Michigan Short Line Updates - June 2019

[Patriot]

GRE - EB Leonard at 9:40 with 7 CHs and 2 tanks.

[Patriot]

GRE - WB Leonard at 2:32 with 9 CHs (couple non-King)

[Plannerdad]

Looks like around 7 or 8 hoppers in Lowell today, probably brought in yesterday. I have heard no GRE today yet.

[KC8RBK]

This is slightly outside Michigan but I dont see any general short line board. Indiana Northeastern has a unit with 2 mow gray flat cars and a small excavator on one if them tied down in the klink siding just east of i69 in Ashley indiana. 2000

[GTW6401]

Huron and Eastern has a coal train departing from Durand for Essexville. HESR 3414 leading.

[~Z~]

Sounded like Grand Elk was south by 36th St in Grand Rapids about 11pm.

[GTW6401]

HESR 703 is departing from Durand with 55 cars. 3485 leading.

[AARR]

Seems a little late. Don't they usually arrive /depart Durand mid to late afternoon?

HESR 703 is departing from Durand with 55 cars. 3485 leading.

[HESR3868]

Seems a little late. Don't they usually arrive /depart Durand mid to late afternoon?

HESR 703 is departing from Durand with 55 cars. 3485 leading.

That is what's supposed to happen, with the 701 getting as far north as they can before they go dead. Buuuut, there's always those long days where they die in Durand and just have 703 take over.

On another note, MMRR Alma crew was on duty at 0700. They took a Hemlock grain train off to Paines yesterday, hopefully LSRC picked it up, spotted 25 at the spout in Breckenridge to load, and have another private grain train out of Breckenridge that will (hopefully) be taken offline to Paines today.

[Patriot]

GRE - EB Leonard at 9:25 with 14 CHs...back of the string were newer BNSF cars

[Patriot]

GRE --- WB Leonard at 1:45 with 15 CHs and 2 tanks

[Plannerdad]

BNSF hoppers are in Lowell now.

[Plannerdad]

BNSF hoppers are no longer by King. That's was fast unloading!

[Dan Cluley]

MQT northbound through White Cloud about 07:40.

[Dan Cluley]

MQT south from Baldwin at 09:49 with 3389 3406 3407 3408.

[Dan Cluley]

MQT did some switching at White Cloud. Departed south about noon, over the bridge at Newago at 12:30.

[Dan Cluley]

MQT arrived Comstock park about 14:00 and tied down the train north of Turner st.

[Firemedic Mike]

West Michigan has a locomotive and caboose next to Hartford High School on display for the Strawberry Festival tonight and tomorrow.

[Plannerdad]

5 or 6 empty center beams on the interchange track at Ann Street/GRE. also 2 tracks of BNSF hoppers. Not sure if some are the empties from earlier this week or loads for Monday. No cars in Lowell right now.

[dave989]

Z151waiting for a crew at Vans. Three SD-40-2's inbound.