Michigan Shortline Updates - May 2016

[Patriot]

GRE --- EB Leonard at 11:27 with 10 CHs for King.

[Patriot]

GRE --- WB Leonard at 1:54 with 7 CHs from King.

[csx801]

I got surprised by the Michigan Shore headed south at Lake Michigan drive, South of Grand Haven at 11:50. MMRR 2057 leading MMRR 2019, 2 box cars, 17 sand cars, and 11 tank cars. 30 total for Holland.
I heard them calling for their EC-1 shortly after. They should be in Holland now

[Patriot]

GRE --- EB Leonard at 10:43 with 4 CHs (two of them for King) and 1 tank.

[SD80MAC]

GRE rolling into Ada now.

[SD80MAC]

Grand Elk just came south across the diamond at BO in Kzoo with 3534 and a few cars from the paper plant north of BO. Right after Amtrak 357 cleared, shoved back to Gearhart. Not sure what job this is or where they'll go next.

[Patriot]

GRE --- WB Leonard at 1:58 with 13 CHs (11 from King) and 2 tanks.

[Plannerdad]

No covered hoppers in Lowell, except the one that has been sitting on a siding for weeks. Looks like Grand May have brought some to Ann Street this afternoon late.

[Raildudes dad]

No covered hoppers in Lowell, except the one that has been sitting on a siding for weeks. Looks like Grand May have brought some to Ann Street this afternoon late.

Pretty sure they are all empties outbound.

[Plannerdad]

Nothing in Lowell today earlier anyway.

[GP30M4216]

After being tied down for much of the afternoon near 7Mile Rd south of Brohman, the northbound MQT road freight is coming into Baldwin at 1800 hrs with a pair of orange SD40-2s bracketing a yellow Geep in the middle and 19 cars.

[Patriot]

GRE --- WB Leonard at 9:55 with 2 CHs from King and 2 tanks.

[Plannerdad]

Marquette Rail SB on GR Westside around 9:30pm tonight. 71 cars including 20 box cars; did not see any sand hoppers, but looked like some being loaded in Ludington today.

[CAT345C]

Marquette Rail SB on GR Westside around 9:30pm tonight. 71 cars including 20 box cars; did not see any sand hoppers, but looked like some being loaded in Ludington today.

no sand, the mine in Ludington is idle except for a few truck loads going to various aggregate yards. The nimbus on M116 are happy the constant convey of trucks are gone, but the work people in town are pretty sad.

[Patriot]

GRE --- was EB Leonard at 10:47 this morning with three CHs for King.

[SD80MAC]

GRE EB at Spaulding in Ada 11:32.

[Patriot]

GRE --- WB Leonard at 1:34 with six CHs (four from King).

Grand Elk --- NB Leonard engines (2) lite at around 1:15

[SD80MAC]

GRE through Ada at 11:46, not sure on the direction.

[Saturnalia]

GRE through Ada at 11:46, not sure on the direction.

Eastbound. Leonard St Tower Operator was actually manning the tower at Porter when they took off!

[Mark F]

Are there still, technically, two railroads in Lowell? The ex-GTW is Grand Rapids Eastern and the former C&O was Mid-Michigan. Since there is still about a mile or so of C&O remaining in Lowell to serve King Milling does Mid-Michigan still exist in Lowell or has that short section been absorbed by the GRE? Not that it would make much difference since both are owned by G&W, but I was curious what the official paperwork now says.