Great Lakes Central Updates August 2021

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Great Lakes Central Updates August 2021

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399 and 398 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1035.

396 and 395 returned at 1630.

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395 and 396 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1020.

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OSTN arrived in Durand at 4:30 PM

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OSTN doubling in Owosso with 399/398/386 @5:32PM

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They're making a run to Traverse City today. Sounds like maybe 393 is leading?
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GLC in Ashley making a westbound run to Middleton today. Joe Granger’s on the scene!

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GLC in TC with 2 lumber loads and 2 gons about 11:30 AM crossing south airport road.

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GLC 396 (396 has 397 horn) is making its way to Amerhart with 2 center beams at parsons right now 1:07

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Small chase through Traverse City today

I like the new horn on 396

https://youtu.be/rW0lau5cfA4

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390/399/398 headed out of Middleton with all the tanks and four hoppers, leaving 60 hoppers behind.

They must be planning a separate run from Middleton to ZFS here soon.

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GLC south of Durand. #382 #386
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Sounds like they’re going North out of Cadillac again today. Petoskey or Elmira?
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Update. Some moron with a truck horn.
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390 and 398 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1020. Currently working McBain.

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Looks like GP35 385 got moved to the shops in Owosso. It was with the SD35’s at the shops yesterday.

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398, 390 and 399 returned to Cadillac from Clare at 1740.

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Nothing heard in Cadillac as of 1100. I would assume a north run, most likely Petoskey. I do not know for certain.

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399, 390 and 398 left Cadillac for Clare at 1230.

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396 and 395 returned to Cadillac from Traverse City approximately 1845.

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396 hit a pedestrian yesterday, subject was flown via AeroMed to Munson Traverse City.
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