Great Lakes Central Updates September 2021

Daily whereabouts of train locations along with sightings for heads ups to other railfans.
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They went to Traverse City again today. They also laid some new ties down by my property on 22 Road in Manton, and laid new stone and leveled out the side of the tracks at Career Tech.
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OSTN southbound through Durand at 4:26pm. 384, 390, 16 cars.

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Hearing them leave Cadillac for Clare at 1025.

Update: Heard them return at 1935.

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Sb at the Ithaca bean plant. Bet the train is close to a mile long 1928

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Ostn was 110+ cars today outta Owosso. I lost count. Looks to be big set off for CSX? She was a big girthy one. Lotta heft.

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Did you get the engines?
LansingRailFan wrote:
Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:23 pm
Ostn was 110+ cars today outta Owosso. I lost count. Looks to be big set off for CSX? She was a big girthy one. Lotta heft.
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AARR wrote:
Wed Sep 29, 2021 6:54 am
Did you get the engines?
LansingRailFan wrote:
Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:23 pm
Ostn was 110+ cars today outta Owosso. I lost count. Looks to be big set off for CSX? She was a big girthy one. Lotta heft.
When I saw them in Ithaca last night they had 2 of the sd35's sandwiching 390

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AARR wrote:
Wed Sep 29, 2021 6:54 am
Did you get the engines?
LansingRailFan wrote:
Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:23 pm
Ostn was 110+ cars today outta Owosso. I lost count. Looks to be big set off for CSX? She was a big girthy one. Lotta heft.
382/395/393/383

It took them over eight minutes to clear the diamond SB at Durand.

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LansingRailFan wrote:382/395/393/383

It took them over eight minutes to clear the diamond SB at Durand.
Thank you
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390 and 396 elephant style nb pulling into the Ithaca bean plant at 1600. All cars for the bean plant

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2-units up in Petoskey today. Spotted on Facebook around 3:45 PM.

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Hearing them leave Cadillac for Clare approximately 1145.

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