Shortline Updates - October 2021

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Thu Oct 14, 2021 1:53 pm
Josh Metzger on fb:

For anybody who cares, the IORY Flat Rock turn cleared Carleton at 13:46 with
IORY 3472
IORY 3494.
I also care! This turn is the only train which crosses the diamond at Carleton and Diann anymore, as there is no longer CN traffic south of Flat Rock and no local business between Flat Rock and Diann. I’d love to know what they’re interchanging these days!

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Michigan Shore Railroad Location Updates - October 2021

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Michigan Shore MMRR #2019, MMRR #2170 south at Airline Rd & Summit Ave(Muskegon) 7:36 AM

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JAIL gained permission to get onto CSX (NB at Kalamazoo Street) at 9:23 AM as Z646 - last night's D707 set off 8 cars: 6 coil cars for RSDC and two rebar gons for Harris Rebar for them to take with them.
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Michigan Shore south at Riley St. Holland 10:32 AM.
Heading back north at 11:10 AM.
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LSRC OCS is in Holly. Going south to Wixom to pick up a customer before heading north. Power is a solo SD50

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Michigan Shore Railroad Location Update - October 2021

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Michigan Shore MMRR #2019, MMRR #2170 (light power) north at Airline Rd. & Summit Ave. Muskegon Hts. 1:00 PM

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:48 am
LSRC OCS is in Holly. Going south to Wixom to pick up a customer before heading north. Power is a solo SD50
NB almost to Flint. They r taking the train to Saginaw today.

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:17 pm
LansingRailFan wrote:
Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:48 am
LSRC OCS is in Holly. Going south to Wixom to pick up a customer before heading north. Power is a solo SD50
NB almost to Flint. They r taking the train to Saginaw today.

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12:25. JAIL was spotted on their SB run at Harris Rebar on Jolly Road picking up two empty bulkhead flats before continuing on to Mason. They dropped off two gons from CSX to harris as well.

They continued on with six coils (4 CSX, 2 maroon CR coil shields) for RSDC in Holt.

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Grand elk north through Byron Center at 5:05pm. Wamx 4124, wamx 4189 and 13ish cars.

Back south at 7:35 with same power and about 35 cars.
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Grand elk south through Byron Center at 6:46pm. Wamx 4189, wamx 4124 and 31 cars.
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JAIL proceeding north across CN at CP Cedar

9:22 - JAIL waiting for CSX D706-19 to clear EB before proceeding north as Z646

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GRE EB in Ada with 12 or so cars at 9:10am.

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 12:45pm. wamx 4124, wamx 4189, and 19 cars.

Back south at 5:06pm with 4189, 4124, and 26ish cars.
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JAIL southbound from Mason at 22:30

1758 & 1760 light engines

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Michigan Shore Railroad Location Updates - October 2021

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Michigan Shore MMRR #2170, MMRR #2019 south at Airline Rd & Summit Ave., Muskegon Hts. 7:55 AM

-You know, there's something about MMRR #2170's RS3L horn that I noticed was different over the last 6 months. It used to sound like one of the former Michigan Shore locos. Back in October, I heard MMRR #2170 and the horn on it reminded me of the horn that the Michigan Shore #180 locomotive had when it ran on the Michigan Shore until 2012. Now when I hear it blow, it reminds me of the horn that CF&E #3885 used to have before it was GR #2104, I noticed the horn changed it's tune in April. Either way in my opinion the unit has a unique horn! Did it get a different horn or something?
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Re: Shortline Updates - October 2021

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2104's RS3L froze and broke one winter IIRC, they replaced it with a monstrosity of a K3LA

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kd_1014 wrote:
Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:54 am
2104's RS3L froze and broke one winter IIRC, they replaced it with a monstrosity of a K3LA
Oh no... :(
I'm wondering if that's the same thing that happened to MMRR 2057's old K5LA horn before it was replaced with MMRR #2019's :?:

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JAIL NB across CN at 9:35 or so. Six cars, four coils for CSX and two boxcars for CN.

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