Michigan Short Line Updates - December 2018

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Michigan Short Line Updates - December 2018

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GRE --- EB Leonard at 11:05 with 17 CHs
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GRE --- WB Leonard at 2:40 with a relatively very long string of CHs from King.
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GRE --- Back EB at Leonard at 3:40 with five tanks :shock:
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Surprised you didn't see them today Patriot. Went east around 2:30 pm with 2 Dow cars for Amway and 13 for King! Was going about 2 when he passed my work.

Return trip by here at 5 pm. No visual.
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Sb at my just east of 131. I think that's gdlk? Couldnt see much else tooling down the highway. 2305 or so

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10:10 EST LOOKED LIKE THE GDLK WAS PULLING THAT STRING OF CH'S OUT OF FISHER THIS AM. THEY HAD 44TH ST IN WYOMING BLOCKED FOR A LONG TIME. WAS CAUSING A TRAFFIC JAM BOTH DIRECTIONS. DID NOT SEE IF IT WAS ROAD POWER OR THE LOCAL POWER. THE HEAD END WAS ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN 44TH AND 50TH.
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GRE --- EB Leonard at around 10:00 lite
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MQT --- SB Leonard at 1:25
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Lemme catch up on GDLK at School Craft
12/3/18
SB 22:22

12/4/18
NB 11:19
SB 15:07
SB 23:09

12/5/18
NB 07:31
NB 10:31
SB 19:40

12/6/18
NB 06:57
NB 10:59
SB 13:57
SB 21:30

12/7/18
NB 10:14
SB 22:36

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CHS is on their train in Charlotte with the power just west of Cochran. 1839

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MQT lite power move SB at Fuller in GR at 10:50hrs. 3 SD40-2s + 2 GP38-2s.

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GP30M4216 wrote:MQT lite power move SB at Fuller in GR at 10:50hrs. 3 SD40-2s + 2 GP38-2s.
Z151 heading up the hill thru Comstock Park @12:45 with a large train. Wondering why the power was parked near the Delta Plex and not Wyoming Yard?

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dave989 wrote:
GP30M4216 wrote:MQT lite power move SB at Fuller in GR at 10:50hrs. 3 SD40-2s + 2 GP38-2s.
Z151 heading up the hill thru Comstock Park @12:45 with a large train. Wondering why the power was parked near the Delta Plex and not Wyoming Yard?
CSX generally frowns on MQT leaving their engines on CSX property. Turner St. next to the Delta Plex is the property line between MQT and CSX.
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GRE - EB Leonard at 10:10 with five CHs for King.
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GRE - WB Leonard at 1:24 with 17 CHs from King
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Kind of dark, but looked like a line of hoppers for King on one track and a shorter line for AMWAY on another track at Ann Street in GR. Too lazy to check King Milling tonight!

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West Michigan left 1 loaded rubber for CSX and spotted 2 empties for loading last night in Hartford.
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Lapeer Industrial-2 plastic pellet cars at Delta Faucet and 1 tank car at transload. Nothing on interchange.
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GRE - WB Leonard at 2:40 with 15 CHs and one tank. Was EB at Leonard around 11:00 with 10 CHs and two tanks.
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GRE - EB Leonard at 12:20 with 12 CHs for King.
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