Michigan Shortline Updates - October 2018

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Ine eb at Briggs rd. 1 unit and 5 cars. 1124

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MQT - NB Leonard at 1:25
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I think the GRE just departed Lowell for Grand Rapids.

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GRE - WB Leonard at 1:55 with six CHs and two tanks
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KC8RBK wrote:Ine eb at Briggs rd. 1 unit and 5 cars. 1124
Briggs road to the east of Quincy MI? Not too familiar with the roads that INE run on.
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KC8RBK wrote:Ine eb at Briggs rd. 1 unit and 5 cars. 1124
Briggs road to the east of Quincy MI? Not too familiar with the roads that INE run on.
Correct.

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Hearing GDLK at 36th St in Grand rapids at 6:15pm. Sounded southbound.
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MQT -- Turned back into a day train?? SB Leonard at 11:35.
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GRE was in Lowell around noon today. May be headed west by now. 3 times this week already.

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GRE - EB Leonard at 10:40 with a single tank
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GRE worked 4 days this week.

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Believe I'm hearing GDLK northbound at 36th in Grand rapids.
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West Michigan left 3 empties for CSX at the interchange again in Hartford last night after doing some other switching. Hopefully D700 doesn't highball them again today!
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Only 6 hoppers in Lowell this weekend, which I believe arrived on Friday. GRE ran 5 days to Lowell last week. On Friday, Grand Elk was switching the sand trans-load N.O. Ann Street, but left no new hoppers for King.

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GRE —- EB Leonard at 10:10 with one tank and two non-King CHs
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Jail sb at kipp rd. Unit on either end. 7 coil cars followed by 3 box cars. 1538

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MQT sb at Turner about noon. It looked like they might switch Van's, I saw them switching near Quality Feed earlier. I also noticed the Harris Steel former Ambassador Steel facility looks vacant. No cars, no trailers, no rebar, no signage, gates locked.

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I saw MQT in the same location around noon on Turner/WRD. Looked like a long train, 60 or more. I hope I didn't run you off the road counting! Lowell has most tracks full of hoppers again. Still new ties not installed yet around King.

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No activity seen at GRE at Ann St in GR this morning.
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MQT Z151 should be making another daylight run into GR this morning. 3389, 4056, 3408, 3407, 3406
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