Shortline Updates - November 2021

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Re: Shortline Updates - November 2021

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There was a time, probably longer than I think, that CMGN would run a train from Bay City to Durand on Saturday, park it overnight, then send it back north Sunday evening.
It would end up in Midland with Dow traffic with the usual set-outs in Saginaw and Bay City en-route.
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Sun Nov 21, 2021 10:41 am
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Sun Nov 21, 2021 10:07 am
HESR X702 in Saginaw at Genesee Yard. 3484, 3390, 3414
Is this a unit train of something?
Nope. Normal Monday Durand turn. Just running a day ahead due to turkey day I assume
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JAIL was spotted coming back from CN around 11:15 today NB towards Saginaw Yard, Padnos and Alro.

They have a pickup to make at CSX today as well.

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JAIL is SB on home trackage at 12:39 across Kalamazoo Street with 12 coils for RSDC and 3 boxcars for Grief/Michigan Packaging in Mason.

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Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 1:34pm. WAMX 4189, WAMX 4124 with 31 cars. Approx 15 tank cars and 14 boxcars, with 2 covered hoppers near the rear. GDLK must have came back north sometime between Fri evening and Monday morning.
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Looks like 6 or so hoppers for Amway at the GRE Ann Street yard today. That’s a lot for Amway at one time.

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AARR is pulling south from Osmer at 09:22

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LansingRailFan wrote:
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AARR is pulling south from Osmer at 09:22
Working Saline Branch at 11:00, shoving tank cars into storage

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Grand Elk 303 south at 36th St in Wyoming 17:38. Looked like possibly one of the new GP38s leading.
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Grand elk south through Byron Center at 6:00pm. Wamx 3807 leading a 2nd loco and 38ish cars.
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Michigan Shore MMRR #2170, MMRR #2019 southbound at Airline Rd & Summit Ave, Muskegon Hts. 8:22 AM

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Did you see what cars it was pulling?
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Michigan Shore MMRR #2170, MMRR #2019 southbound at Airline Rd & Summit Ave, Muskegon Hts. 8:22 AM
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GRE just arrived in Lowell.

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AARR wrote:
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Did you see what cars it was pulling?
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Michigan Shore MMRR #2170, MMRR #2019 southbound at Airline Rd & Summit Ave, Muskegon Hts. 8:22 AM
Yes, tank cars.

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JAIL was NB across CN at 09:30 this morning. Presuming they have cars for CSX. a friend told me "the little green train" went by with some blue cars so that's the best I have to work with.

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AA RS102 clear Dundee SB at 10:59

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Plannerdad wrote:
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GRE just arrived in Lowell.
Left Lowell around 10:45. I missed it, but there are no cars in town for the Holiday.

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Z627-24 tied down at CGC 34.5 2019 facing north, 2170 facing South

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14:40 - hesr seven oh one job backing onto CN M1 using the PH Wye before heading back to Sagnasty

14:46 - they begin to pull forward. It's a very long heavy train with well over 20 of the covered ash gons alone from csx/GLC

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:00pm with WAMX 4124, WAMX 3807, and WAMX 3808 and 24ish cars. All covered hoppers and tank cars.
This is the first appearance of WAMX 3808 through Byron Center.

Back south at 5:40pm with two locos and about 20 cars.
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apparently, there's a rail america geep sandwiched in the middle of a consist sitting in Durand yard...
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