RailRoadFan.com

TC Man wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:16 pm

AARR wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:33 pm

I have Amerhart at around 100 a year (+/- 20) so Beacon is shipping a lot more than I thought.

TC Man wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:01 pm

From my loose tracking, average 300-350 per year total including Amerhart and Beacon.

Beacon is way higher than Amerhart as for car count. They often have 4-8 cars on their spur and get picked up in chunks at least once if not twice a week.

I have seen them bring 8 gons for beacon into TC before and and bring out 4

Thank you guys

GLC_391 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:20 pm

TC Man wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:16 pm

AARR wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:33 pm

I have Amerhart at around 100 a year (+/- 20) so Beacon is shipping a lot more than I thought.

Beacon is way higher than Amerhart as for car count. They often have 4-8 cars on their spur and get picked up in chunks at least once if not twice a week.

I have seen them bring 8 gons for beacon into TC before and and bring out 4

GLC is on the ground at the south end of the yard in Owosso. 329 and 382 are your power. Looks like 4 tank cars are off the track, but upright. Both units are upright.

Will do my best to get pics.

They are scrapping 397, in return they will fix 385 and 391

Wow, one of the 38-2's is going down

GLC_391 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:14 am

They are scrapping 397, in return they will fix 385 and 391

GLC_391 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:14 am

They are scrapping 397, in return they will fix 385 and 391

Is there a lot wrong with 397?

ns8401 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:36 pm

GLC_391 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:14 am

They are scrapping 397, in return they will fix 385 and 391

Is there a lot wrong with 397?

I don’t know much about it but I think they couldn’t fix it after the accident at Walton

GLC_391 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:40 pm

ns8401 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:36 pm

GLC_391 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:14 am

They are scrapping 397, in return they will fix 385 and 391

Is there a lot wrong with 397?

I don’t know much about it but I think they couldn’t fix it after the accident at Walton

Was this the one that was hit by the train car up north?

LansingRailFan wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:12 pm

GLC_391 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:40 pm

ns8401 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:36 pm

Is there a lot wrong with 397?

I don’t know much about it but I think they couldn’t fix it after the accident at Walton

Was this the one that was hit by the train car up north?

That's what likely occurred. Nobody's too sure what happened, since nobody ever got a good look at it. Odd that they're scrapping one of their units, that barely ever happens on the GLC. Especially one of the '38s.
Fun fact: the cars that likely caused the accident are still there.

OSTN headed for Pitt Junction at Durand 6:41 PM with 383 and 384
3 hoppers 3 tanks

Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1325.

Into Kingsley about 9:00 with 393 leading SB

395 and 393 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1020.

Video from last nights TC run. Looks like new gon from Beacon ITFX is in service
https://youtu.be/tL1pDJfpHLE

GLC_391 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:52 pm

Video from last nights TC run. Looks like new gon from Beacon ITFX is in service
https://youtu.be/tL1pDJfpHLE

The gon was built 10/2019.

393 and 395 return to Cadillac approximately 1830.

4-unit OSTN SB across CN in Durand at 8:45.

390/392/398/382 FF/FF/rf/rf

ns8401 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 22, 2021 3:25 pm

GLC_391 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:52 pm

Video from last nights TC run. Looks like new gon from Beacon ITFX is in service
https://youtu.be/tL1pDJfpHLE

The gon was built 10/2019.

It looks like a pool car for Nucor

395 and 393 leaving Cadillac towards Clare at 1030.

Checked on Beacon in Traverse City this morning. There are two ITFX gons (of the 4 that seem to be in a regular rotation, with one of the 4 picked up last Thursday), and also a DJJX gon (this gon is shoved past the scale ready for pickup). Looks like they took something to Amerhart as well, but could not see how many.