Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017

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Judging by this video it looks lile the power got wyed. 392 has not faced South on the AA for quite a while.

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Great Lakes Central north through Mount Pleasant 12:20pm

GLC 397
GLC 395
GLC 396

6 plastics hoppers
2 coke loads
14 tie gons
2 LPG tanks
1 Loaded centerbeam
4 LPG tanks

29 total

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Pixl wrote:
AANscaleRunner wrote:Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1105.
Thanks for the vid. Music to my ears. Anything going North today?

You're welcome. No movement north today. There is one centerbeam in Selma Yard waiting for the trip north.

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Great Lakes central south through Mount Pleasant 3:09pm

GLC 396
GLC 395
GLC 397

4 pole flats
11 plastics hoppers
6 tie gons
1 coke hopper (loaded with something)
15 LPG tanks

37 total

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Anyone know why a loaded coke car is going south?
csx801 wrote:1 coke hopper (loaded with something)
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398 and 392 return to Cadillac at 1610 with 2 coke hoppers, 14 tie loads, 2 tanks, 1 loaded centerbeam and 4 tanks.

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That CSX coke hopper was in yesterday's northbound sandwiched between the usual private car's that carry coke. I'd say a misroute by CSX.

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Thank you :)
railroader and son wrote:That CSX coke hopper was in yesterday's northbound sandwiched between the usual private car's that carry coke. I'd say a misroute by CSX.
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Even with all the snow, AANscalerunner is making me miss Cadillac. Hahaha. Keep up the videos, I appreciate it!

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Sounded like they headed north out of Cadillac around 0915.

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When I went to lunch I saw fresh tracks in the snow (about all I get in RR fanning anymore) that they had been thru to Wilamsburg and back today.

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Pixl wrote:When I went to lunch I saw fresh tracks in the snow (about all I get in RR fanning anymore) that they had been thru to Wilamsburg and back today.
They brought up 2 loaded center beam loads and took one empty one from last week back to Cadillac.
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Great Lakes Central north through Mount Pleasant at 1:28pm

NS SD60I 6745
GLC 396

1 hopper
4 white GATX fertilizer tanks
3 plastics
1 feed hopper
1 coke hopper
3 plastics hoppers
9 tie gons
11 LPG tanks

33 total

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Great Lakes Central Back south through Mount Pleasant at 2:59pm

GLC 396
NS 6745

1 hopper
4 white GATX fertilizer tanks
1 feed hopper
4 pole flats
7 tie gons
7 LPG tanks
1 empty centerbeam

25 total

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csx801 wrote:Great Lakes Central Back south through Mount Pleasant at 2:59pm

GLC 396
NS 6745


Maybe my dream of seeing six-axle power go through Cadillac isn't too far fetched.

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392 and 398 left Cadillac for Clare at 1040 with 14 tie loads, 7 tanks and 1 empty centerbeam.

398 and 392 returned at 1700 with 1 covered hopper, 1 coke hopper, 3 covered hoppers, 9 tie loads and 11 tanks.

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Am I the only one the finds it interesting that GLC took an NS SD60-something to Clare and back?????? Now I know that GLC will get a run through NS grain train on occasion, but are they then free to use the NS engine on a local train as well (as long as it's on their property, they have free use of it perhaps)? I bet the GLC crews enjoyed that being able to play with a big engine, LOL. And I wish someone got a pic of it coupled to the GP38-2- I imagine it looked tiny compared to the NS loco!
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TC Man wrote:I bet the GLC crews enjoyed that being able to play with a big engine, LOL. And I wish someone got a pic of it coupled to the GP38-2- I imagine it looked tiny compared to the NS loco!
I was going to shoot them yesterday, but they caught me off guard and the pic turned into a short sloppy video. I am hopeful they run today and keep the same lash up! Someone did get a shot from Alma, and uploaded it to a group on Facebook. Unfortunately, it was a southbound move, and the NS unit was trailing.

Here is the shot someone captured in Alma.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1878555 ... 749303785/
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I'm also curious how GLC managed to get the opportunity to use NS SD60 on their regular train.
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Sounded like northbound out of Cadillac around 0930.

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