Michigan Shortlines June 2015

[MQT1223]

HESR just completed a pickup in Owosso with a RailAmerica paint #3867. Amazing and crazy loud RS3L. My jaw dropped... in and out in about 20 minutes with 3 boxcars.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC 395 and 397 left Cadillac towards Clare at 1005 with 1 empty centerbeam, 10 sand hoppers, 13 empty tie gons/hoppers and 5 sand hoppers.

[trnwatcher]

05:44 EDT Z15108 RELEASED THEIR EC1 AT TURNER ST. HEADED NB BACK TO HOME RAILS.

[AANscaleRunner]

Not 100% sure, but believe GLC ran north out of Cadillac today.

[TC Man]

Not 100% sure, but believe GLC ran north out of Cadillac today.

Looks like the choo-choo is in TC again today (very fresh flange marks across Woodmere Ave next to the depot).

[TC Man]

GLC currently headed south from the Traverse City depot. Didn't see what, but heard loud and clear.....

[ConrailDetr​oit]

HESR 800, ISRR 3045, HESR 3037 & 8802 was working at Towerline Rd around 2pm. They set off some covered hoppers on the siding and went back to the rest of their train of covered hoppers and tied down facing east.

[Patriot]

GRE --- EB Leonard at 8:30 with 3 CHs and 2 tanks.

[EWRice]

Michigan Shore 2019 just rolled past the Mart Dock in Muskegon with two box cars. Heading South at 9:45.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC 395 and 397 leaving Cadillac at 1015 towards Clare with 2 pole flats for McBain, 1 empty centerbeam, 4 empty coke hoppers, 6 empty tie hoppers and 3 lp tanks. Centerbeam and lp tanks were brought from the north yesterday.

[csx801]

Michigan Shore 2019 just rolled past the Mart Dock in Muskegon with two box cars. Heading South at 9:45.

MMRR 2019 took those boxes to Bay and came back north with 1 box. I passed them along BUS 31 and Getty headed south and saw them come back north about 30 minutes later. They stopped at Hackley just before the switch. I didn't hear anything go south to holland yet.

[EWRice]

As of 1pm. Michigan Shore track crew is working on the swing bridge. No trains south until they Finnish I would assume.

[~Z~]

Sounds like GDLK is southbound at 44th st in grand rapids.

[tsinoms]

Sounds like GDLK is southbound at 44th st in grand rapids.

Yes they were didn't see power but just cleared 68th Street.
Last I saw, yesterday, it had both wsor units elephant style.

[csx801]

MMRR south at the Bridge at 9:20. No visual on them, But Last night they had 4 Sand cars from Berry, 3 tanks from webb and 1 Box in North yard. I am guessing this is the consist for today since they didn't run yesterday.

[EWRice]

Michigan Shore northbound through Grand Haven at 1:30pm. 10 loaded ballast hoppers and normal consist in tow. 2019 and 2057 for power.

[csx801]

Not really a train update, but driving south on 31, I passed 2 flatbed semi trucks loaded with new ties!

[Raildudes dad]

No morning updates on the GRE since the City of GR has closed the intersection of Ann & Turner for a week. (The City has messed with my 2.3 mile commute thru that intersection every year for the last 5 years. No more street to tear up there for a while LOL).

Koppers (Osmose) is working on the Grand River bridge this week. GRE is working today and will give the C&M 2 center beams on Monday.

[Schteinkuh]

It's still accessible via Alpine. 2 Centerbeams loaded and 3 CHs sitting on the interchange track. No sign of them opening up as of 0950

[GR Ron]

[quote="Raildudes dad"]No morning updates on the GRE since the City of GR has closed the intersection of Ann & Turner for a week. (The City has messed with my 2.3 mile commute thru that intersection every year for the last 5 years. No more street to tear up there for a while LOL).

Hmmm. That's nice to know.......... Thanks RDD!