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Hi railer facing nb at the switch for the Ithaca bean plant 11am

OSTN-1 Southbound 383,382,329 14:46 at Zukey lake/Lakeland with a long train.

OSTN-1 Northbound 329,382,383 16:42 at Zukey lake/Lakeland with some horn taps and a small train

GLC@ZLT wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 01, 2023 5:06 pm

OSTN-1 Northbound 329,382,383 16:42 at Zukey lake/Lakeland with some horn taps and a small train

What is a horn tap?

No sign of movement here at biewer tonight. 5 loaded beams and 2 empty poles await pickup 2027

SD80MAC wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 01, 2023 5:45 pm

GLC@ZLT wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 01, 2023 5:06 pm

OSTN-1 Northbound 329,382,383 16:42 at Zukey lake/Lakeland with some horn taps and a small train

What is a horn tap?

They do two short horns to acknowledge they see me taking pictures. There is a video on the GLC fb page

396 and 395 return to Cadillac from Clare at 1810.

A crew working the Ithaca bean plant. I don't see a train here anywhere. Kinda looks like they pulled in nose first with just cars for Zeeland. 3 units, one thats half gray and 391 if that gives a clue what train it is 1830

KC8RBK wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 02, 2023 6:32 pm

A crew working the Ithaca bean plant. I don't see a train here anywhere. Kinda looks like they pulled in nose first with just cars for Zeeland. 3 units, one thats half gray and 391 if that gives a clue what train it is 1830

Half gray would be 393 with the 10th anniversary paint.

395 and 396 headed north to Beacon and Amerhart. Departed Kingsley at 11:06

12:27 - SB GLC OSTN along the PH Wye for head room with 383/382

13:00-05 - GLC OSTN again along the PH Wye for head room as they work the yard in Durand - 383/382

13:35 - SB GLC OSTN across Durand diamond with GLC 383/382

OSTN clear PITT with GLC 383 and 382 leading southbound. Has a good sized train today.

Has a nice C&O ballast hopper on the rear with the full logos intact.

OSTN-6 Southbound 383,382 16:42 at Zukey lake/Lakeland

21:57 - GLC horns heard near Chilson, presumably northbound.
00:03 - Northbound thru Catrell Dr. in Howell with 382 and 383 leading 94 cars after dropping 27 cars for CSX.
They must've left the 27 cars on their main going south earlier as when I arrived they were pushing them into the transfer. They backed onto the CSX main, took the cut past the diamond, and backed it into the EE of the siding. After returning to their track, they backed 70 carlengths south onto their northbound train.

There's a crew out here switching the Ithaca bean plant but I don't see a train. They may have come with just Zeeland cars again. 0720

Hearing them leave Cadillac for Clare at 1250.

Ontn pulled nose first into the Ithaca bean plant. 393/385 and one of the 6 axles. 1555

OSTN-7 Southbound 383,329,382 16:23 at Zukey lake/Lakeland with a friendly wave and a good size train

OSTN-7 Northbound 382,329,383 20:26 at Zukey lake/Lakeland

OSTN-8 Southbound 391,382 12:55 at Zukey lake/Lakeland. The horn(and bell) on 391 sounds very different then what I’m used to on the other locomotives.