Shortline Updates September 2021

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center approx 10:45am. WAMX 4124 and one other unit, might be 4189, and about 20 cars. Was on a phone call and couldn't view too well.
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LansingRailFan wrote:
Thu Sep 16, 2021 9:20 am
JAIL lined NB at Cedar 9:20 AM

9:48 AM - power light SB across MLK/N. Grand River headed down to Padnos/Alro/Saginaw Yard/CN?
JAIL took a cut of the stored DTE coal cars to the interchange with CN today. Then they headed back north.

They were in Ensel at 12:15 when dispatch notified them that the CN Lansing Local R934 brought the previously bad-ordered depressed flat car back to the interchange as the bad brake pipe had been fixed.

They are making a rare second trip down to the CN interchange to pickup the depressed flat car before they take it to Reid Machinery on the Quality Dairy spur.

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JAIL north by Michigan Ave at 13:17
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bluewonderrails wrote:
Thu Sep 16, 2021 1:19 pm
JAIL north by Michigan Ave at 13:17
JAIL is SB on CSX tracks clear May Street. 1758/flat car/1760.

They will leave 1760 on the main north of the spur and shove to Reid Machinery.

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JAIL approaching CP Cedar/CN diamond now.

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Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 3:02pm. WAMX 4189 WAMX 4124 and 17 covered hoppers, no mix of cars today.
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~Z~ wrote:
Thu Sep 16, 2021 3:02 pm
Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 3:02pm. WAMX 4189 WAMX 4124 and 17 covered hoppers, no mix of cars today.
Same power southbound leaving Plainwell at 5:20. At least 32 cars including 8 or more boxcars, and it looked like a few open hoppers before the covered hoppers at the end.
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Lake State blowing for Highland, MI unfortunately unsure of the direction.
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There have been Right of Way Inspections on the Michigan Shore Near Rosy Mound the last 2-3 days

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Z627-17 os Rosy Mound Southbound 08:50 MMRR 2170 lead

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JAIL northbound across the CN at 09:02.

1760, 1 coil, 3 boxcars & 1758

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Michigan Shore south at Riley St. Holland 9:35 AM.

Heading back north 11:18 AM.

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Sounds Like:
Z627-17 os Rosy Mound Northbound 11:56am MMRR 2170 leading again

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Tlout wrote:
Fri Sep 17, 2021 9:39 am
Michigan Shore south at Riley St. Holland 9:35 AM.

Heading back north 11:18 AM.
MMRR #2170, MMRR #2019 northound, Airline Rd & Summit Ave, Muskegon Hts.
-Consist: Lots of Gondolas, some tank cars and hoppers
-Michigan Shore RR stopped for 15 mins during departure to the north yard...

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Jail went south across CN with the empty flat car from Alro (back to NS), one boxcar for Michigan Packaging (from CN) and six coil cars for RSDC from CSX.

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Grand elk north through Byron Center at 5;36pm. Wamx 4124, wamx 4189, wamx 4002, and 32 cars. They haven't ran on Fridays lately so that was a nice surprise.
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Z151 southbound at Fulton 12:37.

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Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 2:09pm. WAMX 4189, 4125, 4124 and 58ish cars. Many covered hoppers with covid and F trump spray painted onto them.
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:12pm. WAMX 4124, WAMX 4189 and 42 cars. Quite a few of the same covered hoppers together with the same covid and trump graffiti.

Back south through Byron Center at 6:14pm with 4189, 4124, and 48 cars. Graffiti cars left in GR this time.
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HESR 703 NB leaving Durand now @20:15.

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