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INER has their open house today.

In addition, there’s an outbound grain load in Reading, MI that will head to interchange with NS at Montpelier, OH. 3125 will lead out the 4-engine consist.

19:00, MQT northbound approaching Baldwin, no visual.

MQT back south from Baldwin at 76th Street, 20:15, still no visual but sounds like it might be heavy.

Interesting - what appeared to be a Grand Elk MOW pickup running north through Byron Center around 9:30pm. Probably scanning for downed trees from the weekend storms, but don't recall seeing any kind of Sunday work from train crews or MOW in a very long time.

Marquette Rail Z151-31 @ 10:20 am reported heading south through Comstock Park with MQT #3389 leading

Grand Elk Z439-31 @ 10:25 am awaiting signal to head into Wyoming Yard with WAMX #4225 and 18 cars

Z439-31 @ 10:32 reporting at Plaster Creek in Wyoming Yard

Z151-31 @ 10:34 copying an EC1 at CGE 3.6 Turner Ave

GRE yard is absolutely stuffed, surprised they aren’t running today.

Z439 has their light to depart Wyoming 11:55

Standard Lumber on the Coopersville Monorail had a pair of lumber loads on their spur over the weekend.

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Mon Jul 31, 2023 1:51 pm

Standard Lumber on the Coopersville Monorail had a pair of lumber loads on their spur over the weekend.

Two more loads for them in Fuller yard currently

14:37 - HESR rocket inbound to Durand using the PH Wye

JAIL worked transloads in Mason before going north to Cavanaugh Yard and RSDC. Two transloads up and running In Cavanaugh Yard now.

Harsco track equipment inspecting the track at the site of the 2021 Brohman derailment on MQT 14:45. Northbound MQT manifest at Grant 15:20. Missed the power.

Grand Elk Job 303 horns heard in the distance around Wyoming 54th St area at 5:35pm. Unknown what direction they are heading and got no visual of engines or cars

Grand elk south through Byron Center at 5:48pm. Wamx 4124, 4125 and 35 cars.

I hear them in Plainwell now. And they've been here for 20 minutes or so.