Shortline Updates May, 2021

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Grand Elk MOW equipment decided to wake up and get an early morning workout in.
Harsco 6700 tamper and Knox Kershaw KBR 875 Relam Ballast Regulator south approx 7:30am through Byron Center. Haven't seen them move since they repaired the bridge area around Buck Creek a little over a month ago. These are the two that are usually stored at 76th St on a short spur there.

Back north with one piece at 5:45pm.
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JAIL came north today power light w 1760 leading NB and got onto CSX trackage before ten. CSX has two cars out for them but it seems like they are at CN or working Saginaw Yard because they didn’t grab the CSX cars yet.

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LSRC Y110 is working in Flint Yard currently. A loaded Z388 is sitting on the main north of the yard waiting to go to Essexville. It's possible they'll head north today.

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G&W MOW working on the tracks at King Milling (east side of Alden Nash / Hudson). Lowell is empty of cars.

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 9:26pm. WAMX 4125 it looked like with a 2nd loco and 24 cars.

Went back south around 12:15am.

At 7:30am or so, Harsco 6700 tamper went south by the home again. Ballast regulator may have stayed south overnight.
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Z627-10 os GH 23:07 Southbound MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019 trail

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ADBF 1760/1758 NBD at CP MA on the JL-2 job w three cars. Z646 is the symbol when they are on CSX trackage

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Lake State Z127 coming into Wixom from Flint.

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Tue May 11, 2021 9:56 am
ADBF 1760/1758 NBD at CP MA on the JL-2 job w three cars. Z646 is the symbol when they are on CSX trackage
They took three boxcars to CN today from Michigan Packaging in Mason. Then they pulled 40 empty coal cars, part of the unit train they have stored for DTE, off of the Baker Spur aka QD/Reid Machinery Spur and took them to Cavanaugh Yard.

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 5:04pm, WAMX 4225, WAMX 4189, and about 21 cars; mostly tank cars and covered hoppers, couple loaded centerbeams.

Back south at 7:01pm with 4189, 4225, and 4002 or 4009 with 24 cars.
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Z627-11 os GH MMRR 2019 leading 2170 Southbound 22:41

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JAIL working in Mason. Switched MI Packaging and then went north to RSDC w last nights haul from Jackson of 11 coil cars.

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Z151 thru Sunnyside with three SD40-2's 3408, 3389 & 3406 with a land barge. Lots o box cars today.

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MMRR delivered 115 loaded CHs to GLC on Tuesday. GLC took em down to Durand last night to hand back off to CN. These came into Durand last Monday AM on an X395.

MMRR currently working GLC Interchange

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X7014 eyeing an 1800ish departure, 2mtys

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Grand elk north through Byron Center at 5:53pm, 3 locos and about 14 cars per the wifey.

Back south at 7:38pm, wamx 4125, wamx 4124 and about 35 cars.
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Grand elk north through Byron Center at 5:24pm, wamx 4125 and 4124 with 22 cars.

Heading back south by Douglas Walker park in Byron Center at 7:23pm. About 17 cars, likely same 2 locos, harder to see from a distance while watching kiddo's soccer practice.
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Hesr headed south out of bad axe at 8pm. Unknown power besides two of the g and w paint scheme with 7 hoppers and 3 tank cars.

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Z627-13(14) os GH Northbound MMRR 2019 leading MMRR 2170 trail 03:03

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