Shortline Train Location Updates - June 2022

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Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - June 2022

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Thank you RDD. IIRC New Castle PA would a destination for frack sand.
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30-35 sand hoppers. I am not aware of that many loads going out at one time in a very long time.
I am not sure if they were loaded, but if they are, hopefully going to oil and gas production sites.
I did a car trace of what appeared to be a cut from the MS. Loaded to New Castle PA. Empty and on the way back today.
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Nugent Sand loads from the Berry Jct. transload lately are mostly frac sand
going to Pennsylvania, according to one of the bulk haul drivers hauling out of the Nugent mine
I talked to yesterday.
Today was the first time I have been blocked by a train in the morning in many years north of Muskegon. Michigan Shore was hauling about 18 empties to Berry at 6:50AM.

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I happen to be on unofficial business along M-37
Any heads up on Z151? I am near Grant.

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AARR wrote:
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Thank you RDD. IIRC New Castle PA would a destination for frack sand.
You are correct AARR. RWE operates a trans load for frac sand and other materials in downtown New Castle.

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GDLK north bound Wayland 35 cars

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Thx tankcar for heads up. Grand elk North through Byron Center at 6:21pm. Wamx 4002, 4206, 4124 and approx 40 cars.

Back south at 10:42pm, WAMX 4124 in the lead, think just one more motor, but can't see how many cars.
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Grain train empties delivered his morning to MAC in Newaygo with MQT 2040 doing the switching. It usually takes them two days to load. MQT grabs the loads on their way south. The cars are hand me down leasers with an ex-Soo color mark and two ex-Deleware & Hudson cars in the mix.

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14:40 MOW equipment working under US-131/I-96 interchange on MQT

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Grand Elk south through Byron Center at 3:12pm. Approx 22 cars, looked like 2 motors up front.
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PatAzo wrote:
Thu Jun 16, 2022 11:50 am
Grain train empties delivered his morning to MAC in Newaygo with MQT 2040 doing the switching. It usually takes them two days to load. MQT grabs the loads on their way south. The cars are hand me down leasers with an ex-Soo color mark and two ex-Deleware & Hudson cars in the mix.
MAC went to work loading yesterday. Z151 tied up in Newaygo yesterday afternoon took half the cars south last night about 9:00PM. They brought another cut of empties north this morning. The Z151 tied up in Newaygo again this afternoon looking like they will take more south this evening.

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Looks like track work on the MQT has started north of Turner into Comstock Park. Not sure how far north they have gone. Somebody may have better intel?

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dave989 wrote:
Sun Jun 19, 2022 12:58 pm
Looks like track work on the MQT has started north of Turner into Comstock Park. Not sure how far north they have gone. Somebody may have better intel?
New ballast and track surfacing. Not sure if they are doing more things.

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HESR train 702 just by Ascension hospital in Saginaw at 110pm with 80 cars heading to Durand.
The dispatcher is cool.

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GDLK has cars on their side at 118th Ave. Sounds like it happened around 4:30. 5 cars last report

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Tankcar123 wrote:
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GDLK has cars on their side at 118th Ave. Sounds like it happened around 4:30. 5 cars last report
112th south of Martin? Interesting...

Grand Elk with WAMX 4206 and WAMX 4124 north through Byron Center at 11:48pm. Can't see the cars but still rolling by right now.
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North of Martin. 500 feet south of 118th Ave. Cleanup has started. No service between Gr and Kalamazoo until Monday.

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Huge Z627-22 os Grand Haven Northbound 13:37. MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019. 94 cars. 384 Axles!!

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Did you happen to catch what kind of cars are in the consist?
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Huge Z627-22 os Grand Haven Northbound 13:37. MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019. 94 cars. 384 Axles!!
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AARR wrote:
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Did you happen to catch what kind of cars are in the consist?
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Huge Z627-22 os Grand Haven Northbound 13:37. MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019. 94 cars. 384 Axles!!
Mostly 2 bays with some random tanks throughout... There was a blue tank car! :)

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Thank you
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AARR wrote:
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Did you happen to catch what kind of cars are in the consist?
Talk wrote:
Wed Jun 22, 2022 1:37 pm
Huge Z627-22 os Grand Haven Northbound 13:37. MMRR 2170 leading MMRR 2019. 94 cars. 384 Axles!!
Mostly 2 bays with some random tanks throughout... There was a blue tank car! :)
PatC created a monster, 'cause nobody wants to see Don Simon no more they want AARR I'm chopped liver, well if you want AARR this is what I'll give ya, bad humor mixed with irrelevant info that'll make you roll your eyes quicker than a ~Z~ banhammer...

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