Michigan Shortline Updates August 2013
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Michigan Shortline Updates August 2013
As of 14:30 EDT, LSRC 326 is ready to go in Alpena. LSRC 1162 lead, 800 trail, looks to be 20-30 cars. Will of course wait for engineer's arrival around 1700.
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MQT3001!!! G&W Is Staging ASpecial Michigan Shore Photo Shoot In Grand Haven During Coast Guard Fireworks!!! HURRY DOWN!!! Im On The 31 Drawbridge!!!
You say trestle... I say Trussell!!!
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But grandma's strawberry rhubarb crisp is sooooo good!rsinoms wrote:MQT3001!!! G&W Is Staging ASpecial Michigan Shore Photo Shoot In Grand Haven During Coast Guard Fireworks!!! HURRY DOWN!!! Im On The 31 Drawbridge!!!
Alpena: Is is grandma's cooking with trains, or trains with grandma's cooking?
Oh wait, it is the latter!
Really, they're both fantastic. But there are more desserts on the weekend when the trains are all tied down
We now return to our regularly scheduled programming...maybe
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Re: Michigan Shortline Updates August 2013
GLC 398 and 399 into Cadillac at 3:15 this afternoon with 1 loaded centerbeam and 1 tank car. Left them in Selma Yard for the night. Selma Yard is pretty empty today, I suspect they will be headed to Williamsburg tomorrow.
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I think they left about a dozen covered hoppers in Clare and another loaded centerbeam at the truss plant east of ClareAANscaleRunner wrote:GLC 398 and 399 into Cadillac at 3:15 this afternoon with 1 loaded centerbeam and 1 tank car. Left them in Selma Yard for the night. Selma Yard is pretty empty today, I suspect they will be headed to Williamsburg tomorrow.
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Re: Michigan Shortline Updates August 2013
Thanks for the heads up. I might be able to catch them again this week.AANscaleRunner wrote:GLC 398 and 399 into Cadillac at 3:15 this afternoon with 1 loaded centerbeam and 1 tank car. Left them in Selma Yard for the night. Selma Yard is pretty empty today, I suspect they will be headed to Williamsburg tomorrow.
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Re: Michigan Shortline Updates August 2013
Late Report: GLC 398 and 399 into Cadillac at 2:15 Tuesday afternoon with 30 cars. Mostly sand and coke hoppers, 2 empty flats for Manton, some poles for McBain and 1 plastics hopper at the rear. Monday's centerbeam was moved to the far west end of Selma Yard.
Re: Michigan Shortline Updates August 2013
Lake State put coal empties on the ground last night coming into Saginaw Yard at North Washington Street.
Expect not much running on LSRC for much of the day in that area.
Expect not much running on LSRC for much of the day in that area.
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J&L will be heading south at the Cedar interlocker in a couple minutes.
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So that's where our E945 went...GTW6401 wrote:Lake State put coal empties on the ground last night coming into Saginaw Yard at North Washington Street.
Expect not much running on LSRC for much of the day in that area.
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http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index ... after.htmlMQT3001 wrote:So that's where our E945 went...GTW6401 wrote:Lake State put coal empties on the ground last night coming into Saginaw Yard at North Washington Street.
Expect not much running on LSRC for much of the day in that area.
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Re: Michigan Shortline Updates August 2013
Looking at the photos in the newspaper, no track damage is visible. Has anyone been to the site of the derailment?
Too fast around the curve?
Too fast around the curve?
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Re: Michigan Shortline Updates August 2013
Unlikely, all trains move pretty slow in that area. Maybe 10-15 mph would be my guess. I hear there has been more than one derailment in that area do to poor track conditions.Standard Railfan wrote:Looking at the photos in the newspaper, no track damage is visible. Has anyone been to the site of the derailment?
Too fast around the curve?
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Re: Michigan Shortline Updates August 2013
MQT 3002, 200? 3003 SB Bridge St 1213
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Make that the 2008 in the middleamtrak1007 wrote:MQT 3002, 200? 3003 SB Bridge St 1213
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Re: Michigan Shortline Updates August 2013
Z151 NB with a K905 sized load of lime on the head end, NB 1530
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Re: Michigan Shortline Updates August 2013
Very late but been trucking all day.Caught GLC 395&396 heading north from Owosso at 9 this morning,15 cars mixed.Sand,plastic,coke,a empty pole car,1 miscellaneous hopper,and a cut of 3 tank cars.PLCX 224349,RACX 51838,GATX 204352 if anybody wants to trace those.My guess would be Kalkaska.
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Re: Michigan Shortline Updates August 2013
GLC 399 and 398 into Cadillac at 1:50 this afternoon. 1 empty bulkhead, 2 coke hoppers and 7 sand hoppers. Heard them leave town around 9:30 AM, but didn't get to see them.
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Re: Michigan Shortline Updates August 2013
They left those tanks somewhere before Clare then,the three plastic hoppers,and the one covered hopper.
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Re: Michigan Shortline Updates August 2013
Probably left the tank cars at Ashley's Liquid Fertilizer plant. Rosebush has two possible tank car customers (Superior Fertilizer and the elevator). Sometimes they interchange liquid fertilizer at Alma too.railroader and son wrote:They left those tanks somewhere before Clare then,the three plastic hoppers,and the one covered hopper.
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