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- Wed Oct 02, 2019 11:23 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: GRE Questions
- Replies: 35
- Views: 20054
Re: GRE Questions
Correct, this is the branch that splits at Jackson and heads east. If I recall correctly, the branch was called the Corn Planters Spur after the large number of Corn planters that Challenge Machine Co. shipped in the late 1890s/ early 1900s when the branch was first built. Rycenga Lumber was the las...
- Sat Jun 29, 2019 10:58 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates: June 2019
- Replies: 50
- Views: 45326
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: June 2019
I took a brief stroll up to Traverse City today for the Cherry Festival. I noticed lots of new ties waiting to be cut in along N Keystone Rd. Nice to see the investment!
Also, SRI passenger cars are stagged at on the north leg of the wye at Walton Jct.
Also, SRI passenger cars are stagged at on the north leg of the wye at Walton Jct.
- Fri Nov 30, 2018 7:31 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Michigan Shortline Updates - November 2018
- Replies: 44
- Views: 35283
Re: Michigan Shortline Updates - November 2018
GRE light power westbound at Leonard @ 07:17AM. Early morning for them today.
- Tue Sep 25, 2018 8:17 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Mich. Shortline Location Updates-September2018
- Replies: 39
- Views: 26105
Re: Mich. Shortline Location Updates-September2018
CMPY 7014 was East though Marne around 1800 to grab lumber loads from the GRE. I counted at least two loads for them in the interchange yesterday.
- Fri Sep 07, 2018 2:36 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Mich. Shortline Location Updates-September2018
- Replies: 39
- Views: 26105
Re: Mich. Shortline Location Updates-September2018
MQT rail was north at West River drive at 12:45.
MQT 3389
MQT 3408
TPW 4056
MQT ????
40 cars total
MQT 3389
MQT 3408
TPW 4056
MQT ????
40 cars total
- Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:27 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Mich. Shortline Location Updates-September2018
- Replies: 39
- Views: 26105
Re: Mich. Shortline Location Updates-September2018
This is not much of a location update anymore, but MQT was north out of Grand Rapids at 11:30 today with MQT 4023, MQT 3389, MQT 3408, MQT 2041, TPW 4056 and 139 cars. I managed to catch them at Turner Street around noon.
- Mon Aug 20, 2018 7:47 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: New crossing gates, signals on GLC RR in Farwell, MI
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5189
Re: New crossing gates, signals on GLC RR in Farwell, MI
GLC Has had signal upgrade fever for a few years now. A lot of older signals have fallen in Ithica, Alma, Clare, and Shepherd. I talked to someone from GLC a while back. They said they were having crossings evaluated and ranked based on current protection levels, traffic levels, and age of existing ...
- Tue Aug 07, 2018 8:29 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: GLC Updates August 2018
- Replies: 100
- Views: 54573
Re: GLC Updates August 2018
A friend of mine posted a video on their Snapchat of GLC Rolling north through Mancelona around 12:00 with 7 or 8 plastics hoppers and a good block of cement hoppers. "A train in northern Michigan??" The post read.AANscaleRunner wrote:Sounded like northbound out of Cadillac at 0935.
- Thu May 17, 2018 10:36 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Michigan Short Line Updates - May 2018
- Replies: 45
- Views: 24586
Re: Michigan Short Line Updates - May 2018
Is Nugent Sand in Norton Shores still in operation and shipping by rail? Nugent Sand in Norton Shores has been done for almost two years now. The spur has been severed at Lincoln Street and is completely removed within the Nugent Property. Last I checked they were using the runaround by Lincoln for...
- Wed May 16, 2018 12:38 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Michigan Short Line Updates - May 2018
- Replies: 45
- Views: 24586
Re: Michigan Short Line Updates - May 2018
Michigan Shore rolling into Muskegon from Holland at 1230
HESR 2025
10 sand hoppers
4 tanks
19 sand hoppers
1 tank
17 sand hoppers
51 total
HESR 2025
10 sand hoppers
4 tanks
19 sand hoppers
1 tank
17 sand hoppers
51 total
- Mon May 07, 2018 5:20 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Michigan Short Line Updates - May 2018
- Replies: 45
- Views: 24586
Re: Michigan Short Line Updates - May 2018
HESR 2025 had 27 sand hoppers and 1 tank into Muskegon from Holland around 1400 today.
