Michigan Shortline Updates Jan 2016

[cfriedri]

AA 2373, 3927, and 1337 are currently tied down just north of Payeur Road at Pittsfield Junction. Word is that they brought autorack cars up from Toledo to Milan and several covered hopper cars went up to Osmer. No cars that I'm aware of came south from there.

[Patriot]

GRE --- EB Leonard at 8:24 lite.

[Patriot]

GRE --- WB Leonard at 10:55 with 10 CHs from King.

[Patriot]

MQT was NB at Ann Street around 1:30. Only caught the last 15 cars or so.

[csx801]

Michigan Shore south through Grand Haven at 11:15, 2019 leading 2057, 17 sand cars, 5 tanks, 22 total.

2019, and 2057 back north with a long, well mixed consist. I passed them between Van Wagoner, and the bridge shortly after 3

[ogauge47]

Indiana Northeastern picking up a Grain Train in Reading. DOTX 2000, INER 2216 & 2185.

[Patriot]

GRE --- EB Leonard at 8:42 with two CHs for King.

[Patriot]

GRE --- WB Leonard at 3:40 with 5 CHs from King.

[amtrak1007]

GDLK NB KARL 2320

[Patriot]

GRE --- EB Leonard at 9:30 with 10 CHs and 1 tank.

[SD80MAC]

GRE just pulled 3 hoppers and 2 tanks from Amway. Stashing those cars in the Ada runaround and will be shortly heading for Lowell with 10 grain hoppers.

[Patriot]

GRE --- WB Leonard at 2:33 with 8 CHs and 2 tanks.

[csx801]

Late update: Todays Michigan Shore southbound had 2 boxes, 11 sand cars and 6 tanks with the usual power. They were south through Norton Shores around 10:50 after switching Bay. I didn't see the northbound.

[Patriot]

Grand Elk --- NB Leonard at 10:10 with a string of CHs.

[Saturnalia]

GRE eastbound at Leonard at 10:00 with the 3885 lead, 24 trail and 16 CHs. Leonard St Tower reports that the 24 appeared to be online.

[MQT1223]

GRE eastbound at Leonard at 10:00 with the 3885 lead, 24 trail and 16 CHs. Leonard St Tower reports that the 24 appeared to be online.

I am in Ada waiting. When was the last time two locomotives were in Ada or Lowell on a train?

[SD80MAC]

GRE eastbound at Leonard at 10:00 with the 3885 lead, 24 trail and 16 CHs. Leonard St Tower reports that the 24 appeared to be online.

I am in Ada waiting. When was the last time two locomotives were in Ada or Lowell on a train?

Most likely pre-2005 when 3839 and 3836 and or 24 were assigned to Grand Rapids and Greenville.

[SD80MAC]

GRE eastbound through Ada at 12:25.

[MrRail]

Last train with 2 motives was a Lowel train in the summer of 05 or 04. MMRR 24 had failed during the winter, and CPMY 7014 had been running the line. I happened to be in Ada when they did a test run. I believe 24 was leading with one of the Ex-Grand Rapids & Eastern red GPs trailing. About a 35 to 40 car train through town for Lowel.

[amtrak1007]

Last train with 2 motives was a Lowel train in the summer of 05 or 04. MMRR 24 had failed during the winter, and CPMY 7014 had been running the line. I happened to be in Ada when they did a test run. I believe 24 was leading with one of the Ex-Grand Rapids & Eastern red GPs trailing. About a 35 to 40 car train through town for Lowel.

CPMY 7014 was on the line in december '04.