Michigan Short Line Updates - June 2018

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Michigan Short Line Updates - June 2018

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GRE --- EB Leonard at 10:45 with 20 CHs and 1 tank :shock:
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Sounds like GDLK is at 32nd St in Grand Rapids as of 11:05am. Unknown if north or southbound.
admin edit: likely heard GDLK working the Hastings lead at Great Lakes Gypsum & Supply (L&W Supply) as they received their first car on this spur into SE Grand Rapids in years. They are located on Roger B Chaffee Blvd between 32nd and 36th St in Grand Rapids.
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GRE --- WB Leonard at 3:33 with 6 CHs and 1 tank
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Marquette has the TPW 4056 leading three SD40-2 southbound at Newaygo 3:40. They doubled the hill out of Newaygo. This is the second trip up the hill.

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Sounds like GDLK northbound at 36th St in Grand rapids.
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Think GDLK is now southbound at 36th in Grand rapids
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GRE came into GR at about 3 pm on Monday. Bout 6-10 car train if I was hearing correct.
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**HEADS UP**

Grand Elk will be picking up the empty car from the new industry on the Hastings Lead that was delivered yesterday. Not sure on the time, but hopefully someone can catch the move.
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Late report: on Friday at 12:55pm, the JAIL was eastbound at E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing with 1751, a covered hopper and three boxcars.

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GRE --- EB Leonard at 11:24 with 5 CHs.
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GRE --- WB Leonard at 1:50 with three CHs
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Lowell has been empty fro a few days and the yard on Ann St. The Ann Street yard now has probably 20 hoppers for King and a few for AMWAY. GRE will probably head east tomorrow. I hope it doesn't slow down construction on Hudson!

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OK I was wrong. Hoppers are still in the Ann Street yard. KCRC did a nice job on Hudson, S.O. M-21, in Lowell and finished early. (I posted this on the CSX thread incorrectly!)

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GRE --- EB Leonard at 7:30 with 20 CHs.
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Believe I'm hearing GDLK on the Hastings lead in Grand Rapids currently at 9:52am.
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GRE --- WB Leonard at 10:10 with four CHs from King.
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Lame update, but no GRE spotted in downtown GR at 8:45am, and the L&W business on Roger B Chaffee in GR has no car spotted at the business.
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GRE went east with a whole yard full of Kings between 9:45 and 10:15

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GRE --- EB Leonard at 8:18 with three CHs for King and two additional CHs.
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GRE rolling through Ada, guessing westbound.
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