Michigan Shortline Updates - May 2019

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Michigan Shortline Updates - May 2019

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GRE -- they will have two EB trips today. At 9:05, were EB at Leonard with a total of 13 CHs. Two non-King CHs behind the power, followed by 11 CHs for King. They left 13 CHs for King on the bridge over the Grand River. Interestingly, all of the CHs for King are BNSF...quite the visual change from the usual myriad (styles, colors and rust patterns) we generally see.
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GRE --- back to pick up the second string at 10:30
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Lapeer Industrial - 2 plastic pellet cars at Delta, 1 tank car at the transload and 0 cars at the interchange.
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BNSF hoppers are all in Lowell somewhere and being unloaded today, they looked new and fairly clean compared to some at King. 3 BNSF hoppers are parked south of Lowell along the main. Not sure why, there is plenty of space by King, unless they are empty already and moved over there.

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GRE south of Lowell moving the BNSF cars around, probably all empties at 11:45am

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GRE --- WB Leonard at 2:20 with 21 BNSF CHs from King.
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About the same number of loads in Lowell tonight.

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Sounds like the Grand Elk brought 30 more BNSF hoppers to the GRE last night.
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GRE --- WB Leonard at 3:15 with 11 King CHs, 3 other CHs and 2 tanks.
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GRE -- EB Leonard at 9:00 with 5 CHs for King.
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Only one hopper in Lowell right now.

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GDLK departing Elkhart with 4124 lead injury 4206. Unknown amount of cars
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GRE --- EB Leonard at 12:00 with 11 CHs (6 for King) and 1 tank.
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CPMY X7014 going OD 1630, 2 loads 1 empty.
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The AARR looks like it is taking some stored rail cars off of the Saline Branch. I saw AARR 1337 solo LHF with a string of about 20 sand hoppers sitting just west of Industrial Drive in Saline at about 3:00 PM. I also saw what looked like a few more locos sitting around Textile Road on the main about 15 minutes ago.
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Schteinkuh wrote:CPMY X7014 going OD 1630, 2 loads 1 empty.
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HESR Southbound in Saginaw heading towards Durand

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GRE - WB Leonard at 3:10 with 8 CHs (7 from King) and 2 tanks. Had been EB at around 10:30 with 1 tank and a string of CHs for King.
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Hearing GDLK at 32nd St in Grand rapids. Not positive if north or south bound.
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MMRR Alma Crew on duty here in Alma tomorrow @ 0700 to clean off the line. GLC left more ontop of the 5 cars already in N End Wright Siding after tonight's setout so MMRR has a pickup and possibly a set out to make for the GLC.

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