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Andy24 wrote: ↑

Tue May 14, 2024 8:07 pm

Plannerdad wrote: ↑

Tue May 14, 2024 7:38 pm

Y297 was switching GRE around 6:00pm and leaving another 30 for King. #6945 I think, was pulling cars west of Alpine.

Your numbers are correct, just wrong order. CSX #6549 been the Y297 main engine switching at GRE per scanners

Hard for an old guy to drive and get number in correct order!

CSX left a yard full of hoppers for King this evening. Probably an EB GRE tomorrow.

Y297 was switching GRE around 6:00pm and leaving another 30 for King. #6945 I think, was pulling cars west of Alpine.

kd_1014 wrote: ↑

Tue May 14, 2024 10:56 am

GRE west thru Ada 10:56. Short train of King empties

Switching the yard around noon. Looks like they picked up a tank and hopper from
Amway. There must be 100 King hoppers in transit somewhere, not much in the last couple weeks around Lowell.

MQT SB at Crosby. No good car count; 12:30pm.

MQT NB at Richmond with around 50 cars, 1:00pm.

Plannerdad wrote: ↑

Mon May 06, 2024 10:29 am

GRE heard in Lowell. No visual.

WB across the Grand around 11:30. 2 cars only.

GRE heard in Lowell. No visual.

I was only an observer in Sparta at my Grandmother’s across the street from the tracks in the 60’s and early 70’s. Always liked the local because it would hang around Sparta working for a couple hours. More trains on that line then, than on the GR-Detroit line now!

In the 60s I think there was a local also, which I recall switching the Sparta Foundry, unless it was one of the aforementioned manifest freights. 1966, the passenger service went to Traverse City only, maybe after the mail contract ended. I road it once to TC with my brother and Grandmother, and co...

GRE EB at 9:00a at the River, and returned WB around 12:30. Moving cars around the yard now including 1 loaded lumber car.

Marquette Rail horns heard in Grand Rapids at 9:24am, heading southbound to CSX Wyoming Yard Marquette Rail heading north out of Grand Rapids at 12pm Interesting, we saw MQT SB at just before noon at 7th and Seward. 83 cars with 8 QLF tanks on the front end, probably from QLF south of 7 Mile Rd.

GRE WB at the River around 1:30, ~6 cars.

Andy24 wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 29, 2024 12:39 pm

Marquette Rail horns heard in Grand Rapids at 12:38pm, unknown what direction of travel

MQT NB at Richmond St. with 4 engines on including 3345 (I think) Buffalo and Pittsburgh, with ~110 cars. 25 or 30 2-bay sand hoppers near the front. 1:00pm.

Plannerdad wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:08 am

kd_1014 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:41 am

GRE already westbound thru Ada at 09:41. Lots of King empties.

I missed the EB, but I didn’t see many loads in the yard last evening.

18 from King WB over the River at 10:30a.

kd_1014 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:41 am

GRE already westbound thru Ada at 09:41. Lots of King empties.

I missed the EB, but I didn’t see many loads in the yard last evening.

kd_1014 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:09 pm

GRE west thru Ada 13:08

Just crossed the River at 2:00 with 12-13 empties from King.

Plannerdad wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:52 pm

Sounds like Y297 is approaching Ann St.

It has another 10-12 hoppers for GRE/ King.

Sounds like Y297 is approaching Ann St.

kd_1014 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:39 am

GRE east thru Ada 09:35

WB at Turner, with 14 from King and 1 from AMWAY (DOWX) or PP. 12:45pm.