Michigan Shortlines Updates December
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There was also in Kalkaska on the run around by Kalkaska Feed a covered hopper with a covered hopper--type truck transloading something (L&M Trucking). And just north of there 1/2 mile there were 4 black tank cars on a siding transloading something.
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Heads up Osmer railfans GLC headed your way 50 cars south including 9 loads of L.P. Gas from Kalkaska and about a dozen sand loads witch include 4 loads in the MKT two bay sand cars. And also didn't count he had empty tie gons to. Power is the 392 and the 393. Saw this in Durand.
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Something is happening at Gearhart Yard. I'm here now and 3829 and 4017 are lashed up with a sizable train waiting however they're just sitting there and the wiki says that the only Sunday train goes on duty at 2200. Anyone have any info on this train?
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Passed through McBain today. 3 centerbeams being loaded at the sawmill. Also at least 3 loads of poles waiting to be unloaded at Hydralake.
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GLC 397 and 398 left Cadillac towards Clare at 1000 with 2 pole flats for McBain, 5 sand hoppers, 1 plastics hopper, 1 CSX marked 4 bay hopper and 13 additional sand hoppers.
GLC 393 and 392 returned at 1350 with the Ann Arbor painted sand hopper, 19 hoppers of used ties, 1 gondola of ties and 3 tank cars.
GLC 393 and 392 returned at 1350 with the Ann Arbor painted sand hopper, 19 hoppers of used ties, 1 gondola of ties and 3 tank cars.
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GRE received what appears to be a double cut of Kings from CSX last night. Crew going on duty. Leonard Tower, if he's marked up today, might have to log a doubling move today.
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Not sure if they will or not...if King is already full.Raildudes dad wrote:GRE received what appears to be a double cut of Kings from CSX last night. Crew going on duty. Leonard Tower, if he's marked up today, might have to log a doubling move today.
Say them last night...was surprised how much power the engineer was giving it around the Sunnyside wye...and then here comes 21 wheaties! That was in addition to the usual gons, box and tank.
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GRE --- Heading EB over the Grand River. With Alex chasing and filming today, I will let him provide the details
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You can take the details...I don't have time to count and post!Patriot wrote:GRE --- Heading EB over the Grand River. With Alex chasing and filming today, I will let him provide the details
They only took the yard cut...looks to be all wheat, so I imagine they'll be dropping in Ada and heading back to GR...
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Gre approaching Lowell now
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Dropped their train at King, heading west towards GR lite now...RailsandTrucks wrote:Gre approaching Lowell now
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I'm sorry to report they just put the 24 in the house...no double today
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You better not have filmed my mini bells... I wanted to do all of them first. LolMQT3001 wrote:I'm sorry to report they just put the 24 in the house...no double today
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Michigan shore railroad all good at the bridge 9:32, south through grand haven 9:40. 2057 leading 1219, 2 box from bay logistics, 3 sand cars from Nugent, 11 tanks from both Webb and Bayer.
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The GLC departed Osmer tonight at 830pm. 398 and 397 led a train of about 40 cars, an assortment of sand, grain, tank, and what looked to be a couple rotary dump hopper cars full of either coal or coke? I would assume they would be coke because of the plant in Cadillac, but they sure looked like coal to me. Does SRI receive coal by rail? Anyone have any insight?
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What does that even mean?MQT3001 wrote:You can take the details...I don't have time to count and post!Patriot wrote:GRE --- Heading EB over the Grand River. With Alex chasing and filming today, I will let him provide the details
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# and types of carsns8401 wrote:What does that even mean?MQT3001 wrote:You can take the details...I don't have time to count and post!Patriot wrote:GRE --- Heading EB over the Grand River. With Alex chasing and filming today, I will let him provide the details
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The second cut of Kings was pulled off the interchange yesterday and put in the yard. I'm guessing they will take the loads and pull the empties in Lowell on Friday. Trackworks working on the new transload north of the diamond at 7 this morning.
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ns8401 wrote:What does that even mean?MQT3001 wrote:You can take the details...I don't have time to count and post!Patriot wrote:GRE --- Heading EB over the Grand River. With Alex chasing and filming today, I will let him provide the details
I'm really surprised this had to be spelled out...AARR wrote: # and types of cars
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GRE ended up taking 11 cars yesterday to Kings-all covered hoppers- -attached is shot of the entire train (light was not on my side)
Once they came back (Light), they moved the other cut by the engine house, left the CH for Amway? on the interchange track, and then parked it for the day. Thought that they were going to make a second run with the Amway and the additional cars for King but no such luck. All told, they crossed the river eastbound around 830, were back about 1045, and parked by 1115 yesterday. Many thanks to MQT3001 for the help chasing and to this board in general for all the info. I made the drive from the east side yesterday in hopes of catching them.
Once they came back (Light), they moved the other cut by the engine house, left the CH for Amway? on the interchange track, and then parked it for the day. Thought that they were going to make a second run with the Amway and the additional cars for King but no such luck. All told, they crossed the river eastbound around 830, were back about 1045, and parked by 1115 yesterday. Many thanks to MQT3001 for the help chasing and to this board in general for all the info. I made the drive from the east side yesterday in hopes of catching them.
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