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Late updates:

GLC north through Mount Pleasant 12:10
GLC 393 leading GLC 390 and 35 cars. 3 plastics, a lumber load, cement, lots of LPG tanks and Tie loads.

GLC south through Mount Pleasant 14:50
GLC 390 leading GLC 393 and 23 cars (give or take)

398 and 396 return to Cadillac at 1540 with 1 covered hopper, 1 loaded centerbeam, 1 tie load, 7 cement hoppers, 9 tanks, 9 tie loads, 2 tanks and 3 tie loads.

Missed them leaving this morning. There is a stack of pulpwood on the south side of Selma Yard.

Thanks guys, I'll have to watch for that loaded centerbeam to come up TC soon.

Sounded like northbound out of Cadillac around 0935.

396 and 398 left Cadillac at 1115 with 1 covered hopper, 13 tie loads, 7 coke hoppers, 4 cement hoppers, 4 covered hoppers, 6 tank cars and 4 covered hoppers.

398 and 396 return at 1740 with 3 tanks, 3 covered hoppers, 7 tie loads, 1 tank, 1 pole load, 2 tanks, 9 tie loads, 1 wood chip hopper, 1 pole load, 1 covered hopper and 1 tie load.

396 and 398 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1000 with 2 pole loads, 1 wood chip hopper, 7 tie loads, 3 tanks and 5 covered hoppers.

398 and 396 return to Cadillac at 1540 with 22 cement hoppers.

That's over 50 cement cars in a week (26 last week, 6 earlier this week and 22 today). Or were they returning from Elmira with cement empties?

AANscaleRunner wrote:398 and 396 return to Cadillac at 1540 with 22 cement hoppers.

AARR wrote:That's over 50 cement cars in a week (26 last week, 6 earlier this week and 22 today). Or were they returning from Elmira with cement empties?

AANscaleRunner wrote:398 and 396 return to Cadillac at 1540 with 22 cement hoppers.

Coming into town. Wonder how long this number of cars will keep up.

When the Elmira terminal first opened in the early 1990's it was normal for there to be 20-30 cars on its siding during the busy months.

AANscaleRunner wrote:

AARR wrote:That's over 50 cement cars in a week (26 last week, 6 earlier this week and 22 today). Or were they returning from Elmira with cement empties?

AANscaleRunner wrote:398 and 396 return to Cadillac at 1540 with 22 cement hoppers.

Coming into town. Wonder how long this number of cars will keep up.

Lake City Redi-Mix has the cement contract for the very large particle board plant that is being built at the Four Mile rd. exit south of Grayling, also there has been word that Lake City as well has the contract for the cement for the new EJIW foundry west of Elmira. Get ready for a LOT of cement cars for a year or better.

Not 100 percent, but sounded like northbound out of Cadillac at 0845.

AANscaleRunner wrote:Not 100 percent, but sounded like northbound out of Cadillac at 0845.

GLC was in Traverse City on Friday. Looks like dropped one load and picked up 2 empties.

Lake City Redi-Mix has the cement contract for the very large particle board plant that is being built at the Four Mile rd. exit south of Grayling, also there has been word that Lake City as well has the contract for the cement for the new EJIW foundry west of Elmira. Get ready for a LOT of cement cars for a year or better.

Where is this new foundry? Will they have rail service?

Thanks.

David Lang

David Lang wrote:
Where is this new foundry? Will they have rail service?

Thanks.

David Lang

Being built right at M-32 and US-131 intersection about 1 to 1 1/2 miles from GLC mainline. Have heard of no plans to use rail.

Kelly

Thanks KC.

A mile-and-a-half is a long way to build a new piece of track.

It seems like we would have heard something by now then since the project is well underway.

How big of a place is this going to be?

David Lang

Well, looking at the map here, it could be possible for a siding coming up North of Deadman's Hill Road, accessing the area from the South.

Measuring it up here, its still a good 3000' to access the area from the south.

(I tried using my snipping tool the copy/paste a snip of google maps, but it didn't work - not sure why).

David Lang

Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1115. Should have been taking this on the other side, but wanted to get the Christmas graffiti on the one car.

398 and 396 return at 1700 with 3 coke hoppers, 1 tie load, 8 wood chip hoppers, 2 pole loads, 1 tank, 1 cement hopper, 4 pulpwood flats and 3 feed hoppers.