Michigan Shortlines June 2015

[Saturnalia]

18:42 EDT: MQT Turn Job south at Newaygo, almost up the hill to Grant.

[CantBeShook.WeHot]

GRE departing Ann St in Grand Rapids eastbound at 8:53am.

[Patriot]

GRE --- EB Leonard at 9:20 with 7 CHs and 2 tanks.

[Patriot]

GRE --- WB Leonard at 11:25 with 3 CHs and 2 tanks.

[Patriot]

GRE --- WB Leonard at 10:30 with 20 CHs.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC 397 and 396 returns to Cadillac from Clare at 1550 with 2 tank cars, 4 coke hoppers, 2 sand hoppers, 9 or so loads of ties, 3 pole flats for McBain, 1 empty centerbeam and 1 loaded centerbeam. They left a bit before 0930. Yesterday they went to Clare at 0940 and returned at 1400.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC ran north from Cadillac today around 0900. 2 empty centerbeams and a string of lp tanks currently sitting behind Family Video in the North Yard.

[Patriot]

GRE --- EB Leonard at 8:40 with 15 CHs and 1 tank.

[TC Man]

GLC ran north from Cadillac today around 0900. 2 empty centerbeams and a string of lp tanks currently sitting behind Family Video in the North Yard.

I saw GLC leaving Amerihart in Williamsburg/Bates headed back to Traverse City yesterday afternoon with 2 empty center beams in tow. They left one load at Amerihart.

[Patriot]

GRE --- WB Leonard at 1:20 with 11 CHs.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC in Cadillac today:

396 and 397 left towards Clare at 1110 with 1 tank car, 1 empty centerbeam and 3 pole loads for McBain, 1 tank car, 3 lp tanks, 2 empty centerbeams, 2 tank cars, 8 empty coke hoppers, 9 empty tie cars and 5 more lp tanks.

Heard them return around 1430.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC in Cadillac today:

Looks like they made a trip to Petoskey judging by the 10 or so covered hoppers and 3 lp tanks behind Family Video in the North Yard.

[Saturnalia]

MQT Z151 heading back north. 3408 is leading based on earlier sightings, and has a nasty horn: must be fouled. Blowing for 6 mile sounds like.

[Saturnalia]

MQT Turn Job north clear Sparta. 3408 leading, looks to be 20-30 cars today behind three units.

[Saturnalia]

MQT Turn Job north clear Sparta. 3408 leading, looks to be 20-30 cars today behind three units.

Descending the hill to Newaygo. 3408, 3389, 2042 with 31 mixed.

[AARR]

There's a RBOX box car at the Mid Michigan Specialty Crops in Ithaca.

[Patriot]

GRE --- EB Leonard at 8:45 with 14 CHs.

[Patriot]

GRE --- WB Leonard at 12:50 with 11 CHs.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC in Cadillac today:

396 and 397 left towards Clare at 1050 with 1 plastics hopper, 1 pole load for McBain, 1 empty centerbeam, 9 plastics hoppers, 8 empty tie cars, 16 sand hoppers and 5 lp tanks.

397 and 396 returned at 1615 with 5 coke hoppers, 1 tank, 10 sand hoppers, 14 loads of ties, 5 plastics hoppers and 3 lp tanks.

[trnwatcher]

17:40 EDT GDLK NB AT 54TH ST. MISSED POWER