Great Lakes Central Updates March 2022

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390 and 392 left Cadillac for Clare at 1340. Currently working McBain.

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Very long train back into Cadillac at 21:08. Guess who caught their first GLC of the year?
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Was told by a reliable source there is a Petoskey run today. Do not know what time they left or where they are currently.

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Ostn SB at Durand at 14:54 w 382/2 ex MRLs

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390 and 392 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1300.

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OSTN is NB facing just south of AP as of 00:00

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Ostn NB at Durand at 10:10 after a helluva night

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Did they have work to do at Durand, AnnPere and Osmer?
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Ostn NB at Durand at 10:10 after a helluva night
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AARR wrote:
Sat Mar 19, 2022 11:15 am
Did they have work to do at Durand, AnnPere and Osmer?
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Sat Mar 19, 2022 10:33 am
Ostn NB at Durand at 10:10 after a helluva night
They gently laid some tank cars down north of Howell. Soy bean oil cars. But yeah, also worked all of the interchanges.

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Hearing them leave Cadillac for Clare at 1155. Ran to Kalkaska and Traverse City on Friday.

Edit: Returned around 1900.
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Train currently working Ithaca bean plant for their Sb trip with 4 engines @ 2000

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399 and 396 left Cadillac for Clare at 1155

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I’m seeing the pipes being delivered and transloaded in Owosso used along M5 in Novi
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Not 100 % sure, but may have left northbound out of Cadillac shortly after 1200.

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The 385 is in service MUd to the 390 working in Owosso.

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Hearing them leave Cadillac for Clare at 1035.

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GLC went south from Ann Pere at 04:45 this morning. Returned from Osmer at 09:30, picked up 71 cars off the Howell CSX passing siding at 10:30. May have an exceptional long train when they head north towards Durand and Owosso, possibly with another crew before they leave. Five units on this one,
393+390+386+383+382 on the head end, in that order. Was hoping they would have reactivated GP35 385 but did not. Had not seen this unit since 2018 as its been down for quite a few years, but not as long as 391 & 394.

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BL2-1843 wrote:
Sat Mar 26, 2022 12:48 pm
GLC went south from Ann Pere at 04:45 this morning. Returned from Osmer at 09:30, picked up 71 cars off the Howell CSX passing siding at 10:30. May have an exceptional long train when they head north towards Durand and Owosso, possibly with another crew before they leave. Five units on this one,
393+390+386+383+382 on the head end, in that order. Was hoping they would have reactivated GP35 385 but did not. Had not seen this unit since 2018 as its been down for quite a few years, but not as long as 391 & 394.
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385 was reactivated this week but went north on ONTN. It led which was nice.

OSTN is NB approaching Cohoctah

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Sat Mar 26, 2022 1:27 pm
385 was reactivated this week but went north on ONTN. It led which was nice.
What made them bring it back? It’s been under threat for scrapping/cannibalism for parts for YEARS, plus, I also thought it had a bent frame, or am I thinking of another unit?
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David Collins wrote:
Sat Mar 26, 2022 1:34 pm
LansingRailFan wrote:
Sat Mar 26, 2022 1:27 pm
385 was reactivated this week but went north on ONTN. It led which was nice.
What made them bring it back? It’s been under threat for scrapping/cannibalism for parts for YEARS, plus, I also thought it had a bent frame, or am I thinking of another unit?

Another unit has the bent frame I believe.

GLC needs the power baaaad

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