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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:26 am
by GLC@ZLT
09:20 382,383,393 into owosso from the north with the NS grain train.
10:19 391,385 north out of owosso with the empty CSX grain train.
11:02 382,383,393 at durand with NS grain train
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:21 am
by TC Man
LansingRailFan wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:03 pm
TC Man wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 4:56 pm
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.
There are 4 gons at Beacon- two beyond the scale ready for pickup, one at the fine shred metal loading area at the far end of the spur, and one at the larger chuck metal loading area. How's that for detail lol. Last weight on the scale digital display shows 236,103 lbs.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:30 am
by AARR
I like reading this kind of stuff . When I railfan I look for the same things. Thank you.
TC Man wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:21 am
There are 4 gons at Beacon- two beyond the scale ready for pickup, one at the fine shred metal loading area at the far end of the spur, and one at the larger chuck metal loading area. How's that for detail lol. Last weight on the scale digital display shows 236,103 lbs.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:56 pm
by LansingRailFan
AARR brought GLC 84 mixed manifest cars overnight.
Also the siding is full at Ann Pere as well as the transfer track. Could be 65-70 cars there as well.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:08 pm
by GLC@ZLT
13:27 382,383,393 past Lakeland w NS grain train
13:50 in Whitmore lake
14:12 Osmer for a waiting AA
15:18 393,383,382 North past Lakeland lite engines with a wave
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:40 pm
by amessmann
GLC@ZLT wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:08 pm
14:12 Osmer for a waiting AA
Do they always wait for them? Is there a handoff? I figured GLC would just leave the cars for AA to pickup, and the other way around.
Do the two always intend to be at Osmer around the same time?
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 4:00 pm
by GLC@ZLT
amessmann wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:40 pm
GLC@ZLT wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:08 pm
14:12 Osmer for a waiting AA
Do they always wait for them? Is there a handoff? I figured GLC would just leave the cars for AA to pickup, and the other way around.
Do the two always intend to be at Osmer around the same time?
I’m not sure about normal drop offs but the past 2 days with the grain trains they have been waiting for eachother. Generally I think Ann Arbor comes up during the night and drops off and takes back what GLC brought down previously or vice versa. I’ve also herd osmer has cars on 2 of the 3 tracks right now so that maybe why AA came up.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 8:51 pm
by GLC@ZLT
20:36 393,383,382 north at Durand with 72 cars picked up from Ann pere. 1 hopper, 1 CSX gondola, 3 loaded pole cars, 27 CSX/NSSX gondolas, 1 hopper, 4 CSX gondolas, 3 hoppers, 1 loaded pole car, 7 hoppers, 2 tall CSX gondolas, 1 tank car, 7 CSX gondolas, 10 hoppers, 2 NSSX gondolas, 1 hopper, and 2 CSX gondolas. Some TSBY hoppers in the mix and full disclosure I had counted NSSX gondolas as NS in the past……
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:53 am
by railroader and son
GLC was working the Middleton branch over night pulling a CSX grain train in sections back to Ashley. MAC crew's worked over night loading also,probably coming south today I would imagine.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 1:55 pm
by railroader and son
Correction on my last,they seemed to pull a bunch of the random hoppers to Ashley,and left them there. MAC was loading the last few car's of the Unit CSX train at noon today. Then at some point the process will begin to move the unit train to Ashley lol.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:51 pm
by LansingRailFan
07:32 - NB 383/382 light power by the SRI cam
08:08 - SB 382/383 with a train - headed to Durand
12:50 - SB 382/383 still working in Durand Yard
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 1:03 pm
by AANscaleRunner
399 and 396 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1255.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 1:28 pm
by LansingRailFan
13:27 - SB "OSTN" clear Durand diamond with 382/383 - long train with a lot of loaded tanks from ZFS - they are lined onto home trackage at Pitt. E251 is lined as far as Pitt Jct right now.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:39 am
by LansingRailFan
LansingRailFan wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 1:28 pm
13:27 - SB "OSTN" clear Durand diamond with 382/383 - long train with a lot of loaded tanks from ZFS - they are lined onto home trackage at Pitt. E251 is lined as far as Pitt Jct right now.
09:33 - NB "OSTN" with 383/382 across the Durand diamond with CSX pickup on the head end and then Osmer pickup.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:02 pm
by KingsleyRailFan
I believe there was a Northbound trip to Traverse City today. Audible only.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:42 pm
by TC Man
KingsleyRailFan wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:02 pm
I believe there was a Northbound trip to Traverse City today. Audible only.
Definitely looks like they were in TC today.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 11:37 pm
by LansingRailFan
GLC@ZLT wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 8:51 pm
20:36 393,383,382 north at Durand with 72 cars picked up from Ann pere. 1 hopper, 1 CSX gondola, 3 loaded pole cars, 27 CSX/NSSX gondolas, 1 hopper, 4 CSX gondolas, 3 hoppers, 1 loaded pole car, 7 hoppers, 2 tall CSX gondolas, 1 tank car, 7 CSX gondolas, 10 hoppers, 2 NSSX gondolas, 1 hopper, and 2 CSX gondolas. Some TSBY hoppers in the mix and full disclosure I had counted NSSX gondolas as NS in the past……
NSSX = National Salvage and Service Corporation
These gondolas usually come in via CSX.
NS has started to send gondolas of scrap ties in their own cars as well.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:17 am
by Cnflintsubrailfan
GLC came back north through Durand last Night at 19:21 with lite power. 382 and 383 were the engine numbers
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:57 am
by LansingRailFan
11:56 - 382/396/383 with a unit grain train from MAC Middleton for CSX via AARR SB thru Durand
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2024
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:11 pm
by AANscaleRunner
385 and 391 leaving Cadillac towards Clare approximately 1130.