Great Lakes Central Updates March 2022

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Great Lakes Central Updates March 2022

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399 and 393 left Cadillac for McBain at 1100. Currently in McBain.

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399 and 393 headed to Traverse City. Cleared Kingsley at 22:10, left Cadillac at 21:00.

Returned from Clare/McBain at 18:52
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399 and 393 northbound out of Cadillac approximately 1025. Currently in Kalkaska.

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OSTN Durand SB at 15:57. #383, #382, #386
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399 and 393 left Cadillac for Clare at 1515.

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399 and 393 left Cadillac for Clare at 1215. Currently in McBain.

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399 and 393 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1115.

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Question about the M-115 Yuma Branch crossing. How often does it get used, if at all? I noticed the other day that sometime between 2019 and 2020 streetview, GLC replaced one of the bells on the crossing. I'd always been under the impression that that line was no longer used or maintained.
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GLC OSTN is SB thru Durand with 383/390/386 at 08:41 AM.

NS/AA set off on the head and the CSX set off on the rear.

Train is clear at 08:52

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KingsleyRailFan wrote:
Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:16 pm
Question about the M-115 Yuma Branch crossing. GLC replaced one of the bells on the crossing. I'd always been under the impression that that line was no longer used or maintained.
This waste of time and money seems to happen often. Take the Grawn branch, they rebuilt the county road crossing in Grawn, ties, asphalt etc. just to close the branch a few months later. With repairs on the Yuma branch probably means a closing is coming.

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James Sofonia wrote:
Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:27 am
KingsleyRailFan wrote:
Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:16 pm
Question about the M-115 Yuma Branch crossing. GLC replaced one of the bells on the crossing. I'd always been under the impression that that line was no longer used or maintained.
This waste of time and money seems to happen often. Take the Grawn branch, they rebuilt the county road crossing in Grawn, ties, asphalt etc. just to close the branch a few months later. With repairs on the Yuma branch probably means a closing is coming.
I'd always thought it was closed well before the upgrade on Yuma. There's only 2 signalled crossings on that line and while I haven't been out to verify it I'm willing to bet that one's been upgraded too. There's still some cars in storage in Boon and Yuma.
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There was an afternoon run to Traverse City yesterday. Gons delivered to Beacon and empty centerbeam picked up at Amerhart.

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This morning there were 6 Gondolas at beacon in TC

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399 and 393 left Cadillac for Clare yesterday at 1545.

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OSTN not to Durand yet. SB will have 382 leading

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Sat Mar 12, 2022 12:58 pm
OSTN not to Durand yet. SB will have 382 leading
Departing Durand 1301. Probably close to 10,000ft of mixed freight.
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bnsfben wrote:
Sat Mar 12, 2022 1:01 pm
LansingRailFan wrote:
Sat Mar 12, 2022 12:58 pm
OSTN not to Durand yet. SB will have 382 leading
Departing Durand 1301
Sorry thought I posted that around 11:30. I was in Meijer and apparently didn’t get onto the wifi for the post to go thru

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Owosso South Turn switching Rhetech in Whitmore Lake.

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Hearing them leave Cadillac towards Clare at 1125. No chance for a visual.

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16:19 - GLC OSTN is SB at Durand with 383/386/396 and 10 cars…all for the Annie it seems.

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