Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022

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Re: Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022

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Grand Elk horn heard in the distance of Wyoming Area. Can not pin down exact location. Horn is bouncing between 68th to 44th St.
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Grand elk south through Byron Center at 12:08pm. Wamx 4124, 4125, and 17 cars. Covered hoppers followed by tank cars.
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Re: Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022

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No GRE 2104 in Lowell tonight. About 30 hoppers in town by King, another ~20 south of Lowell. Plus the Ann St. yard is full again.

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HESR 702 came into Durand at 1343 with 49 cars

HESR 3484, 3414

**4 tank cars, 5 covered hoppers, 1 tank car, 2 covered hoppers, 23 tank cars, 2 covered hoppers, 11 tank cars, 2 covered hoppers
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Any Grand Elk updates?
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Grand Elk horn heard in the distance at Wyoming 54th at 21:04pm.

At 21:08, Grand Elk heard at 68th St. definitely heading southbound. Maybe 15-30 cars?. I’m only hearing the engine
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Re: Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022

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Around 20 CP hoppers in a Lowell today. Plus another 20 or so of probably empties along the old GTW. No engine however.

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Re: Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022

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HESR 702 is working in Bay City.

HESR 3484, 3526, and 3865.

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Lake state Z126 is shoving across the mighty Saginaw River. Power is 1174 1162 4301 slug set and 4303 slug set.

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GRE was parked over the Grand River for awhile, but just headed west. Probably with the cut of cars from south of Lowell.

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Grand elk North through Byron Center at 3:30ish. Wamx 4125, 4124 and about 30 cars.
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Re: Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022

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A quick observation today the section of track between caro and colling on the Hesr is completely empty of storage cars today. Typically there are a couple hundred covered hoppers in storage at any given time.

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08:15, GDLK 4124 and a partner on the head of a southbound facing train tied down near the Burton Street bridge in GR, long line of boxcars and some covered hoppers near the end.

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GP30M4216 wrote:
Tue Jul 26, 2022 8:16 am
08:15, GDLK 4124 and a partner on the head of a southbound facing train tied down near the Burton Street bridge in GR, long line of boxcars and some covered hoppers near the end.
It would be GDLK WAMX 4125 as the partner. They are expected to run later today.
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Grand elk south through Byron Center at 12:07pm with 29 cars, 4124 leading 4125.
About 20 boxcars with a few covered hoppers and a couple tank cars at the rear.
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Re: Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022

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Hesr headed south out of bad axe currently, one rail america red/white/blue unit and one g/w orange unit for power with one covered hoppers and one gondala. Not sure who gets the gondala south of bad axe not an everyday sight headed that way

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A gondola going south of Bad Axe is an interesting mystery
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Hesr headed south out of bad axe currently, one rail america red/white/blue unit and one g/w orange unit for power with one covered hoppers and one gondala. Not sure who gets the gondala south of bad axe not an everyday sight headed that way.
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Re: Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022

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overnight, JAIL went south to NS with 44 boxcars from Michigan Packaging. Driving by Ensel, there were no cars set out for them by L304, making a NB run into Lansing unlikely. Crew is probably in Lapeer, if I had to guess.

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Am I reading this correctly, "44" boxcars?
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Wed Jul 27, 2022 11:02 am
overnight, JAIL went south to NS with 44 boxcars from Michigan Packaging.
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AARR wrote:
Wed Jul 27, 2022 1:21 pm
Am I reading this correctly, "44" boxcars?
LansingRailFan wrote:
Wed Jul 27, 2022 11:02 am
overnight, JAIL went south to NS with 44 boxcars from Michigan Packaging.
yeah!

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