Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017

[Mackinac Mac]

Question. Has there been any pattern or norm for Thursdays and Fridays out of Cadillac? I am interested in visiting those two days.

[AANscaleRunner]

Question. Has there been any pattern or norm for Thursdays and Fridays out of Cadillac? I am interested in visiting those two days.

Friday is almost always a run to Clare. Thursday can be a run either way. They are usually switching the yards by 0830.

[firemedic54]

Southbound thru Howell now with 392 in the lead. Looks like mostly grain cars. Had 4 other engines as well.

[firemedic54]

Crew was working Ann Pere. Seen them backing into the siding just south of the diamond. Now headed north thru Howell with 392 on the lead. Decent sized train mostly LPG tanks.

[AANscaleRunner]

Heard them leave Cadillac for Clare at 0900.

393 and 397 returned at 1515. No consist.

[Mackinac Mac]

Which way does 393 face when it leaves Cadillac currently?

[AANscaleRunner]

Which way does 393 face when it leaves Cadillac currently?

393 trailing 397 when headed to Clare (long hood forward). 393 leading when returning to Cadillac. If 393 goes north of Cadillac, it should be leading.

[AARR]

If 393 is facing west. When they go north of Cadillac wouldn't it be facing south? Unless it's turned on the Cadillac wye on the east end of Selma Yard.

393 trailing 397 when headed to Clare (long hood forward). 393 leading when returning to Cadillac. If 393 goes north of Cadillac, it should be leading.

[AANscaleRunner]

If 393 is facing west. When they go north of Cadillac wouldn't it be facing south? Unless it's turned on the Cadillac wye on the east end of Selma Yard.

393 trailing 397 when headed to Clare (long hood forward). 393 leading when returning to Cadillac. If 393 goes north of Cadillac, it should be leading.

You're correct AARR. I forgot 397 would be facing north when they moved to North Yard and the shop.

[AANscaleRunner]

397 and 393 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0930 with 4 feed hoppers, 1 tank, 4 or 5 coke hoppers and 8 lp tanks. Tried to catch up to them for a video, but couldn't quite do it.

[csx801]

Great Lakes Central South through Mount Pleasant 3:35

GLC 390
GLC 398

3 loaded chip hoppers
5 plastics hoppers
4 feed hoppers
1 LPG tank
5 coke hoppers
1 tank
7 LPG tanks

26 total

[AANscaleRunner]

393 and 397 return to Cadillac at 1745 with 1 feed hopper, 4 wood chip hoppers, 1 tank, 1 plastics hopper, 2 wood chip hoppers and 16 tie hopper/gons.

[AANscaleRunner]

Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1045.

[csx801]

GLC north through Mount pleasant 12:25

GLC 398
GLC 390???

2 plastics hoppers
1 box car
5 coke hoppers
2 tanks
2 coke hoppers
9 LPG tanks
2 feed hoppers

23 total

[AANscaleRunner]

393 and 397 return to Cadillac at 1545 with 5 coke hoppers, 1 tank, 2 coke hoppers, 9 tanks and 2 feed hoppers.

[Mackinac Mac]

I appreciate your posts. I will be especially interested to see what they do tomorrow or thursday as I may come up.

[csx801]

I did not see the southbound. They must have brought the box car back with them, or left it in Clare. Usually, the only box cars that come this far north are for TC

[AARR]

Box cars from Ithaca (bagged beans) are sometimes dragged north to Clare rather than leaving it on the Ithaca passing siding for the return trip south.

I did not see the southbound. They must have brought the box car back with them, or left it in Clare. Usually, the only box cars that come this far north are for TC