Shortline Train Location Updates - January 2022

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Michigan Shore south at Riley St. Holland 11:00 AM.

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Empty SB Z388 w BNSF 5632/BNSF by Bay City

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HESR on Huron Wye in Durand at 14:42. #3484, #3390
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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 5:06pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124 and 35 cars. Good mix of tank cars, boxcars, covered hoppers, with a few open hoppers and a single empty centerbeam thrown in.

Back south at 10:12pm. WAMX 4124, leading 2 other locos and an even 50 cars.
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1/20/2022

Jail NB at CP Cedar after P365 cleared shortly after 9:00.

1758/1751 with two tank cars for CN, 13 coils for CSX and one NS coil along for the ride. The NS coil is for a SB pick customer, Ambassador Steel/Harris rebar.

On 1/19 they came north with four boxcars for CSX, three boxcars for CN, one NS gon and one NS coil. The gon could’ve been for Alro Steel or another SB pick for Ambassador Steel or Harris Rebar.

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:17pm. WAMX 4206, WAMX 3808, and I believe 7 boxcars. Been about 2 months since seeing 4206, and a month since 3808 sighting.

Back south at 3:29pm, WAMX 3808, WAMX 4206, and 15 cars. Covered hoppers, loaded open hoppers, and tank cars.
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Z627-21 os Grand Haven TWP Southbound 09:52

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Michigan Shore Z627 south at Riley St. Holland 10:59 AM.

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WMI picked up 11 and left 10 for CSX in Hartford last night.
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ADBF (the real) had a unit grain train from the MAC elevator. They handed it off Friday to NS. They have to split the train in two at the interchange point and then load in four cuts due to siding and spur length so as to not block crossings.

I’m not sure but I don’t think they use run thru power from NS for this move due to the time constraints.

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MQT NB at Turner Ave., ~95 cars with a few 2 bay hoppers. At 12:25pm.

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 5:36pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124, WAMX 4209, and approx 50 cars. Tank cars, boxcars, covered hoppers, 2 loaded and 2 empty centerbeams.
Tuesday edit: didn't go back south, so guessing a daylight run south today.
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Todays AB-1 has 1759 and 15 or so cars for Blissfield, still in Adrian as of 9:22AM.

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Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 1:03pm. WAMX 4225, WAMX 4124, and WAMX 4125 with 66 cars. Many boxcars and tank cars on the headend.
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GRE WB over the River around 2:00pm; through the snow it looked like ~10 empties from King and 3 from AMWAY, 1 tank and 2 hoppers.

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Thank you for the ADBF updates
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ADBF (the real) had a unit grain train from the MAC elevator. They handed it off Friday to NS. They have to split the train in two at the interchange point and then load in four cuts due to siding and spur length so as to not block crossings.

I’m not sure but I don’t think they use run thru power from NS for this move due to the time constraints.
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JAIL back to the barn at 6:45 this morning. From Fb reports there are ten tank cars in the transload areas in Mason.

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Z627-26 os Grand Haven TWP MMRR 2019 leading Southbound 09:48

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 4:19pm. WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124, and 49ish cars.
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