GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
GDLK interchanges with GRE directly at Fuller. All CPMY traffic from the GDLK must go via GRE, as does any CPMY traffic from CSX. The Elk has direct access to GRE via the old interchange agreement from the Conrail/GTW/C&O days. All GDLK-MQT traffic has to go via CSX at Wyoming yard. MQT does have rights to pick up and set off engines for GRE at Fuller, but not railcars.
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
GRE came in this morning (Monday) and probably pulled 20+ empties. Looks like they placed 25-30 onsite at King too--but I didn't make it past the siding at Segwun to see if they left any loads there. Maybe they will work M-W-F this week--the past two have been Tu-Th...
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
30 more loads arrived for GRE on M326 on Sunday, so they will continue to be fed traffic for another week at least for now.
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern
Oh boy, Oh boy, Oh boy. Is that a loaded question. I'm going to go get my popcorn.
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
I think they just went east, but I missed them.
Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
SD80MAC wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2023 11:06 amGDLK interchanges with GRE directly at Fuller. All CPMY traffic from the GDLK must go via GRE, as does any CPMY traffic from CSX. The Elk has direct access to GRE via the old interchange agreement from the Conrail/GTW/C&O days. All GDLK-MQT traffic has to go via CSX at Wyoming yard. MQT does have rights to pick up and set off engines for GRE at Fuller, but not railcars.
Thank you both for the info!kd_1014 wrote: Interchanges with MQT via CSX. Interchanges directly with the GRE at Fuller Jct and interchanges CPMY via GRE
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
Both sidings south of Lowell are full of hoppers, plus around King is mostly full.
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
I’m curious where does Y297 crew put the loaded covered hoppers for GRE at from recent M326s. Probably the GRE Yard by Fuller Junction?
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
CSX usually brings the loaded hoppers into the yard on Ann St (Fuller). I have not checked today.
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
GRE heard by Eastern ave, couldn’t tell direction, presumably west
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
No place else to put them unless they leave them in Wyoming yard until GRE has room.
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
GRE yard on Ann St. is full.
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
I'm hoping to get out and video GRE today (Friday) if they are running. Room for maybe 10 cars at King--both tracks at Segwan/Malta are full of hoppers, leaving only the main. Not sure how this will work the next time they come into town? Perhaps they will have to leave the inbound train west of Lowell until after switching is completed.
Always a variety of inbound cars: BNSF, UP, NS, TCW, plus unknown sources like AEX, OFOX, and NOKL. Saw a few CP family cars at Segwun too...
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
There’s a lot of AEX covered hoppers that sits in Hughart Yard in Grand Rapids, unknown if Grand Elk drops off these cars in Wyoming Yard, than Y297 grabs them and drops them off at GRE Yard at Fuller Junctionrun8ed wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 11:19 amI'm hoping to get out and video GRE today (Friday) if they are running. Room for maybe 10 cars at King--both tracks at Segwan/Malta are full of hoppers, leaving only the main. Not sure how this will work the next time they come into town? Perhaps they will have to leave the inbound train west of Lowell until after switching is completed.
Always a variety of inbound cars: BNSF, UP, NS, TCW, plus unknown sources like AEX, OFOX, and NOKL. Saw a few CP family cars at Segwun too...
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
The new AEX cars at Hughart are in storage there.Andy24 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 12:52 pmThere’s a lot of AEX covered hoppers that sits in Hughart Yard in Grand Rapids, unknown if Grand Elk drops off these cars in Wyoming Yard, than Y297 grabs them and drops them off at GRE Yard at Fuller Junctionrun8ed wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 11:19 amI'm hoping to get out and video GRE today (Friday) if they are running. Room for maybe 10 cars at King--both tracks at Segwan/Malta are full of hoppers, leaving only the main. Not sure how this will work the next time they come into town? Perhaps they will have to leave the inbound train west of Lowell until after switching is completed.
Always a variety of inbound cars: BNSF, UP, NS, TCW, plus unknown sources like AEX, OFOX, and NOKL. Saw a few CP family cars at Segwun too...
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
Per the earlier replies to this thread, Grand Elk and GRE interchange directly with each other at Fuller.Andy24 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 12:52 pmThere’s a lot of AEX covered hoppers that sits in Hughart Yard in Grand Rapids, unknown if Grand Elk drops off these cars in Wyoming Yard, than Y297 grabs them and drops them off at GRE Yard at Fuller Junctionrun8ed wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 11:19 amI'm hoping to get out and video GRE today (Friday) if they are running. Room for maybe 10 cars at King--both tracks at Segwan/Malta are full of hoppers, leaving only the main. Not sure how this will work the next time they come into town? Perhaps they will have to leave the inbound train west of Lowell until after switching is completed.
Always a variety of inbound cars: BNSF, UP, NS, TCW, plus unknown sources like AEX, OFOX, and NOKL. Saw a few CP family cars at Segwun too...
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
Are those AEX cars loaded? Should be easy to tell because hoppers will either be fully loaded or fully empty--they do not load or unload them partially. The gap between the bolster and the side frame will tell the story!
Does GRE share a crew with Michigan Shore? It seems as if GRE runs only 2 or 3 times a week. I didn't catch them today.
Does GRE share a crew with Michigan Shore? It seems as if GRE runs only 2 or 3 times a week. I didn't catch them today.
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Re: GRE Grand Rapids Eastern (Lowell)
GRE does not currently have its own crew and hasn’t for years. GRE is run by either the Muskegon MS crew or the Alma MMRR crew depending on the day. That’s supposed to be changing soon.
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