Mich. Shortline Updates - July

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Hearing what sounds like Grand Elk 302 running per the super scanner, not positive where they are passing though... 10:24am.
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HESR 2107, GP38-2 (7362-20) sitting on Ann Arbor in Milan, MI. May go North to Gt. Lakes Central tonight, should be in Durand tomorrow (July 22, 2017)

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MQT currently has a train sitting in Grant.

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3 hours later and MQT is still just idling here at 120th street in Grant. Anyone know when a crew will be called?

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MQT 2043 and 2041 on the Ludington Yard Job just got done switching the Sargent Sand Plant here in Ludington

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LSRC 6303-6301 south thru Birch Run at 1600 with 57 cars.

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bkoole98 wrote:3 hours later and MQT is still just idling here at 120th street in Grant. Anyone know when a crew will be called?
They haven't been running daily for some time now. Which way is it facing? They'll probably run tomorrow, or if it is northbound, it may not even run until Monday.
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bkoole98 wrote:3 hours later and MQT is still just idling here at 120th street in Grant. Anyone know when a crew will be called?
They haven't been running daily for some time now. Which way is it facing? They'll probably run tomorrow, or if it is northbound, it may not even run until Monday.
Facing southbound.

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MQT does not normally run to Grand Rapids Fridays and Saturdays.
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GRE --- EB Leonard at 7:11 with 13 CHs (two non-King).
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A lot of BNSF hoppers around Lowell on several tracks. Wheat trucks are starting to roll in to King, but the rail cars are not letting up.

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GRE --- EB Leonard at 10:45 with 20 CHs for King and 1 tank.
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Listening to CSX dispatch, says GRE went east out of GR around 9:20am.
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~Z~ wrote:Listening to CSX dispatch, says GRE went east out of GR around 9:20am.
Muskegon guys were there at 7 this morning

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