Michigan shortline updates: February

[Paul W]

HESR's 805 is about a mile long tonight lots of CSX hoppers for Pigeon. Power looks to be 3838/3867/8804 I'm not sure when they will start east but often around 9pm start time in the past..Most likely won't do anyone any good as It's a night train.....

[Saturnalia]

HESR's 805 is about a mile long tonight lots of CSX hoppers for Pigeon. Power looks to be 3838/3867/8804 I'm not sure when they will start east but often around 9pm start time in the past..Most likely won't do anyone any good as It's a night train.....

Even if nobody uses it to "railfan", an update is still worth posting because:

1. It could be useful even days later. Bob M's Grain Train update about a GRP train might be middle-of-the-night and "useless" for that night, it allows for us in GR to know MQT will have a grain train the next day (usually).
2. It's nice to know what's moving. Short Train? Long Train? Power? Maybe not for a "log", but still interesting and informative, especially when trends are noticed.

[AARR]

Most likely won't do anyone any good as It's a night train.....

I like to read about whats going on even though I am not able to get there to see them in person

[Evan]

LSRC Z127, LSRC 5921, is approaching Birch Run at 2227

[penn central]

LSRC Z127, LSRC 5921, is approaching Birch Run at 2227

They must have ran two trains south yesterday on the way home from work about 19:00 hours i saw them coming north the power was the 1179, 1162, and the 1174 he had 71 cars all mixed.

[JDavis21835]

Busy morning in Carrolton today. Lake state 1179 came across the river to switch Gavillion grain. They cleared just in time for HESRs Durrand job to head south at approximately 10:40. As 10:50 LSRC 1179 is about half way through setting off its empties

[Standard Railfan]

GLC 395 393 EB at Holiday Hills Rd. TVC at 1204 w/ one loaded CBF

[Evan]

HESR 701 With the SD40M-2s were working Saginaw around 15:15
740 With 2014 solo was waiting on 701 to finish working

[JDavis21835]

740 is still sitting in the genesee yard at 5:35 with red signals at Mershon. I assume they are waiting on 701 to make some space. Interesting move at approx 4 this afternoon. Caught one of the RA locos leading CORP 3838 with a mixed consist. Looked like a thumb mix, possibly moving 800 job power around?

[SD80MAC]

740 is still sitting in the genesee yard at 5:35 with red signals at Mershon. I assume they are waiting on 701 to make some space. Interesting move at approx 4 this afternoon. Caught one of the RA locos leading CORP 3838 with a mixed consist. Looked like a thumb mix, possibly moving 800 job power around?

Are you sure that wasn't the 800 job? I've seen them with 2 units plenty of times.

[JDavis21835]

5:50pm, 2014 has red over yellow signal at Mershom. This appears to be a different job than the 740. They have a large cut of empty hoppers, 5 tanks, one center flow, 4 more tanks, and two NS hoppers. They crossed the river headed east. Must be the new power for the thumb

[Evan]

5:50pm, 2014 has red over yellow signal at Mershom. This appears to be a different job than the 740. They have a large cut of empty hoppers, 5 tanks, one center flow, 4 more tanks, and two NS hoppers. They crossed the river headed east. Must be the new power for the thumb

Probably the 801 going to Vassar or Reese.

[Paul W]

801? it's the 800/805 from Saginaw to Bad Axe area and the "Reese/Vassar local" is the 810. High yellow on Meshon signal is to Bay City or mainline low yellow is to the bridge/ LSRC yard. The train you saw would have been the 800 returning. The 800 more often than not has two units they switch units around on this job at diffrent times through the week no set locos for this job. If Bad Axe has a long train they just leave that power on and the 805 takes it to Saginaw leaving their power for the Bad Axe crew. Of note the 810 job has 3866 in Reese.

[Evan]

801? it's the 800/805 from Saginaw to Bad Axe area and the "Reese/Vassar local" is the 810. High yellow on Meshon signal is to Bay City or mainline low yellow is to the bridge/ LSRC yard. The train you saw would have been the 800 returning. The 800 more often than not has two units they switch units around on this job at diffrent times through the week no set locos for this job. If Bad Axe has a long train they just leave that power on and the 805 takes it to Saginaw leaving their power for the Bad Axe crew. Of note the 810 job has 3866 in Reese.

Ah thanks. I'm still leaning HESR Id's

[penn central]

A good sized Z127 is getting ready to head south tonight i just got out of work on the way home noticed him for power he has the 1174, 4301, 4302, 5921, and the 1169 five engines he is building his train right now.

[Evan]

A good sized Z127 is getting ready to head south tonight i just got out of work on the way home noticed him for power he has the 1174, 4301, 4302, 5921, and the 1169 five engines he is building his train right now.

Thanks man! Sure hope I get a snow day, and they hold in Flint til tomorrow. I'll be more than happy to shoot 'em going north

[Evan]

What I think is Z127 *SB* is at Birch Run At 1015

[penn central]

Z127 is building his train to head south out of Saginaw on LSRC for power is the 1174, 4301, 1179, and the 801.

[JDavis21835]

Lake state thru Genesee yard with a unit train of empty hoppers for paines at apporx 12:40.

[Evan]

Z144 with BNSF GEVO Approaching Birch Run 10:15pm.