Great Lakes Central Updates December 2016

[KC]

Sounded like they headed north out of Cadillac today around 0900.

Here they are tonight around 4pm southbound from Petoskey, passing through South Boardman with short train of 3 cars.



Kelly

[AANscaleRunner]

Heard them leave Cadillac towards Clare at 1200.

[BL2-1843]

GLC was in Howell last night picking up 55 cars off the Howell pass on CSX with 392 facing north, (west by me) and 396-393 back to back. 20 tie loads, 7 coke loads, the usual amount of tank cars and grain/plastic. Several days prior, GLC sat off 70 cars in the Howell pass which CSX later took to Plymouth. This once a week large interchange of cars is becoming the new norm.

[AARR]

I suppose with typical covered hopper, hopper and tank car business, which is 99% of GLC's traffic base, once a week service might be good enough.

This once a week large interchange of cars is becoming the new norm.

[AANscaleRunner]

Left Cadillac towards Clare at 1010. Returned at 1145. Looks like a trip to McBain today.

[AANscaleRunner]

398 and 392 left Cadillac for Clare at 1030 with 2 covered hoppers, 6 tanks, 3 tie loads and 7 tanks.

392 and 398 returned at 1620 with 7 coke hoppers, 2 tanks, 1 covered hopper, 2 tanks, 1 pole load, 18 tanks, 1 pole load, 1 covered hopper and 1 tarped hopper.

[AANscaleRunner]

North out of Cadillac at 0845

[TC Man]

Left Traverse City with 2 empty center beam cars earlier.

[KC]

Left Traverse City with 2 empty center beam cars earlier.

Thanks to AANscaleRunners heads up, here's a few photos of the railroad activity in and around Traverse City today.

Along Parsons Rd.


Passing the siding to the former site of the Traverse City Iron Works at MP 2.


About to cross Woodmere Ave in Traverse City.


392-398 run around their cars for the trip back to Cadillac.


Departing for the trip back south from Traverse City.


Kelly

[csx801]

Great Lakes Central headed north through Mount Pleasant at 11:45am.

Missed the power, and most of the car count. The last few cars were plastics hoppers and a pole load

[AANscaleRunner]

392 and 398 left Cadillac for Clare at 0930 with 2 pole loads, 7 tie loads, 2 empty centerbeams, 1 tank and 1 covered hopper.

398 and 392 returned at 1500 with 2 covered hoppers and 1 pole load.

Last night there was a covered hopper at the McBain co-op.

[TC Man]

GLC not working today out of Cadillac. Usual tanks in North yard (lots of them on a few tracks). Usual coke hoppers, many 3 Bay covered hoppers in Selma yard. 2 covered hoppers and pole load on main across road from the yard.

Interesting sight is a line of at least 6 empty center beams in Selma yard. Assume for the place in McBain, but didn't know they loaded many cars?

Update:

9 tanks at the transload in Kalkaska, one empty center beam at Amerhart in Williamsburg (this was brought up as a load on Wednesday).

[James Sofonia]

Left Traverse City with 2 empty center beam cars earlier.

Thanks to AANscaleRunners heads up, here's a few photos of the railroad activity in and around Traverse City today.

GREAT PHOTOS OF THE TC RUN GUYS. I ESPECIALLY LIKE YOUR CLEVER POSITIONING OF GETTING THE WORLD GLOBE WITH GLC IMMEDIATLY BEHIND IT. THIS ONE IS GOING UP ON MY WALL. MANY THANKS.

Along Parsons Rd.


Passing the siding to the former site of the Traverse City Iron Works at MP 2.


About to cross Woodmere Ave in Traverse City.


392-398 run around their cars for the trip back to Cadillac.


Departing for the trip back south from Traverse City.


Kelly

[KC]

GREAT PHOTOS OF THE TC RUN GUYS. I ESPECIALLY LIKE YOUR CLEVER POSITIONING OF GETTING THE WORLD GLOBE WITH GLC IMMEDIATLY BEHIND IT. THIS ONE IS GOING UP ON MY WALL. MANY THANKS.

Thanks Pixl, hope the knee's getting better!

[James Sofonia]

Here I am in the "re-hab" corner of my living room where I spend much of my time recovering from knee surgery. kC was nice enough to send me a high res file of his recent GLC photo making it suitable to print out a great looking 8X10 behind me. Thanks Kelly.