Shortline Updates June, 2021

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AARR wrote:
Thu Jun 17, 2021 2:18 pm
Is this a GLC train?
KC8RBK wrote:
Thu Jun 17, 2021 1:04 pm
Train under 127 in Alma. I couldn't see any detail or direction of travel 1303
Great lakes doesn't cross in Alma. MMRR? I just caught a glimpse of them between the bridge decks on the highway but it looked like a couple black tanks at least

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:22pm. WAMX 4225, WAMX 4209 and 40 cars.
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~Z~ wrote:
Thu Jun 17, 2021 3:22 pm
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:22pm. WAMX 4225, WAMX 4209 and 40 cars.
Back south at about 1810. No visual.

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GRE Lowell observation: there was a large yellow funnel coming from one of the large grain bins positioned over one of the tracks, so it could load a hopper from the top (but no hopper under it at this time). Plus some hoppers on tracks not used too often. The funnel may have been there before and used for trucks or King is starting some outbound loads by rail again.

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GRE working Fuller. Looks like 5 or 6 loads for King

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GRE departing Fuller 10:30

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There are around 30 hoppers in Lowell tonight, about double what was there yesterday. Must have made 2 trips.

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20:30, MQT southbound clear Bitely behind 3408 + 2 SD units and 26 cars. Seems like a later than usual passage here on the north end.

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LSRC is going to get a loaded windmill train from CSX today. Symbol is W991-15 on CSX. UP/UP for power.

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Only 6-8 hoppers in Lowell today. 2 were getting emptied with the trackmobile on the east end of the yard.

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Sat Jun 19, 2021 3:06 pm
LSRC is going to get a loaded windmill train from CSX today. Symbol is W991-15 on CSX. UP/UP for power.
LSRC grabbed this train around 10:30 last night and took it to HESR. HESR grabbed it this morning and took it to Bayport, MI. The UP engines stayed w LSRC and we’re used to take back the empties from the first windmill train that they received last weekend.

An hour ago, HESR dropped off an 88 car loaded fertilizer train (all CSX hoppers) to LSRC in Saginaw. The loads came from Gavallon.

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JAIL southbound from Mason at 22:50.

1758 1760 & 8 coil cars

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INER tied down at Briggs rd just east of quincy. 2230 leading 1602 both forward facing with one gon. 1125

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:03pm. WAMX 4017, WAMX 4124, and about 35 cars.

Back south with same power at 6:45pm, parents and bro finally got to see the daytime train. Maybe 40 cars.
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Z627-21(22) emergency Downtown GH 00:34 MMRR 2170 leading 2019 Southbound

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JAIL replaced the Colombia Rd crossing yesterday in downtown Mason. In the afternoon, 1758/1760 spotted several box cars at MI Packaging and several tank cars at the Mason Transload next to Schaefer redi-mix. One tank car had three heads on it and was placarded for 1278, petroleum distillate

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Z151 waiting for signal southbound at Fuller 09:59

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:05pm. WAMX 4002, WAMX 4209, and 25 cars.

Back south at 5:55 with wamx 4209 solo and 29ish cars.
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Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 6:49pm. WAMX 4209, WAMX 4124 and 13 cars.
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Z627-23 os GH Northbound 02:43 MMRR 2170 leading

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