Shortline Updates August 2021

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Shortline Updates August 2021

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Grand elk north through Byron Center at 7:33pm. Wamx 4124, 4125, and hlcx 3834 with 42ish cars.
If the train went back south at any point, I didn't hear it after midnight.

edit: wifey seems to think it went back south sometime after midnight - i slept through it.
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JAIl did not run today as both CSX and CN did not have any cars for them. Night crew is on duty

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Lowell is almost empty tonight.

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Z627-02(03) os Grand Haven MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019 trail southbound. 00:21

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Marquette rail Northbound was switching by 7 mile road at 1345. Not a big train today the rear was near the Rusche drive crossing.

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:11pm. WAMX 4124, WAMX 4125, and WAMX 4209 with 25ish cars.

Back south with same power at 4:48pm, 11 cars.
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2 tracks of hoppers at Ann St today around lunchtime. Not sure if GRE headed east yet.

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JAIL was NB by Jolly Rd today w two locos around 10:00 AM.

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HESR 702 job just arrived in Durand and needed head room to back into yard so they pulled out onto CN main. 5:00 PM

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Z627-03 southbound GH MMRR 2170 leading 00:57

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JAIL nb at Cedar 9:20 AM

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JAIL NB returning to Ensel across MLK/Grand River.

1758/1760.

Grabbed two empty gons and two boxcars from CN. Dropped the two gons at Padnos and now at Ensel

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JAIL EB on CSX at 11 headed back to their own tracks.

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JAIL waiting for CN to clear to cross at Cedar.

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Whoa... haven't seen a morning run of the usual Grand Elk road train up here.... Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 11:42am with WAMX 4124, WAMX 4125, WAMX 4209 and 24 cars.

Back south at 1:52pm, WAMX 4209, WAMX 4125, and WAMX 4124 with 12 cars. Box cars, couple tank cars, a couple covered hoppers. MOW truck went north by the house about 5 minutes later.
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GRE Yard at Ann Street is still full and Lowell/King is almost empty. Not sure if they have been east all week.

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JAIL south out of Mason at 22:50

1758 1760 & 14 cars

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1:24 PM. HESR job 702 arrives in Durand

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Plannerdad wrote:
Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:56 pm
GRE Yard at Ann Street is still full and Lowell/King is almost empty. Not sure if they have been east all week.
They haven't, not sure about today

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 3:36pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4209 and 36 cars.

Back south at 6:06pm, 4209 and 4125 with 35 cars.
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