Heard them leave Cadillac for Clare around 1000 or so. Too foggy this morning, wouldn't have seen them from the house.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 9:20 am
by AANscaleRunner
Currently switching Selma Yard. Looks like a long string of tank cars, covered hoppers, couple pole loads and a full centerbeam came in yesterday. Too cold for me to stick around.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 9:24 am
by AANscaleRunner
And just heard them move to the North end of Cadillac at 0920.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 6:38 pm
by James Sofonia
They were up here in TC today about 1200. Didn't catch the train but very fresh tracks at the Holiday rd. crossing.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 6:24 am
by AANscaleRunner
Pixl wrote:They were up here in TC today about 1200. Didn't catch the train but very fresh tracks at the Holiday rd. crossing.
Back into Cadillac around 1600.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:56 am
by AANscaleRunner
Northbound out of Cadillac at 0930.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 11:14 am
by AARR
Thanks for posting your video, AANR.
From what I've read Petoskey Plastics uses 120,000 tons per year of plastic pellets. Each rail car holds around 100-110 tons. So that's around 120 car loads annually or 2-3 per week. There are usually 10-15 cars on the Petoskey team track. And often the GLC train to Petoskey will have 7-10 cars (even though today's has four). So I'm wondering if there's another company getting their pellets from Petoskey? I've heard the plant east of Rogers City might be but I haven't confirmed it.
AANscaleRunner wrote:Northbound out of Cadillac at 0930
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:59 pm
by AANscaleRunner
Left Cadillac after 1000, returned at 1545.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 10:37 am
by James Sofonia
Thanks for the vid coverage, helps us train starved fans in TC.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:33 pm
by Mackinac Mac
I am chasing the GLC Owosso South Turn today. Power is GLC GP38-2 396 with the 385 in the middle and 395 trailing. 70 cars out of Durand. Switching Ann-Pere and likely going to Osmer next. Im in Howell right now watching them. Wild turkeys are eating spilled grain along the tracks south of the CSX diamond.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:58 pm
by Mackinac Mac
Departed ANNPERE at 1255pm
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:45 pm
by Mackinac Mac
They arrived at Osmer at 140pm and it appears they will return north light power. GLC 395 leading.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:12 pm
by AARR
You are tough to railfan today. Mackinaw Mac!
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 3:15 pm
by railroader and son
Seen the northbound out of Owosso this morning,395&396. Cadillac has a lot of coke loads,pole loads,tie gons,some feed hoppers,and a few miscellaneous coming that way today.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 5:01 pm
by Standard Railfan
[quote="AARR"]Thanks for posting your video, AANR.
From what I've read Petoskey Plastics uses 120,000 tons per year of plastic pellets. Each rail car holds around 100-110 tons. So that's around 120 car loads annually or 2-3 per week. There are usually 10-15 cars on the Petoskey team track. And often the GLC train to Petoskey will have 7-10 cars (even though today's has four). So I'm wondering if there's another company getting their pellets from Petoskey? I've heard the plant east of Rogers City might be but I haven't confirmed it. /quote]
There is another customer that transloads plastic from GLC. I cannot remember the name or location though. IIRC the customer was near Boyne City. GLC used to spot carloads in Mancelona for them.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:02 pm
by AANscaleRunner
392 and 398 left Cadillac at 1000 with 1 tank, 1 coke hopper, 2 tie loads, 3 coke hoppers, 7 tie loads and 5 pole loads.
Returned at 1730 with 2 tanks, 9 coke hoppers, 3 pole loads and 7 tie loads.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:04 pm
by penn central
Standard Railfan wrote:
AARR wrote:Thanks for posting your video, AANR.
From what I've read Petoskey Plastics uses 120,000 tons per year of plastic pellets. Each rail car holds around 100-110 tons. So that's around 120 car loads annually or 2-3 per week. There are usually 10-15 cars on the Petoskey team track. And often the GLC train to Petoskey will have 7-10 cars (even though today's has four). So I'm wondering if there's another company getting their pellets from Petoskey? I've heard the plant east of Rogers City might be but I haven't confirmed it. /quote]
There is another customer that transloads plastic from GLC. I cannot remember the name or location though. IIRC the customer was near Boyne City. GLC used to spot carloads in Mancelona for them.
East Jordan Plastics in East Jordan. The last time i was there last year the fork truck driver told me about 12 loads a year one a month is transloaded in Mancelona.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 5:09 am
by AARR
Thanks, PC, for the info about the transload at Mancelona especially that it averages about 12 a year.
penn central wrote:From what I've read Petoskey Plastics uses 120,000 tons per year of plastic pellets. Each rail car holds around 100-110 tons. So that's around 120 car loads annually or 2-3 per week. There are usually 10-15 cars on the Petoskey team track. And often the GLC train to Petoskey will have 7-10 cars (even though today's has four). So I'm wondering if there's another company getting their pellets from Petoskey? I've heard the plant east of Rogers City might be but I haven't confirmed it.
There is another customer that transloads plastic from GLC. I cannot remember the name or location though. IIRC the customer was near Boyne City. GLC used to spot carloads in Mancelona for them. East Jordan Plastics in East Jordan. The last time i was there last year the fork truck driver told me about 12 loads a year one a month is transloaded in Mancelona.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 11:40 am
by AANscaleRunner
Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1105.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates January 2017
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 11:56 am
by James Sofonia
AANscaleRunner wrote:Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1105.
Thanks for the vid. Music to my ears. Anything going North today?