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCbNQJlTnrc - filmed the entire train just for AARR.


Back south at 5:31pm. 4125 leading 4209 with about 25 cars. They left 4017 in Grand Rapids.
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Lapeer Industrial is working today.

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Grand elk north at Byron center at 7:32pm. WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4125, 39 cars.
Back south at 10:17pm, maybe 15-20 cars.
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Z62720 os GH 2019 leading LHF and Solo Southbound 23:23

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Grand elk north at Byron center at 5:22pm. WAMX 4124 and WAMX 4125, 11 cars. 2 loaded centerbeams up front, 8 covered hoppers and a boxcar.
Back south at 9:05pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124, and approx 50 cars. Was out on a walk and caught them just as I was headed inside.
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Z62721 os GH 2170 Leading 2019 elephant Style southbound 23:21

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WMI left 13 cars for CSX at the interchange tonight.
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Z151 northbound Fuller junction with 40 cars 3389 leading at 12:30

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JAIL came north today to Ensel, Padnos and CN. ADBF 1758 solo. Brought six boxcars, 1 empty gon with them. Went back to Mason light power before noon.

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Grand Elk north at Byron Center at 5:05pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124, and WAMX 3531 (first I've seen 3531) with about 25 cars. Mix of all sorts of cars.

Back south at 7:30. Gmtx 2204 leading two locos and about 10 cars. 2204 must have been in the yard up here for a bit.
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