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Jackson & Lansing northbound this morning at CP-MA in Lansing at 10:45am with #1751, 3 gons and 3 plate loads. Back southbound at MA at 14:12 hrs with same loco, 1 CSX boxcar and 3 gons.

The gondolas are probably for Padnos. The plates probably for Alro. The box car probably Michigan Box.

GP30M4216 wrote:Jackson & Lansing northbound this morning at CP-MA in Lansing at 10:45am with #1751, 3 gons and 3 plate loads. Back southbound at MA at 14:12 hrs with same loco, 1 CSX boxcar and 3 gons.

Lsrc working in their new yard north of 4 mile in grayling. Looks like no spare parking. One whole track is empty DODX flats. Units 6304/5. Also one in prime south of 4m by the stone place 1403

Lsrc working around grayling today, I can hear them on the radio. 2 blue and white units south if 4 mile. I suspect that's where they're working. Engines were down there with a string of stone cars. DOD equipment in the same place as yesterday but with an unobstructed view today. 1447

JAIL northbound at Michigan Ave. Lansing at 09:05 with ABDF 1758 and 1751 lite units.

GRE - EB Leonard at 11:10 with 18 CHs for King.

GRE - WB Leonard at 2:22 with 10 CHs and 1 tank.

JAIL nb at ma 0908

As noted, JAIL at CP MA in Lansing at 0908, lite units. They came back south with 1758, 1751 an empty flatcar, and two CSX coil cars at 10:50.

GRE - EB Leonard at 11:12 with 12 CHs for King

LSRC business train departing Grayling for Kawkawlin now. Two hero’s including the 25th unit, generator boxcar and four varnish.

15:14 EDT Z627 SB ENTERING THE FREMONT SUB. RN GOT THE TRACK BACK FROM TRACK SUPERVISOR. CSX MUST BE DOING TRACK WORK AROUND WAVERLY.

17:50 EDT GDLK NB AT 76TH ST IN BYRON CENTER. DID NOT SEE POWER.

GRE returned WB across the Grand River in GR around 2:45 with ~15 hoppers from King. There was another block of 15 or so in the yard lined up for the next EB to Lowell.

Looks to be about a truckload of new ties at King in Lowell.

In Quincy on the sungro siding I see there's a light purple and white engine parked. It's not something I've seen around here before. It looked like docx reporting marks #2000. Maybe a bad order or something 1805

Several truck loads of ties along Grand River S.O. Lowell as well.

KC8RBK wrote:In Quincy on the sungro siding I see there's a light purple and white engine parked. It's not something I've seen around here before. It looked like docx reporting marks #2000. Maybe a bad order or something 1805

DOTX (Department of Transportation) GP40-3 #2000. It's been on the Indiana Northeastern for at least 10 years now. INER has some kind of an agreement that they can use it while the DOT collects test data from it.

SD80MAC wrote:

KC8RBK wrote:In Quincy on the sungro siding I see there's a light purple and white engine parked. It's not something I've seen around here before. It looked like docx reporting marks #2000. Maybe a bad order or something 1805

DOTX (Department of Transportation) GP40-3 #2000. It's been on the Indiana Northeastern for at least 10 years now. INER has some kind of an agreement that they can use it while the DOT collects test data from it.

Thanks for the info. I saw the correct reporting mark this afternoon when I walked up to it for a couple pics since I have access to the sungro facility. I see INE there several times a month, I'm surprised I haven't seen the unit before. Do you have any idea of its heritage? You dont see many purple engines around.

It's originally a Rio Grande GP40. Supposedly it's going to be repainted into INER black and yellow soon, albeit without INER lettering.