- Wed May 02, 2018 1:45 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: GLC Updates May 2018
- Replies: 131
- Views: 48559
Re: GLC Updates May 2018
GLC 390 & GLC 392 light power back south through Mount Pleasant at 13:38
- Wed May 02, 2018 12:50 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: GLC Updates May 2018
- Replies: 131
- Views: 48559
Re: GLC Updates May 2018
Great Lakes Central north through Mount Pleasant at 12:48
GLC 392 leading
GLC 390
3 hoppers
3 total
GLC 392 leading
GLC 390
3 hoppers
3 total
- Tue May 01, 2018 3:40 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: GLC Updates May 2018
- Replies: 131
- Views: 48559
Re: GLC Updates May 2018
Great Lakes Central headed back south through Mount Pleasant at 15:40. Audible confirmation only, no visual.
- Tue May 01, 2018 1:27 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: GLC Updates May 2018
- Replies: 131
- Views: 48559
Re: GLC Updates May 2018
Great Lakes Central rolling north through Mount Pleasant at 13:11
GLC 399 leading
GLC 395
GLC 382
1 plastics hopper
3 hoppers
3 plastics hoppers
13 tie gondolas
6 woodchip gondolas
3 pole loads
1 plastics hopper
2 feed hoppers
3 LPG tanks
53 sand hoppers
88 total
GLC 399 leading
GLC 395
GLC 382
1 plastics hopper
3 hoppers
3 plastics hoppers
13 tie gondolas
6 woodchip gondolas
3 pole loads
1 plastics hopper
2 feed hoppers
3 LPG tanks
53 sand hoppers
88 total
- Thu Apr 26, 2018 4:37 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: GLC Updates April 2018
- Replies: 161
- Views: 51155
Re: GLC Updates April 2018
Great Lakes Central south through Mount Pleasant at 16:30
GLC 382 leading
GLC 399
3 feed hoppers
1 idler flat
1 empty pole flat
1 idler flat
1 empty pole flat
1 boxcar
1 MofW flat
40 sand hoppers
49 total
GLC 382 leading
GLC 399
3 feed hoppers
1 idler flat
1 empty pole flat
1 idler flat
1 empty pole flat
1 boxcar
1 MofW flat
40 sand hoppers
49 total
- Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:02 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: GLC Updates April 2018
- Replies: 161
- Views: 51155
Re: GLC Updates April 2018
Great Lakes Central rolling south through Mount Pleasant at 15:00.
Audible confirmation only, no visual.
Audible confirmation only, no visual.
- Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:43 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: GLC Updates April 2018
- Replies: 161
- Views: 51155
Re: GLC Updates April 2018
Great Lakes Central back south through Mount Pleasant at 15:05
- Tue Apr 17, 2018 1:15 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: GLC Updates April 2018
- Replies: 161
- Views: 51155
Re: GLC Updates April 2018
Great Lakes Central headed north through Mount Pleasant at 12:55
GLC 397 Leading
GLC 385
GLC 390
2 hoppers
1 tank (Liquid fertilizer from Ashley)
5 Plastics hoppers
26 HWCX Sand Hoppers
34 total
GLC 397 Leading
GLC 385
GLC 390
2 hoppers
1 tank (Liquid fertilizer from Ashley)
5 Plastics hoppers
26 HWCX Sand Hoppers
34 total
- Thu Apr 05, 2018 3:35 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: GLC Updates April 2018
- Replies: 161
- Views: 51155
Re: GLC Updates April 2018
Great Lakes Central south through Mount Pleasant at 15:25
GLC 398 Leading
GLC 395
GLC 399
2 Plastics hoppers
2 Wood Chip Gondolas
2 Plastics hoppers
5 Empty tie Gondolas
8 Coke hoppers
35 Sand hoppers
54 total
GLC 398 Leading
GLC 395
GLC 399
2 Plastics hoppers
2 Wood Chip Gondolas
2 Plastics hoppers
5 Empty tie Gondolas
8 Coke hoppers
35 Sand hoppers
54 total