Great Lakes Central Updates: November 2020

Daily whereabouts of train locations along with sightings for heads ups to other railfans.
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LansingRailFan wrote:
Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:59 am
bnsfben wrote:
Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:49 am
GLC departing Durand southbound 85 cars with 383, 398, 390, 399.
Grain train or Mixed freight?
Mostly Grain

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ConrailDetr​oit wrote:
Sat Nov 28, 2020 1:02 pm
LansingRailFan wrote:
Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:59 am
bnsfben wrote:
Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:49 am
GLC departing Durand southbound 85 cars with 383, 398, 390, 399.
Grain train or Mixed freight?
Mostly Grain
SB just south of AP now.

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Southbound by Clare at 1217. I'm a couple miles from track, hard to say exactly what's going on.

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382 (I think) and 392 with 4 cars northbound, by M-61 at 1550.

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382 and 392 into Cadillac from Clare at 1640.

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AANscaleRunner wrote:
Sun Nov 29, 2020 5:41 pm
382 and 392 into Cadillac from Clare at 1640.

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Looking west from 127 on the Middleton district there's a solid red light on the tracks a mile or two away. Too far out to see what it is 0838

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Can anyone tell if there's going to be a TC run at all this week?
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Cadillac crew currently working Mcbain on the way to Clare at 1230.

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Track crew working west of 127 between a mile and 2 miles towards Middleton 1239

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KingsleyRailFan wrote:
Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:00 am
Can anyone tell if there's going to be a TC run at all this week?

I would bet so, there's an empty at Amerhart and 3 loads pushed beyond the scale ready for pickup at Beacon.
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TC Man wrote:
Mon Nov 30, 2020 1:45 pm
KingsleyRailFan wrote:
Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:00 am
Can anyone tell if there's going to be a TC run at all this week?

I would bet so, there's an empty at Amerhart and 3 loads pushed beyond the scale ready for pickup at Beacon.
There is one empty gon in Cadillac's Tufford Yard.

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Track cree on the Middleton district are almost up to the road. Can see about a half dozen machines. Signal man at the road 1645

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Wow, they picked up 7 loaded center beams!
AANscaleRunner wrote:
Mon Nov 30, 2020 12:31 pm
Cadillac crew currently working Mcbain on the way to Clare at 1230.
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AARR wrote:
Mon Nov 30, 2020 6:16 pm
Wow, they picked up 7 loaded center beams!
AANscaleRunner wrote:
Mon Nov 30, 2020 12:31 pm
Cadillac crew currently working Mcbain on the way to Clare at 1230.
When I was there this morning I think there was some empties that hadn't been loaded yet. That new loading track is much longer than it used to be. Hopefully we'll see them utilizing it on an ongoing basis. I guess they didn't build it not to use. I'll have to start giving an accounting of cars when I go in there for now. Lake city cant keep up with the bark demand so im getting material from mcbain for the time being. Does anyone know what that big building is going to be next to the loading track?

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KC8RBK wrote:
Mon Nov 30, 2020 6:28 pm
AARR wrote:
Mon Nov 30, 2020 6:16 pm
Wow, they picked up 7 loaded center beams!
AANscaleRunner wrote:
Mon Nov 30, 2020 12:31 pm
Cadillac crew currently working Mcbain on the way to Clare at 1230.
When I was there this morning I think there was some empties that hadn't been loaded yet. That new loading track is much longer than it used to be. Hopefully we'll see them utilizing it on an ongoing basis. I guess they didn't build it not to use. I'll have to start giving an accounting of cars when I go in there for now. Lake city cant keep up with the bark demand so im getting material from mcbain for the time being. Does anyone know what that big building is going to be next to the loading track?
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