Shortline Updates August 2021

[~Z~]

Grand elk was north through Byron Center around 4:15pm. Looked like 3 locos, maybe 15 cars.

[GTWChris]

LSRC Z127 south at Wixom at 11:25

[ConrailDetr​oit]

Lake State 1501 running back to CN with 5 Boxcars and 1 Tank from Dunn Paper.

[Dan Cluley]

JAIL arrived in Mason from Jackson at 07:53.

1760, 1758 & 20 cars

[Steamlogger]

Marquette rail is switching Quality Liquid Feed and dropping a load at Weeks lumber between 6 and 7 mile road southbound.

[AARR]

Are the customers in this area switched by the road crew from Baldwin or a local crew?

Marquette rail is switching Quality Liquid Feed and dropping a load at Weeks lumber between 6 and 7 mile road southbound.

[Steamlogger]

The road crew does the switching. 4 SDs today. I missed the train when they departed south.

[SD80MAC]

Are the customers in this area switched by the road crew from Baldwin or a local crew?

Marquette rail is switching Quality Liquid Feed and dropping a load at Weeks lumber between 6 and 7 mile road southbound.

Switched by the road crew from Sparta. Day crew takes Z151 from Sparta to Grand Rapids and back. Night crew does Sparta to Baldwin and return.

[LansingRailFan]

short day on the jail today. they only worked Michigan Packaging Company (MPC) and RSDC in Holt. CSX and CN didn't have cars set out for them today.

[AARR]

Thank you

Switched by the road crew from Sparta. Day crew takes Z151 from Sparta to Grand Rapids and back. Night crew does Sparta to Baldwin and return.

[GTW6401]

HESR 740 southbound in Bay City. 3865 & 3867.

[LansingRailFan]

Jail NB at Kalamazoo St at 9:26 AM w 1760/1758 power light.

[Tlout]

MMRR south at Riley St. Holland 10:52 AM.
Heading back north 12:45 PM.

[LansingRailFan]

Jail headed NB from Padnos back to Ensel at 10:50 AM. Have one boxcar from CN for Michigan Packaging. Also picked up four empty gons for Padnos from CN but dropped them there.

I did notice a gon set out at Reid Machinery last week when I drove by and forgot to make mention of it.

[Talk]

MMRR south at Riley St. Holland 10:52 AM.

2170 leading

[GTWwatcher]

LSRC Y101 was sitting at the signals at Van Slyke Rd in Flint, waiting to get into the yard. They should be in the yard now.

[GTW6401]

HESR 740 waiting in the clear for 702 at ZIlwaukee.

HESR 800 is on the ZIlwaukee Spur to work the grain elevator on Carrollton Road.

LSRC Z126 arrived at Saginaw Yard around 1120am.

[GTW6401]

HESR 702 at Mershon. 3484 and 3414.

[~Z~]

Grand Elk finally running by the house again, southbound with WAMX 4189, WAMX 4225, WAMX 4125, and WAMX 4124 with 20 cars, 1:45pm. They had last been through Friday afternoon northbound and hadn't returned south. Saw a small yellow MOW vehicle northbound this morning.