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Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 12:21 pm
by KC8RBK
sb through durand at 1217. Reporting from what I'm seeing on atcs, not in person.

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 4:39 pm
by penn central
The northbound OSTN has departed Osmer with the 395 and 329 with about 20ish cars including loads of coal in Reading and Northern coal hoppers for the HESR.

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 6:23 pm
by AANscaleRunner
Power in Cadillac this morning was 382 and 399. Not much day movement this week. Night crew has been busy with Clare runs.

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 6:24 pm
by AARR
I thought I read they are unloaded at Sargant's
penn central wrote:
Fri Sep 04, 2020 4:39 pm
The northbound OSTN has departed Osmer with the 395 and 329 with about 20ish cars including loads of coal in Reading and Northern coal hoppers for the HESR.

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 8:06 pm
by penn central
AARR wrote:
Fri Sep 04, 2020 6:24 pm
I thought I read they are unloaded at Sargant's
penn central wrote:
Fri Sep 04, 2020 4:39 pm
The northbound OSTN has departed Osmer with the 395 and 329 with about 20ish cars including loads of coal in Reading and Northern coal hoppers for the HESR.
They could be i haven't checked yet. I seen local HESR train 740 coming into Genesee Yard today in Saginaw with coal empties i think around 5 of them.

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 9:09 pm
by KC8RBK
Looks like north bound coming back through durand now 2110

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:47 am
by AANscaleRunner
Load of lumber in Cadillac for TC this morning. Possibly running there today.

Update: 392 heading towards Amerhart at 1330.

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:09 am
by KC8RBK
399 & 397 sb with a long cut of IARX 3 Bay covered hoppers at the ithaca bean plant. Not sure if they're switching or just passing by 1005

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 9:31 pm
by AANscaleRunner
392, 398 and 393 leaving Cadillac towards Clare at 2010 on a rare Saturday evening run. Lucked into seeing it as I was at the bowling alley. :D

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 11:08 pm
by HESR3868
GLC ONTN approaching Alma NB @ 2308

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 12:20 pm
by LansingRailFan
329/390/396 SB at Durand 11:45

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 7:46 pm
by KC8RBK
Nb with 3 units between alma and shepherd. Not a real long train. Hard to tell through the trees from 127

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 9:16 am
by AANscaleRunner
Possible northbound out of Cadillac this morning at 0910. No visual.

Update: Through Kingsley at 1045.

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:17 pm
by AANscaleRunner
Heard from a reliable source they ran from Cadillac to Petoskey today. Should be making their way back down by now.

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 5:08 pm
by Steve B
398 is working Perrinton at 1708.

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:31 pm
by Steve B
398 arriving Ashley at 1931 from Middleton with 3 cars.

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 8:15 pm
by KingsleyRailFan
They might make another TC run this week, from what I heard. Maybe if they go through on the right day I can sneak down to the tracks when they're going through.

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 11:45 am
by James Sofonia
KingsleyRailFan wrote:
Wed Sep 16, 2020 8:15 pm
They might make another TC run this week, from what I heard. Maybe if they go through on the right day I can sneak down to the tracks when they're going through.
I'll have to watch for your "heads up" and try to catch them here in TC too.

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2020 11:54 am
by LansingRailFan
OSTN was SB at Vernon at 10:55. The 383 SD-35 will be leading the NB turn.

Re: Great Lakes Central September 2020 Updates

Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:22 pm
by LansingRailFan
OSTN crossing SB Grand River Ave bridge in Howell 1:22