Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2021

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2 loaded beams at biewer and 3 empty pole cars. Couldn't see viking 1028

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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1120.


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Not 100% sure, but sounded like northbound out of Cadillac around 1030.

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1 beam car to be picked up at biewer. I couldn't see viking. Yesterday the Marion siding had a covered hopper added to the north end. Today the siding has been cleaned out from the north end. 1252

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AANscaleRunner wrote:
Tue Jan 05, 2021 12:21 pm
Not 100% sure, but sounded like northbound out of Cadillac around 1030.
Sure as heck wasn't TC. Tracks were snowcovered all day. I would've noticed too, since I'm in a building next to the tracks with a window open.
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KingsleyRailFan wrote:
Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:17 pm
Sure as heck wasn't TC. Tracks were snowcovered all day. I would've noticed too, since I'm in a building next to the tracks with a window open.
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National Signal work truck working on Keystone Road signals in TC....
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3 beam cars at biewer today. They're still loading them currently. 1130

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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1050.

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AANscaleRunner wrote:
Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:04 am
Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1050.
In mcbain picking up 3 beam cars. Looks like a nice train 1135

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Are there any GP35s stationed on the north end as of late?

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Mackinac Mac wrote:
Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:25 pm
Are there any GP35s stationed on the north end as of late?
GP35 #392 is in the Cadillac pool right now.
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GLC hi rail was in TC today as well as a pickup with a plow (though we've lost most snow in TC, sounds like areas like Kingsley still have enough where they showed back snowbanks from crossings. So betting on a train Friday up here.
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TC bound with lumber out of Cadillac at 0845.

Update: Currently along Keystone Rd at 1040.

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I'll be going to downtown TC in a little while. I'll watch for them. Thanks.

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Past the Career Tech Center on Parsons road at 1:42. Headed back to Cadillac.
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Turned onto River Road at 15:35-ish. Should be in Kingsley around 4:00
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Train working the ithaca bean plant at 2137. They had the engines separated and it looked like maybe a mile of cars. 1unit at the switch and the other way across the field towards Owosso. All I could make put was hoppers

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OSTN running today. Caught em entering into Durand at 11:35. Power (didn’t see which units) were elephant style so they will be running LHF northbound. Expected to go to Howell.

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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0915.


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