Great Lakes Central Updates February 2017

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Where is the Potash train going?

Is this new to the GLC?

Thanks.

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Few random shots of GLC from past week.
Heading down state 2 February, followed the Cadillac train and then the Owosso train southbound.

Here's the Cadillac train going through Marion headed towards Clare.
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Once at Clare they meet the Owosso train.
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And finally at Ithaca the Owosso train is seen heading south.
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On Sunday, 5 February, had to make another trip south.

Nothing was moving but here's a few interesting things:

At McBain, the Falmouth CO-OP had 3 cars on its siding.
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At Marion, those infamous boxcars were spotted and unloaded.
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Nice pictures and report, KC. Thanks for posting!

David, the potash is delivered to HESR in Durand who forwards it to Sargent's in Zilwaukee or possibly another one of the fertilizer terminals on their line (Bay-Saginaw Fertilizer in Bay City).
David Lang wrote:Where is the Potash train going?

Is this new to the GLC?

Thanks.

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399 and 395 leaving Cadillac towards Clare at 0900 with 2 covered hoppers.

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Great Lakes Central North through Mount Pleasant at 12:10pm

GLC 398
GLC 390

1 GATX liquid fertilizer tank
1 AEX 3 bay hopper
11 plastics hoppers
2 tanks
6 empty chip hoppers
2 pole loads
7 tie loads
14 LPG tanks

44 total

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KC wrote:Few random shots of GLC from past week.
Kelly
Nice photo report! Thanks much for the RR activity I usually don't get to see up this far North.

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Great lakes Central South through Mount Pleasant 2:18pm

GLC 390
GLC 398

1 plastics hopper
1 white GATX liquid fertilizer tank
4 wood chip loads
2 feed hoppers
2 wood chip loads
9 plastics hoppers
8 tie gons (1 still displaying its NYC logo)
3 coke hoppers
3 tanks
8 LPG tanks

41 total

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Northbound out of Cadillac at 0920 kicking up fresh snow at Missaukee Junction.


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399 and 395 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1000 with 1 covered hopper and 16 tanks.

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Great Lakes Central North through Mount Pleasant 12:50pm

GLC 398
GLC 390

11 plastics hoppers
1 empty chip hopper
3 plastics hoppers
23 tie loads
3 LPG tanks

41 total

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Great Lakes Central back south through Mount Pleasant 3:10

GLC 390
GLC 398

1 plastic hopper
1 feed hopper
2 LPG tanks
4 loaded woodchip hoppers
5 plastics
7 tie gons
14 LPG tanks

34 total for Owosso

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395 and 399 return to Cadillac at 1610 with 2 covered hoppers, 1 wood chip hopper, 3 covered hoppers, 23 tie loads and 3 tanks.

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399 and 395 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1120 with 1 wood chip hopper, 7 tie loads and 8 tanks.

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Great Lakes Central north through Mount Pleasant at 11:55

GLC 398
GLC 396

2 hoppers (looked like potash or fertilizer??)
1 loaded centerbeam
2 plastics hoppers
1 feed hopper
4 coke loads
3 empty woodchip hoppers
1 loaded centerbeam
9 tie loads
13 LPG tanks
1 Misc loaded chip hopper (AEX reporting marks, tarp covered load)

37 total

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Great Lakes Central South through mount pleasant 2:29pm

GLC 396
GLC 398

1 three bay hopper

1 total for owosso

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Wonder where the 8 tank cars were set out if they didn't make it through Mt. Pleasant :?
csx801 wrote:Great Lakes Central South through mount pleasant 2:29pm

GLC 396
GLC 398

1 three bay hopper

1 total for owosso
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Returned to Cadillac before 1700. Caught them moving the AEX tarped hopper to the feed facility at 1720. Couldn't see if any centerbeams came into town from the street.


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Both boxes are now reported as empties in Clare. Inbound product additive for the Dairy Doo folks?

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Took a look at Selma yard this morning, here's what came in yesterday: 4 coke hoppers, 3 wood chip hoppers, 1 full centerbeam, 9 tie loads, 13 tanks and the tarped hopper.

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AANscaleRunner wrote:Took a look at Selma yard this morning, here's what came in yesterday: 4 coke hoppers, 3 wood chip hoppers, 1 full centerbeam, 9 tie loads, 13 tanks and the tarped hopper.
I wonder what happened to the 2nd loaded centerbeam that csx801 reported seeing on Friday North thru Mt. Pleasant?

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