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Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 10:30 am
by AANscaleRunner
Here's what's been happening in Cadillac this past week. A strange schedule, but more the norm lately.
Returned from Clare last Thursday afternoon. Started a TC run and finished it Friday. Beacon serviced. A possible McBain run after returning from TC.
Monday was a Clare run. They returned to Cadillac on Tuesday. Ran to Clare afterwards, returned on Wednesday. Ran to Clare afterwards, returned yesterday.
After returning from Clare yesterday, a Petoskey run was started. I expect this to be completed some time today.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 11:24 am
by LansingRailFan
AANscaleRunner wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 10:30 am
Here's what's been happening in Cadillac this past week. A strange schedule, but more the norm lately.
Returned from Clare last Thursday afternoon. Started a TC run and finished it Friday. Beacon serviced. A possible McBain run after returning from TC.
Monday was a Clare run. They returned to Cadillac on Tuesday. Ran to Clare afterwards, returned on Wednesday. Ran to Clare afterwards, returned yesterday.
After returning from Clare yesterday, a Petoskey run was started. I expect this to be completed some time today.
Thanks for the updates!
382 solo ran up to Oakley yesterday. 24 covered hoppers that looked to be ZFS soybean shuttle and 4 loaded fertilizer tankers for The Andersons' to transload.
Since the FRA hit a number of cars at Ann Pere after they were interchanged to CSX, GLC has been primarily running to Osmer on the OSTN runs. AARR has run to Osmer 4 times in the last two days. At least two grain trains and two cuts of manifest.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 11:51 am
by LansingRailFan
04:23 - 329/383 NB with a unit grain train thru Owosso
11:41 - 383/329 SB out of Durand Yard with one covered hopper
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 12:30 pm
by AARR
Thank you for the good information!
AANscaleRunner wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 10:30 am
Here's what's been happening in Cadillac this past week. A strange schedule, but more the norm lately.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 12:42 pm
by JBaxter
SRI has PNLX 57 (facing east) has the SRI aux tender and 1225's tender on the GLC mainline in Owosso. Appears as though they are filling both with water.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 3:28 pm
by GLC@ZLT
OSTN-1 Northbound 329,383 15:20 at Zukey lake/Lakeland. 6 cars
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 11:16 pm
by KingsleyRailFan
It sounds like the larger diesel International Hi-Rail is on the way back to Manton. Something bigger just passed on the tracks here but it didn’t sound like a locomotive and the horn sounds like the typical one on top of a truck. I saw it in TC the other day as well doing track work along River Road.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:48 am
by LansingRailFan
ONTN NB out of Owosso last night at 18:00 with 385/399
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2023 3:07 pm
by AARR
Eight cars at the Petoskey Plastics transload track. One was being unloaded. Usually there are 10 or more.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2023 4:32 pm
by JBaxter
PM 1225 (no tender) seen on the Owosso live cam on the mainline in Owosso as of 16:30
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 5:36 am
by AANscaleRunner
AARR wrote: ↑Mon Sep 04, 2023 3:07 pm
Eight cars at the Petoskey Plastics transload track. One was being unloaded. Usually there are 10 or more.
At least five went up this past Thursday. One was being unloaded in Tufford Yard on Wednesday. I haven't seen what came back down.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:42 pm
by AANscaleRunner
396 and 395 leaving Cadillac towards Clare at 1435.
Looked like ten empty plastics came down from Petoskey.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 7:43 pm
by AARR
Thank you AANR
I’m curious, do you have a model railroad?
AANscaleRunner wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 5:36 am
At least five went up this past Thursday.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 7:49 pm
by AANscaleRunner
AARR wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 7:43 pm
Thank you AANR
I’m curious, do you have a model railroad?
AANscaleRunner wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 5:36 am
At least five went up this past Thursday.
I had a 9 x 13 foot n scale layout in my last house. I moved about 4 years ago and everything is currently in boxes. The plan is getting back to running as I get closer to retirement. (4 years).
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2023 11:49 am
by KC8RBK
GLC was sb just leaving the been plant in Ithaca with 2 sd's and a long train at 1005. Biewer in mcbain has 5 freshly loaded beams ready to go.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2023 1:04 am
by KC8RBK
Looked like they were working the bean plant about 2130 or 2200 when I came by. At least there were a couple engines back in the plant. I couldn't see their train in the dark.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2023 10:52 am
by LansingRailFan
ONTN SB by Robbins Furniture into Owosso at 10:00 with 382/329
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2023 1:18 pm
by amessmann
13:15 - Lined out of Durand southbound per CN ATCS.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2023 4:13 pm
by GLC@ZLT
OSTN-7 southbound 383,329 15:48 at Zukey lake/Lakeland Might be the longest train I’ve seen, mixed load of hoppers, boxcars, tank cars, and 6 loaded centerbeams.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2023 6:05 pm
by AANscaleRunner
Cadillac crew ran to Clare yesterday. Didn't quite make it all the way back up. Current power is 395 and 399.