Great Lakes Central Updates August 2017

[AARR]

Did anyone read the reporting markings of the 2-bay covered hoppers from Yuma?

And AANR, thanks for your videos .

393, 395 and 396 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0855 with 10 tie loads and 56 two bay hoppers. Assuming some of those came from Yuma last week.

[AANscaleRunner]

Did anyone read the reporting markings of the 2-bay covered hoppers from Yuma?

And AANR, thanks for your videos .

393, 395 and 396 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0855 with 10 tie loads and 56 two bay hoppers. Assuming some of those came from Yuma last week.

I was too far away to read any reporting marks.

I'll keep the videos coming.

[Fred]

Caught the train south of Clare with TILX and COOX reporting marks on some hoppers.

[MiRailProductions]

Did they go north or south of Cadillac today?

[AARR]

Thanks Fred. Maybe they were stored. Frac sand is picking up and the stored cars are needed again.

Caught the train south of Clare with TILX and COOX reporting marks on some hoppers.

[AANscaleRunner]

399 and 398 left Cadillac for Clare at 1045 with: 2 covered hoppers, 2 tanks, 4 coke, 3 covered hoppers, 18 cement, 2 covered hoppers and 2 tanks.

[AANscaleRunner]

398 and 399 returned to Cadillac at 1500 with 1 empty centerbeam, 1 covered hopper and 2 loaded centerbeams.

[James Sofonia]

398 and 399 returned to Cadillac at 1500 with 2 loaded centerbeams.

Ah, maybe another Friday run to TC.

[TC Man]

398 and 399 returned to Cadillac at 1500 with 2 loaded centerbeams.

Ah, maybe another Friday run to TC.

There are also 2 empty center beam cars at Amehart, so likely tomorrow drop two off and pick up two empties.

[MiRailProductions]

398 and 399 returned to Cadillac at 1500 with 1 empty centerbeam, 1 covered hopper and 2 loaded centerbeams.

I know that this is asking quite a lot, but is there any chance that you could check for a gondola that looks Beacon bound in Selma and/or North Yards?

[AANscaleRunner]

Have not seen or heard them today. Assuming north of Cadillac somewhere.

[MiRailProductions]

I searched all over for them in between Traverse City and Mayfield between 9:50 and 12:00. Went up and down all of the roads that parallel the tracks. No signs of trains in Traverse at all today. I haven't heard anything over my scanner, either.

[James Sofonia]

I searched all over for them in between Traverse City and Mayfield between 9:50 and 12:00. Went up and down all of the roads that parallel the tracks. No signs of trains in Traverse at all today. I haven't heard anything over my scanner, either.

Yea I was watching for a run here in TC, but no endive they were here. No flange tracks or anything.

[MiRailProductions]

I searched all over for them in between Traverse City and Mayfield between 9:50 and 12:00. Went up and down all of the roads that parallel the tracks. No signs of trains in Traverse at all today. I haven't heard anything over my scanner, either.

Yea I was watching for a run here in TC, but no endive they were here. No flange tracks or anything.

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I wonder if they'll do a rare Saturday run...

[James Sofonia]

I wonder if they'll do a rare Saturday run...

Years ago TSBY used to come up here at night including some weekends. I never bothered to get up and go see them but those horns were quite loud in the night air. Haven't seen this since GLC now operates the line.

[MiRailProductions]

I wonder if they'll do a rare Saturday run...

Years ago TSBY used to come up here at night including some weekends. I never bothered to get up and go see them but those horns were quite loud in the night air. Haven't seen this since GLC now operates the line.

Interesting... I bet they came up to TC after they were done with other operations (Wexford Sand when it was still open, Kalkaska/Elmira/Petoskey [they used to run almost every day there] and Clare).

[AARR]

Over the years TSBY/GLC has adjusted its Traverse City schedule based on NIMBY's complaints. They've done days, nights, horns, no horns, etc. No matter what they do someone complains and usually the railroad tries to accommodate who ever is screaming the loudest.

I wonder if they'll do a rare Saturday run...

Years ago TSBY used to come up here at night including some weekends. I never bothered to get up and go see them but those horns were quite loud in the night air. Haven't seen this since GLC now operates the line.

Interesting... I bet they came up to TC after they were done with other operations (Wexford Sand when it was still open, Kalkaska/Elmira/Petoskey [they used to run almost every day there] and Clare).

[MiRailProductions]

Over the years TSBY/GLC has adjusted its Traverse City schedule based on NIMBY's complaints. They've done days, nights, horns, no horns, etc. No matter what they do someone complains and usually the railroad tries to accommodate who ever is screaming the loudest.

Years ago TSBY used to come up here at night including some weekends. I never bothered to get up and go see them but those horns were quite loud in the night air. Haven't seen this since GLC now operates the line.

Hmm... that's something I didn't know! Too bad I'm going back home to Ann Arbor tomorrow with no footage of the TC train, but oh well.

[AANscaleRunner]

I searched all over for them in between Traverse City and Mayfield between 9:50 and 12:00. Went up and down all of the roads that parallel the tracks. No signs of trains in Traverse at all today. I haven't heard anything over my scanner, either.

I'm a little surprised they didn't run up that way Friday. The two centerbeams are currently sitting on the east end of Selma Yard. There is a short cut of cement hoppers in North Yard, maybe they ran up to Elmira a second time last week.

Also, in McBain, a couple two bay hoppers sitting at the co-op and a centerbeam being loaded at the sawmill.

[AARR]

That's interesting. Normally fertilizer is shipped in 3-bay covered hoppers. There is a 3-bay version that looks shorter than a standard covered hopper.

Also, in McBain, a couple two bay hoppers sitting at the co-op...