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by AANscaleRunner
Wed May 25, 2016 3:43 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

399 and 396 left Cadillac towards Clare at 0930 with 3 ballast hoppers, 1 tank, 1 pole load, 6 coke hoppers, 2 tanks and 1 centerbeam. 396 and 399 returned at 1515 with 1 coke hopper, 1 tank, 1 covered hopper, 2 tarped open hoppers, 1 tank, 1 full centerbeam, 6 tanks and 1 covered hopper. Didn't rec...
by AANscaleRunner
Tue May 24, 2016 3:21 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

Headed north out of Cadillac around 1000.

1 empty centerbeam spotted in the North Yard behind Family Video when I went past at 1600. 399 and 396 spotted next to the engine house.
by AANscaleRunner
Mon May 23, 2016 3:35 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

399 and 396 left Cadillac towards Clare at 0850 with 2 covered hoppers, 2 pole loads, 1 covered hopper and 2 tanks.

396 and 399 returned at 1445 with 1 loaded centerbeam, 1 covered hopper and 1 pole load.
by AANscaleRunner
Fri May 20, 2016 6:49 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

399 and 396 left Cadillac towards Clare at 0945 with 1 covered hopper, 2 pole loads for Mcbain, 3 2-bay hoppers, 4 tanks and 1 additional covered hopper.

Had not returned as of 1600.

The 2 bays have been sitting in Selma Yard for some time now.
by AANscaleRunner
Thu May 19, 2016 9:15 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

396 switching Wyoming Feed in Cadillac at 0830. Switching in North Yard at 0900.
by AANscaleRunner
Wed May 18, 2016 4:10 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

399 and 396 left Cadillac towards Clare at 0930 with 1 pole load, 11 ballast hoppers, 3 coke hoppers and 2 tanks. 396 and 399 returned at 1430 with 1 feed hopper, 1 coke hopper, 2 pole loads, 1 grain hopper, 2 covered hoppers and 2 tanks. Easy to tell the 2 feed hoppers, they had ADM symbols on the ...
by AANscaleRunner
Tue May 17, 2016 5:05 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

More track work being done in Cadillac's North Yard today. Heard a diesel horn around 1300 but not much else.
by AANscaleRunner
Mon May 16, 2016 3:50 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

399 and 396 left Cadillac towards Clare at 0850 with 1 tie gondola and 3 coke hoppers (one may have been a ballast car).

Returned around 1600 with 3 coke hoppers, 4 tie hoppers, 1 pole load and 1 covered hopper.
by AANscaleRunner
Fri May 13, 2016 3:24 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

Heard them leave Cadillac towards Clare at 0920.

Heard them return at 1300.
by AANscaleRunner
Thu May 12, 2016 3:18 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

Heard them head north out of Cadillac around 0915.
by AANscaleRunner
Wed May 11, 2016 7:17 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

Returned today at 1700. Sorry about the obstructed view, but wanted the sun to the right of me. There was track work being done just south of Thirteenth St today. Assuming that's what all the ballast hoppers are for. Taken at Chestnut St.

by AANscaleRunner
Wed May 11, 2016 10:51 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

Leaving Cadillac towards Clare at 1045.

They either went north yesterday or did not run.
by AANscaleRunner
Mon May 09, 2016 4:02 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

399 and 396 left Cadillac for Clare at 1015 with 1 pole load, 1 covered hopper, 2 empty centerbeams, 4 tanks, 1 covered hopper and 2 additional tanks.

396 and 399 returned at 1530 with 8 coke hoppers, 2 tie loads, 1 full centerbeam, 1 tank and 2 covered hoppers (most likely feed).
by AANscaleRunner
Sun May 08, 2016 6:18 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

2 empty centerbeams and at least 1 tank car from Friday's trip spotted behind Family Video in Cadillac this evening. Also at least 4 grain cars inside Wyoming Feed and 1 more spotted outside the fence.
by AANscaleRunner
Sun May 08, 2016 10:16 am
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: GLC train makeup
Replies: 4
Views: 1638

Re: GLC train makeup

Wonder when that section of the state was updated? If you look up the line towards Lucas, there is another northbound headed towards Cadillac. It used to say at the bottom of the image the time and day it was taken. I know Cadillac hasn't been updated in years, there's still a white Taurus in my dri...
by AANscaleRunner
Fri May 06, 2016 3:19 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

Ran north out of Cadillac yesterday.

Got out of the office at 0830 this morning. Didn't hear or see them all day. Either didn't run or headed north early.
by AANscaleRunner
Wed May 04, 2016 3:26 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

399 and 396 left for Clare at 0945 with 4 tanks, 5 coke hoppers and 2 additional tanks.

Have not returned as of 1525.

Unsure if they ran yesterday, locos were still spotted outside the shops at 1100.
by AANscaleRunner
Tue May 03, 2016 6:25 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

AARR wrote:Cement to Elmira is supposed to be running by now. Are you seeing any 2-bay covered hoppers?
No 2-bays up here yet.
by AANscaleRunner
Mon May 02, 2016 4:13 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 5786

Great Lakes Central Updates May 2016

399 and 396 left Cadillac for Clare at 0845 with 1 pole load for McBain and the passenger consist.

396 and 399 returned at 1605 with 3 tanks, 1 covered hopper and 2 more tanks.
by AANscaleRunner
Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:49 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates April 2016
Replies: 46
Views: 8679

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates April 2016

MIGN anniversary train departed Cadillac towards Walton Junction right on schedule at 1400.

Returned lakeside at 1620. Was a little windy down there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcn74Cf-96Y