Michigan Shortline Updates - April 2019

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GRE - EB Leonard at 10:45 with 14 CHs for King.
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GRE - WB Leonard at 1:35 with 5 CHs from King.
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GR 2104 east, doing air test at Ann St. Looked like 12 or so for Kings milling. More on the interchange track.

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GRE --- EB Leonard at 9:20 2ith 19 CHs for King. Lowell gonna have a busy yard.
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Not much room left in Lowell for more cars. Probably will leave some south of town.

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Indiana Northeastern wb through Quincy at 1133. 1 units, 1 covered hopper and a gon

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Grand Elk SB 303 past the Kent County landfill. 2 units, 4206 and a WSOR with 43 cars pulling hard.
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GRE --- EB Leonard at 12:05 with 11 CHs and 1 tank
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GRE --- WB Leonard at 3:00 with 9 CHs from King
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GRE went into AMWAY across M-21 at about 12:45 with one hopper and one tank (looked new with NO graffiti).

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GRE --- EB Leonard at 11:25 with 7 CHs (only 2 for King)
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GRE WB returned late afternoon (~4:00pm) with about 23 cars, looked like 5 including 3 tanks were from AMWAY. It seems like AMWAY is starting to get a few more cars, but I have not kept a good count.

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MQT Z151-07 past Fuller with a landbarge of near 150 cars and quartet of EMDs at 13:29

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Grand Elk is preparing to go down the Hastings Lead...
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MQT1223 wrote:Grand Elk is preparing to go down the Hastings Lead...
Interesting.. I haven't seen a car spotted at L&W Supply in months when I've been in that area. Haven't seen any of the product that is dropped off from these cars in their back staging area either. Good news if they are continuing to receive loads.
Just heard their horn at 4:12pm.
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~Z~ wrote:
MQT1223 wrote:Grand Elk is preparing to go down the Hastings Lead...
Interesting.. I haven't seen a car spotted at L&W Supply in months when I've been in that area. Haven't seen any of the product that is dropped off from these cars in their back staging area either. Good news if they are continuing to receive loads.
Just heard their horn at 4:12pm.
Yeah they apparently had a seasonal uptick in traffic late last year. Last time they got a carload was in February. It comes and goes in waves.
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GRE working the yard at Ann St, just requested 6 eastbound signals across Fuller from CSX. Should be heading east pretty soon.
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GRE currently working Precision Poly. Sounds like they will be taking their train to Ada and leaving it in the siding while they head back to Grand Rapids for more cars. Should be a sizable train into Lowell today.
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GRE currently grabbing 15 more Kings out of 2 track at Ann St and will be heading east again shortly.
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GRE is parked south of Lowell, probably for the night, pointed west with a long line of most likely empties. 2 hoppers parked along the mainline by the AMWAY spur in Ada.

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