Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022
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Re: Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022
JAIL worked Lansing last night. Picked up at CN and grabbed ten loaded coils for RSDC from CSX plus some boxcars.
Thursday they worked in Detroit during the day.
Thursday they worked in Detroit during the day.
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Grand elk south through Byron Center at 7:13pm. Wamx 4124, 4125 and 31 cars.
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Re: Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022
Heard the Hesr leave bad axe to run west about an HR ago, unknown power, they did take three covered hoppers that they had left yesterday at the co-op plant just south of town.
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IIRC that is the Cooperative Elevator fertilizer distributor
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HNW building their train in Hamilton getting ready to head north 18:30.
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Small Ann Arbor RR industry update from Friday afternoon:
In Dundee, Clean Tech had at least 5 covered hoppers between their spur and the tail track next door. By the glow of the blue light special, it looked like GEMA had at least three of the big black tankcars near the main, still seems strange to me that they use the lead to a spur for trans load when the spur customer itself gets a fairly regular switch requiring constant rearrangement and the setting of hand brakes.
From US-23, it looked like more of the long, black tankcars were sitting in the Milan Yard.
Not a shortline by the usual definition, but a short-line in Michigan by mileage for sure, does anyone know how often NS grain trains go into the elevator on the Old Road at Ottawa Lake? Is that the only customer on what remains of that line?
In Dundee, Clean Tech had at least 5 covered hoppers between their spur and the tail track next door. By the glow of the blue light special, it looked like GEMA had at least three of the big black tankcars near the main, still seems strange to me that they use the lead to a spur for trans load when the spur customer itself gets a fairly regular switch requiring constant rearrangement and the setting of hand brakes.
From US-23, it looked like more of the long, black tankcars were sitting in the Milan Yard.
Not a shortline by the usual definition, but a short-line in Michigan by mileage for sure, does anyone know how often NS grain trains go into the elevator on the Old Road at Ottawa Lake? Is that the only customer on what remains of that line?
Re: Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022
AFAIK ADM is NS's only customer on the Ottawa Lake Branch. ADM is, at least by storage capacity, one of the three largest elevators in MI. MAC east of Breckenridge, after a recent expansion, might be larger now.
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GRE has tied down for the night in Malta just south of Lowell. They didn’t run most of last week due to mechanical troubles.
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Re: Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022
I heard them go west a couple times today, I think. But I was painting and could not get out to see them. King has enough loaded hoppers in Lowell again for two trips.
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GRE went west through Ada around 11:30 today.
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GRE working the Trunk south of Lowell currently
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GRE tied down for the night in Lowell on the Trunk
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Re: Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022
Grand Elk (GDLK) @ 8:21 horn heard in the distance at 68th St in Cutlerville, MI.
GDLK @ 8:25 horn heard near 54th St
GDLK @ 8:25 horn heard near 54th St
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The Detroit Connecting RR is working today.
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HESR The Rocket is departing Durand at 15:35
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Re: Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022
Grand elk North through Byron Center at 5:26pm. Wamx 4125, 4124 and 47ish cars. Good mix of covered hoppers, boxcars and tank cars.
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Re: Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022
GRE 2104 parked along the GTW S. O. Lowell with about 50 hoppers on 2 tracks, plus another 10 or so in town by King.
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Re: Shortline Train Location Update - July 2022
Grand Elk through White Pigeon and just now it went passed the Elkhart cam. Led by WAMX 4225 and WAMX 4189 with 37 cars.
Back to the NE towards White Pigeon at 11:45am led by WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4225 with 37 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers and tank cars. There was one empty center beam also.
Back to the NE towards White Pigeon at 11:45am led by WAMX 4189 and WAMX 4225 with 37 cars. A mix of box cars, covered hoppers and tank cars. There was one empty center beam also.
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