Michigan Shortlines July 2015
Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
GRE --- EB Leonard at 7:42 with 9 CHs.
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Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
GRE MOW --- EB Leonard at 8:12
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Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
GLC in Cadillac 7/16 and 7/17:
Ran north yesterday shortly after 0900.
Heard them leave for Clare today at 0950 and return at 1435. No opportunity to see them.
Ran north yesterday shortly after 0900.
Heard them leave for Clare today at 0950 and return at 1435. No opportunity to see them.
Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
GRE --- EB Leonard at 8:07 with one CH and one tank. Stubby today
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Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
GLC in Cadillac today:
Left for Clare at 0915 while I was still in the office.
395 and 398 returned to Cadillac at 1505 with 2 coke hoppers, 11 sand hoppers, 1 plastics hopper, 1 tank car, 1 plastics hopper, 3 pole loads for Mcbain and 9 tie gons/hoppers.
Left for Clare at 0915 while I was still in the office.
395 and 398 returned to Cadillac at 1505 with 2 coke hoppers, 11 sand hoppers, 1 plastics hopper, 1 tank car, 1 plastics hopper, 3 pole loads for Mcbain and 9 tie gons/hoppers.
Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
GRE --- EB Leonard at 9:30 with 3 CHs and 2 tanks.
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Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
Late GRE report --- was WB Leonard a bit after 12:00 with a string of CHs.
Grand Elk Report --- SB Leonard at 3:20 with 10 sandies.
Grand Elk Report --- SB Leonard at 3:20 with 10 sandies.
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Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
GLC in Cadillac today:
398 and 395 left for Clare at 0940 with 3 pole loads for McBain and 4 coke empties.
Heard them return at 1430.
398 and 395 left for Clare at 0940 with 3 pole loads for McBain and 4 coke empties.
Heard them return at 1430.
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Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
Looks like a lot of inbound Kings and a crew going on duty at the GRE.
Cars still not moved so not sure what is up. (19:15 update)
Cars still not moved so not sure what is up. (19:15 update)
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Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
GLC in Cadillac today:
Looks like they ran to TC and Kalkaska today. 1 empty centerbeam and 2 lp tanks spotted behind Family Video in the North Yard this evening.
Looks like they ran to TC and Kalkaska today. 1 empty centerbeam and 2 lp tanks spotted behind Family Video in the North Yard this evening.
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GLC in Cadillac today:
398 and 395 left for Clare at 0935 with 1 empty centerbeam and 4 lp tanks.
Returned at 1315 and sounded like they made a run to Yuma.
398 and 395 left for Clare at 0935 with 1 empty centerbeam and 4 lp tanks.
Returned at 1315 and sounded like they made a run to Yuma.
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Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
MQT(Z151-23) NB @ Comstock Park at 02:15a with MQT 3407, 3389 and 3406 and a 104 cars.
Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
GRE --- EB Leonard at 10:15 with a decent-sized string of cars.
Leonard Tower operator soon off to New York City --- back on Thursday.
Leonard Tower operator soon off to New York City --- back on Thursday.
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Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
I left NYC in good shape for you! Just flew back in last night from a week there.Patriot wrote:GRE --- EB Leonard at 10:15 with a decent-sized string of cars.
Leonard Tower operator soon off to New York City --- back on Thursday.
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Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
GLC in Cadillac today:
Left towards Clare at 0930. Caught a glimpse of empty tie cars and sand hoppers through the trees from Spruce St. Had not returned as of 1700.
Left towards Clare at 0930. Caught a glimpse of empty tie cars and sand hoppers through the trees from Spruce St. Had not returned as of 1700.
Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
Huron and Eastern headed westbound between Pigeon and Wallace at about 9:00 p.m. with 32 covered hoppers. 1721 was leading and 8802 trailing.
Here is a link to the video. This was filmed with my cell phone while resting on the bed rail of my truck. The bugs were thick so I apologize for the bouncing during the video.
https://youtu.be/NxmQforonC0
Here is a link to the video. This was filmed with my cell phone while resting on the bed rail of my truck. The bugs were thick so I apologize for the bouncing during the video.
https://youtu.be/NxmQforonC0
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Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
CSX picked up the outbound empties and left 1 tank and 2 center beams for the GRE. No crew today. 1 outbound for GDLK
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Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
GLC in Cadillac today:
Heard them on the north end around 1425. So I'm assuming they ran north before 0900.
Heard them on the north end around 1425. So I'm assuming they ran north before 0900.
Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
On our way home from watching the Great Lakes Loons at Dow Diamond, we caught the Huron and Eastern headed north through Unionville at 10:42. I missed the lead unit, but I believe it was one of the black locos. 2028 was trailing and was followed by three of the former Wisconsin Central box cars and a couple of the beat up HESR boxcars that frequent the edible bean plant in Pigeon. The majority of the train was covered hoppers with about 10 tank cars and one of the Omnisource scrap hoppers for Tower in Elkton.
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Re: Michigan Shortlines July 2015
Tower in Elkton must be one of the last Tower plants shipping anything by rail. I'm surprised they don't truck their scrap metal to one of the local scrap yards like their other plants do.
pbmaxno15 wrote:On our way home from watching the Great Lakes Loons at Dow Diamond, we caught the Huron and Eastern headed north through Unionville at 10:42. I missed the lead unit, but I believe it was one of the black locos. 2028 was trailing and was followed by three of the former Wisconsin Central box cars and a couple of the beat up HESR boxcars that frequent the edible bean plant in Pigeon. The majority of the train was covered hoppers with about 10 tank cars and one of the Omnisource scrap hoppers for Tower in Elkton.
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