Great Lakes Central Updates February 2017

[csx801]

North through Mount Pleasant 11:05

GLC 390
GLC 395

2 plastics hoppers
2 Empty chip hoppers
1 pole load
1 plastics hopper
1 LPG tank
1 feed hopper
1 tank

9 total

[csx801]

South through mount Pleasant 12:31

GLC 395
GLC 390

2 hoppers

2 total

[AANscaleRunner]

396 and 393 left Cadillac for Clare at 1030 with 2 empty centerbeams, 4 tie gons, 3 tanks, 4 coke empties, 4 tanks, 3 covered hoppers and 7 tanks.

Heard them return at 1525.

[csx801]

I Chased Great lakes Central from Alma to Clare, and back to Mount Pleasant today. They hit Alma around 11:15am

390 Leading
395

3 plastics
19 hoppers for Shepherd
4 tie gons
3 tanks
1 loaded center beam
14 LPG tanks

44 total.

After setting out the 19 hoppers at Shepherd, they continued north to Clare where they met the Cadillac crew. They shuffled cars around for a few minutes, spotted the 3 plastics hoppers, and traded trains with the Cadillac-Clare turn. The Cadillac crew took the remaining 22 cars north. The Owosso crew finished up their work by 12:30 and headed south.
Southbound consist:

395 leading
390

1 box car
6 loaded chip hoppers
2 tanks
7 empty tie gons
1 tank
7 empty tie gons
4 coke
4 LPG tanks
3 hoppers
1 pole flat
7 LPG tanks

43 total

[AANscaleRunner]

Heard them leave Cadillac for Clare at 0930.

393 and 396 returned at 1500 with 2 tanks, 4 tie loads, 1 loaded centerbeam and 14 tanks.

[AARR]

AANR & csx801, thanks for your detailed posts!

[C&O6088]

AANR & csx801, thanks for your detailed posts!

Totally agree....great posts from the Central Michigan area!

C&O

[csx801]

Northbound though Mount Pleasant 10:38am

GLC 390 Leading
GLC 395

4 plastics
1 tank
1 chip empty
1 feed hopper
1 tank

8 total

[AANscaleRunner]

Left Cadillac for Clare at 1100 with 1 covered hopper, 21 tie loads and 10 tanks.

[csx801]

Southbound through mount Pleasant 1:45pm

GLC 395 leading
GLC 390

12 plastics hoppers

12 total

[AANscaleRunner]

393 and 396 return to Cadillac at 1545 with 1 covered hopper, 1 tank, 1 wood chip, 1 covered hopper and 1 tank.