Shortline Updates September 2021

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J T wrote:
Mon Sep 27, 2021 1:34 pm
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Mon Sep 27, 2021 12:36 pm
Grand Elk just arrived at Ann St. in GR. Looks like mostly tank cars.
Doing a little switching on the spur next to Victor Barnes?
No, GDLK delivers loaded tank cars to the frac sand transload yard for transloading. The sand transload is currently inactive as is the one at Mart St. There was some feed being unloaded a few weeks ago at Mart St but no sand loading.

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JAIL sitting south of Baker Street waiting for track crews to do some finishing touches on some curves before they pull out this high and wide load from Reid Machinery.

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10:32 AM - JAIL is hooked up to the car and preparing to depart Reid Machinery for CN.

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10:42 - approaching Mount Hope Ave

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11:00 - jail is back at Baker Street spur switch on the main. Getting clearance from CN n CSX on scanner now

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12:30 - ADBF 1760 solo delivered two empty CN boxcars and the high and wide load from Reid Machinery to CN.

They are now hooking up to four empty scrap gons for Padnos and six CN boxcars for Michigan Packaging in Mason at the Old Hollow Yard/CN interchange. After dropping the four cars at Padnos they returned south through downtown Lansing with the six boxcars from CN.
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GRE WB at Turner with 4 from King, 1 from Amway. MQT SB waiting at Turner and WRD with 3391 leading a fairly long train, several white hoppers on the front end. (2:00pm)

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Z151 northbound cleared Fuller diamond around 4:15pm.
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Who is getting the tanks at Ann Street? The MQT customer up at Alpine or the feed additive conglomeration that got booted from CSX bids that's up east of Cedar Springs on Stout?
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Doktor No wrote:
Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:12 pm
Who is getting the tanks at Ann Street? The MQT customer up at Alpine or the feed additive conglomeration that got booted from CSX bids that's up east of Cedar Springs on Stout?
Propane distribution north of Ann Street on the Elk?

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NS powered stone train heading up the Kzoo branch for Kalamazoo. Passed Elkhart depot at 10:05. NS 1041 and an 1100-series for power.

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Doktor No wrote:
Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:12 pm
Who is getting the tanks at Ann Street? The MQT customer up at Alpine or the feed additive conglomeration that got booted from CSX bids that's up east of Cedar Springs on Stout?
Crystal Flash transloading site in the old PRR/MIGN yard north of the diamond

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Michigan Shore MMRR #2019, MMRR #2170 with 11 gondolas and 9 tank cars southbound at Airline Rd & Summit Muskegon Hts., 8:45 am

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MBD&T #4491 over Pine Ave at 13:20 in Holland with two loaded gons.

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Earlier Today: Michigan Shore MMRR #2170, MMRR #2019 with 3 sandhoppers, 9 gondolas, 8 tankcars (mixed) Northbound Airline Rd & Summit Ave. Muskegon Hts., 5:19 pm

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jaykirks wrote:
Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:02 pm
Earlier Today: Michigan Shore MMRR #2170, MMRR #2019 with 3 sandhoppers, 9 gondolas, 8 tankcars (mixed) Northbound Airline Rd & Summit Ave. Muskegon Hts., 5:19 pm
In Holland southbound early this morning, so why back so late in the day to Muskegon? Is there any switching they do along the way other than working in Waverly yard?
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J T wrote:
Thu Sep 30, 2021 9:11 pm
jaykirks wrote:
Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:02 pm
Earlier Today: Michigan Shore MMRR #2170, MMRR #2019 with 3 sandhoppers, 9 gondolas, 8 tankcars (mixed) Northbound Airline Rd & Summit Ave. Muskegon Hts., 5:19 pm
In Holland southbound early this morning, so why back so late in the day to Muskegon? Is there any switching they do along the way other than working in Waverly yard?
I was wondering the same, but not sure what goes on in Holland or the Waverly Yard...

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WMI picked up 21 cars from CSX in Hartford last night, and left 6 at the interchange for D700.
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