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Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 11:58 am
by AANscaleRunner
Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1020.


Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 10:58 am
by AANscaleRunner
Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1035.


Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 8:50 am
by AANscaleRunner
398 and 392 leaving Cadillac light towards Clare at 0840.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 4:57 pm
by AANscaleRunner
Returning from Clare at 1555.


Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 11:40 am
by AANscaleRunner
Heard running north out of Cadillac today. Most likely Petoskey branch.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 4:21 pm
by AARR
15 plastic pellet cars at the Petoskey Plastics transload. PP uses 2-3 cars a week on average. I wonder if any other companies are transload if from Petoskey?

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 4:31 pm
by Raildudes dad
AARR wrote:15 plastic pellet cars at the Petoskey Plastics transload. PP uses 2-3 cars a week on average. I wonder if any other companies are transload if from Petoskey?
Plastic pellet storage - warehouse on wheels. Even Profile Films in GR has 3-4 cars in the Grand Rapids GRE yard.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 5:53 pm
by AANscaleRunner
https://www.9and10news.com/2019/09/06/t ... ka-county/

Actually a northbound train since the tracks are on the east side of US-131 at this point and 398 is leading. 392 is behind the fire truck.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 9:09 pm
by KC
AARR wrote:15 plastic pellet cars at the Petoskey Plastics transload. PP uses 2-3 cars a week on average. I wonder if any other companies are transload if from Petoskey?
2 plastic pellet cars in Mancelona tonight.

KC

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 7:06 am
by AARR
Last I heard EJP was using the Clare location. See how reliable sources are not always reliable :lol: .
KC wrote:
AARR wrote:15 plastic pellet cars at the Petoskey Plastics transload. PP uses 2-3 cars a week on average. I wonder if any other companies are transload if from Petoskey?
2 plastic pellet cars in Mancelona tonight.

KC

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 8:50 am
by SD80MAC
The cars in Mancelona are just staged for the crew to take to Petoskey IIRC.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 9:22 am
by AARR
That would make sense. The transload track in Petoskey was close to full at 15 cars.
SD80MAC wrote:The cars in Mancelona are just staged for the crew to take to Petoskey IIRC.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 9:52 am
by GP-35
The cars in Mancelona are for EJP NOT Petoskey Plastic, EJP has a plant in Beaverton and they use the old Harrison track in Clare to get inbound plastic pellets.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 10:09 am
by AANscaleRunner
Leaving Cadillac towards Clare at 0910.


Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:05 pm
by railroader and son
East Jordan Plastics has 4 locations across Michigan. East Jordan,Beaverton,Millington,and South Haven. I've personally been at two of there locations,they've been a good customer for my employer. For at least a year or more EJ has had transloading at the yard in Clare...

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 11:40 am
by AANscaleRunner
Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1115.


Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:39 am
by AANscaleRunner
Leaving Cadillac towards Petoskey at 0930. Video at Missaukee Junction.


Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 12:43 pm
by BL2-1843
GLC southbound thru Howell at noon today (Wednesday) with GLC 399 & 396 and 50 cars. Currently switching Ann Pere at 12:42.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:57 pm
by AANscaleRunner
Another video of today's Petoskey run. This one at the Manistee River bridge between Manton and Walton Junction. I'll try to get back here when the leaves start to change.


Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:48 am
by AANscaleRunner
Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1045. There is at least one gon and a load of lumber for Traverse City sitting in Tufford Yard.