Shortline Updates August 2021

[Steamlogger]

Marquette rail Northbound past 6 mile road with 3 SDs and 24 cars at 3:00 PM

[LansingRailFan]

JAIL NB power light 1758/1760 across CN at Cedar @ 8:58 AM right after P365

[Talk]

Z627-23 os GH 13:13 northbound MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019

[Steamlogger]

At 1500 Marquette rail southbound at 6 mile road with 3 SDs and 66 cars.

[Plannerdad]

Marquette NB At Turner Ave. now. 3391 leading. Around 105 cars, hoppers, tanks and box cars.

[J T]

NB Grand Elk currently sitting at the crossing a mile south of Moline. Unsure what their plan is.

[~Z~]

GDLK never ended up coming up through Byron Center yesterday. We'll have to see if they try to continue their journey north today.

Grand elk north through Byron Center at 11:06am. Wamx 4206, WAMX 4189 and about 20 cars.

Back south at 1:58pm with WAMX 4206 running long hood forward on its own with 16 covered hoppers.

[LansingRailFan]

JAIL SB at Kipp Road in Mason headed to Michigan Packaging. 1760/1758

[Steamlogger]

Marquette rail is northbound past the old Amtrak station in GR. Three SDs and eight cars north today

[GP30M4216]

Z627-23 os GH 13:13 northbound MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019

Is MMRR back to days on the Holland turn?

[Talk]

Z627-23 os GH 13:13 northbound MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019

Is MMRR back to days on the Holland turn?

Seemed to be a one off

[~Z~]

Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:58pm, WAMX 4206 solo with about 20 cars.

[SD80MAC]

Z627-23 os GH 13:13 northbound MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019

Is MMRR back to days on the Holland turn?

Seemed to be a one off

They were down again today. Heard Z627 working in Waverly around 13:00ish this afternoon.

[Talk]

Is MMRR back to days on the Holland turn?

Seemed to be a one off

They were down again today. Heard Z627 working in Waverly around 13:00ish this afternoon.

Oh decent!

[LansingRailFan]

JAIL didn't go north of Ambassador Steel in Lansing yesterday as CSX had the main and yard blocked. Today with no csx road trains running yesterday they had no cars to pick up and again, did not go north of CP Cedar.

[MQT1223]

HESR currently is working the big Elevator in Caro with two units.

[Steamlogger]

Marquette Rail is north past Rushe drive. Only two box cars due to CSX not running trains from Chicago or Detroit. No work between 6 and 7 mile roads.

https://youtu.be/XFGoUDJgcxE

[AARR]

Did you mean the ethanol plant? That is pretty cool if you did. We don’t get many reports about switching there.

HESR currently is working the big Elevator in Caro with two units.

[~Z~]

Hadn't seen Grand Elk come south last night, and don't believe they ran earlier today either. 10:58pm, what looks like two locos and about 30 cars north through Byron Center.

[Talk]

Z627-27 os Rosy Mound (Grand Haven) Northbound with MMRR 2170 leading 2019 a small cut of Tanks... 15:12