Michigan Short Line Updates: April 2020

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GRE - EB Leonard at 11:20 with 23 CHs for King
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GRE - WB Leonard at 2:11 with one CH from King
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PREX EB Lite at US-12.
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MQT1223 wrote:PREX EB Lite at US-12.
Can only guess he's talking about Michigan Southern RR going east at where US12 crosses the tracks on the west side of Sturgis.
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MSO currently working Atlantic Corporation in Sturgis.
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The UP cars loaded in Fremont NE if you wondered :)
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Last I heard Atlantic hadn't shipped by rail in a while. If so this is good news with maybe more to come. Their indoor spur holds five 50' box cars. They have another outdoor spur on the south side that doesn't seem to get used that I know of.
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AARR wrote:Last I heard Atlantic hadn't shipped by rail in a while. If so this is good news with maybe more to come. Their indoor spur holds five 50' box cars. They have another outdoor spur on the south side that doesn't seem to get used that I know of.
MQT1223 wrote:MSO currently working Atlantic Corporation in Sturgis.
Per Max's photo on Facebook, it looks like they got 4 60' boxcars today.
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AARR wrote:Last I heard Atlantic hadn't shipped by rail in a while. If so this is good news with maybe more to come. Their indoor spur holds five 50' box cars. They have another outdoor spur on the south side that doesn't seem to get used that I know of.
MQT1223 wrote:MSO currently working Atlantic Corporation in Sturgis.
They are getting worked 5 days a week currently, crew does on duty at 7:30. They are leaving cars all around the diamond currently and it looks like the plant is expanding. They don't ship cars anymore it appears, but they are definitely receiving cars.
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They are getting worked 5 days a week currently, crew does on duty at 7:30. They are leaving cars all around the diamond currently and it looks like the plant is expanding. They don't ship cars anymore it appears, but they are definitely receiving cars.[/quote]

Excellent! That more than makes up for the loss of White Pigeon Paper.
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Jim_c wrote:
They are getting worked 5 days a week currently, crew does on duty at 7:30. They are leaving cars all around the diamond currently and it looks like the plant is expanding. They don't ship cars anymore it appears, but they are definitely receiving cars.[/quote]

Excellent! That more than makes up for the loss of White Pigeon Paper.[/quote]

Yeah it sounds like Graphic Packaging was getting worked maybe once or twice a week. Some of their customers don't see much business but they are there.
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Thank you SD80. I try to track, whenever possible, what types of cars customers receive.
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AARR wrote:Last I heard Atlantic hadn't shipped by rail in a while. If so this is good news with maybe more to come. Their indoor spur holds five 50' box cars. They have another outdoor spur on the south side that doesn't seem to get used that I know of.
MQT1223 wrote:MSO currently working Atlantic Corporation in Sturgis.
Per Max's photo on Facebook, it looks like they got 4 60' boxcars today.
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GRE - WB Leonard at 12:45 with 21 CHs
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GDLK 303 north at 76th st Byron Center 16:05, 4125 4189 and 7 cars.
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GLC South through Durand at 1615. GP35 leading.
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GRE across Fuller Ave WB at 2:40. 13 CHs in tow.
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Per ATCS, looks like Grand Elk is lined out of Elkhart for the trip back north.
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