Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

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AARR wrote:
Wed Aug 30, 2023 9:55 am
Thanks for the response, Talk. Does Brinks still receive about 10 cars per week at the N. Muskegon tank farm?
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Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:31 pm
Thanks for the response. Does Brinks still get tank cars at their tank farm north of Muskegon on MS?
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No worries! Last time i saw them work brinks they dropped off 4-5 tanks, assuming a twice weekly schedule, I'd say that's accurate!
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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

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Thank you for the information. It’s appreciated.
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Wed Aug 30, 2023 10:25 am
AARR wrote:
Wed Aug 30, 2023 9:55 am
Thanks for the response, Talk. Does Brinks still receive about 10 cars per week at the N. Muskegon tank farm?
Talk wrote:
Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:37 pm
No worries! Last time i saw them work brinks they dropped off 4-5 tanks, assuming a twice weekly schedule, I'd say that's accurate!
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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

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MQT NB at Richmond around 1:00pm. Approximately 45 cars and 4 engines. Several 2-bay hoppers.

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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

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JAIL working the CSX interchange at 12:06 pm today. Had 822 and 1751 in town. Most of the time I saw them working Saginaw Yard 1751 was doing the work, but both went to CN interchange (looked like only 1751 was being used though.) After running some errands caught 822 leading 1751 on the north end with several steel coil cars. They were backing back to the yard blocking the crossing north of the yard. Don't know when they left town.

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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - August 2023

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Report from the field: A train was headed south through Sparta Michigan on the MQT @ 09:47

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Report from the field: A train was headed north through Sparta Michigan on the MQT @ 15:14

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Hearing Grand Elk’s horn, maybe at 36th and 32nd, so I’m assuming heading into GR.
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Grand elk south through Byron Center at 4:41pm. Wamx 4125, 4225 and 57ish cars.
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Somewhat of a late post, at 4:40pm I drove pass Hughart Yard and saw WAMX #3534 and WAMX #3531 connected with a line of NS Grain cars with 4-5 NS open top hoppers near end and maybe more cars behind those NS hoppers. At the time, I was driving and happen to peek
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