Great Lakes Central Updates May 2024

[LansingRailFan]

10:05 - 383/384 nb light power out of Owosso.

[AANscaleRunner]

393 396 left Cadillac for Clare at 1100.

[KingsleyRailFan]

Signal Maintenance was in Kingsley yesterday. They installed a new WCH E-Bell on the East Signal at the M-113 crossing downtown to replace a dead mechanical bell. One mechanical bell remains on the West Signal.

[GLC@ZLT]

15:40 383,382,329 South past Lakeland with from what I saw all hoppers. Great Lakes Carbon, South Point Ethanol, Soo Line, and Northwestern in the mix

17:07 329,382,383 North past Lakeland light power

[Standard Railfan]

Signal Maintenance was in Kingsley yesterday. They installed a new WCH E-Bell on the East Signal at the M-113 crossing downtown to replace a dead mechanical bell. One mechanical bell remains on the West Signal.

I noticed a week ago that flashing light/bell crossing equipment has been staged at Shippy Road (MP 360.5) between Fife Lake and South Boardman.

[AANscaleRunner]

393 396 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0900.

[AANscaleRunner]

395 399 return to Cadillac from Clare approximately 0945. Cement on the tail end.

[amessmann]

10:44 - Z624 calling CSX dispatch who advised they have MOW in Howell until 11:30.
12:33 - Z624 receiving permission onto CSX's track, beginning their work. 382 and 329.

[AANscaleRunner]

Hearing them leave Cadillac towards Clare at 1135.

[LansingRailFan]

10:44 - Z624 calling CSX dispatch who advised they have MOW in Howell until 11:30.
12:33 - Z624 receiving permission onto CSX's track, beginning their work. 382 and 329.

SB out of Durand at 08:42 - yard job brought the train down at 07:11 and needed the Port Huron Wye for head room.

[LansingRailFan]

“ONTN” aka OW12 was NB out of Owosso with 384/383 and 11 cars at 11:25

[amessmann]

11:17 - GLC asking permission onto CSX at Ann Pere, sounds like it will be a while before they can begin working.
12:55 - Receiving permission onto CSX's track.

[AANscaleRunner]

Petoskey/Elmira run yesterday afternoon. Load of lumber came up for TC.