Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024

[LansingRailFan]

13:10 - GLC SB at Durand with 382-383

[GLC@ZLT]

13:10 - GLC SB at Durand with 382-383

With 69 cars. 4 hoppers, 3 loaded centerbeams, 1 tank car, 19 hoppers, 1 tank car, 1 boxcar, 12 TSBY hoppers, 6 tank cars, 1 empty centerbeam, 7 hoppers, 5 tank cars, and 9 hoppers

11:46 out of sans yard in owosso, herd them say 74 cars and 4670 ( don’t know if that’s feet or tons) over the radio

[GLC@ZLT]

OSTN-19 Southbound 382,383 16:00 past Lakeland

ONTN-19 Northbound 391,393,385 (all alco truck gp-35s) 15:58 out of Owosso w 50 cars. 16 hoppers, 4 empty centerbeams, 8 gondolas, 4 loaded bulkheads with poles, and 18 gondolas.

[LansingRailFan]

OSTN-19 Southbound 382,383 16:00 past Lakeland

ONTN-19 Northbound 391,393,385 (all alco truck gp-35s) 15:58 out of Owosso w 50 cars. 16 hoppers, 4 empty centerbeams, 8 gondolas, 4 loaded bulkheads with poles, and 18 gondolas.

Around 17:30, ONTN was in Alma picking up the second half of the CSX grain train they got the other day. It was for the two Star of the West elevators in Shepherd and Rosebush

[GLC@ZLT]

OSTN-19 Southbound 382,383 16:00 past Lakeland

ONTN-19 Northbound 391,393,385 (all alco truck gp-35s) 15:58 out of Owosso w 50 cars. 16 hoppers, 4 empty centerbeams, 8 gondolas, 4 loaded bulkheads with poles, and 18 gondolas.

Around 17:30, ONTN was in Alma picking up the second half of the CSX grain train they got the other day. It was for the two Star of the West elevators in Shepherd and Rosebush

Thank you LRF for the details, maybe a Saturday run down to osmer then?? GF’s sister lives in shepherd and usually lets us know when it’s up that way but we haven’t herd anything from her. As of 20:55 still no north train past me…..taking longer then usual(2-2.5hrs from me to osmer and back)

[GLC@ZLT]

OSTN-19 383,382 northbound 21:07 past Lakeland. Their ears must have been ringing from my last post.

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OSTN-19 383,382 northbound 23:13 through Durand

[LansingRailFan]

OSTN-19 383,382 northbound 23:13 through Durand

Any idea what they had with them? Was it the grain train?

[GLC@ZLT]

OSTN-19 383,382 northbound 23:13 through Durand

Any idea what they had with them? Was it the grain train?

9 hoppers, 2 empty centerbeams, 6 hoppers, 1 empty centerbeam, 1 boxcar, 1 empty centerbeam, 3 hoppers, 5 tank cars, 1 boxcar, 4 hoppers, 5 tank cars, 2 hoppers, 6 tank cars, 2 empty centerbeams, and 3 hoppers

[GLC@ZLT]

OSTN-21 385,391 southbound through Durand 11:27 lite engines

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385,391 southbound 13:13 past Lakeland lite engines

[GLC@ZLT]

391,385 Northbound 14:53 past Lakeland with an empty NS grain train

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385 LHF north out of Owosso with the empty NS grain train 08:13

[LansingRailFan]

385 LHF north out of Owosso with the empty NS grain train 08:13

headed to Oakley - 385 most likely will stay with the train until it's loaded.

12:45 - 391/393/383/382 NB with mixed manifest - ZFS cars on the head end with more for Biewer and McBain on the rear.

[TC Man]

TC run today- both Amerhart and Beacon. No visual.

[LansingRailFan]

TC run today- both Amerhart and Beacon. No visual.

396/399 - had an empty for beacon, unknown on Amerhart

08:14 - GLC is SB across the CN Diamond in Durand with 382/383/393/391 and a CSX unit grain train that came from the Star of the West elevators in Rosebush and Shepherd.

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OSTN-23 382,383,393,391 Southbound 12:15 past Lakeland with above mentioned CSX grain train

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OSTN-23 391,393,383,382 Northbound 14:48 past Lakeland with another empty CSX grain train

[AANscaleRunner]

Cadillac headed to Clare at 1130 this morning.

Heard them come back into town at 1745.

[LansingRailFan]

OSTN-23 391,393,383,382 Northbound 14:48 past Lakeland with another empty CSX grain train

382/383/393/391 SB into Owosso light power after spotting that second grain train in Middleton last night at 03:45 AM

Online right now GLC has:
Grain train at Anderson's - Oakley (NS - AARR)
Grain train at MAC - Middleton (CSX - AARR)

Incoming:
Osmer packed with two tracks full of cars (80+ ??)
CSX/AP: No eyes on it
Durand: unknown

08:35 - 393/382/382 NB light power, presumably to Oakley to pull that NS grain train