Great Lakes Central Updates November 2017

Daily whereabouts of train locations along with sightings for heads ups to other railfans.
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KC8RBK wrote:Nb past the Ithaca soy bean plant at 1320. Looks like a pretty nice train from the highway.
csx801 wrote:Great Lakes Central South through Mount Pleasant at 1315.
Its been a while since I've seen the CSTN come this far south.

GLC 396 leading
GLC 397

12 hoppers (I counted 8 MAC and 4 feed but I was a distance from the tracks)
1 LPG tank
4 Wood Chip gondolas
3 tie gondolas
6 LPG tanks
1 tie gondola
9 LPG tanks

36 total
Two opposing trains on the GLC, one with three 35's, in the sun... Great Odin's beard that would have been fantastic to film!
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Left Cadillac for Clare at 1045.

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Nb across m46 at 1337. 2 units in the lead but that's all I could see from the highway

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Great Lakes Central North through Mount Pleasant at 1415

GLC 397 leading
GLC 395

2 Plastics hoppers
19 hoppers
14 tie gondolas
5 feed hoppers

40 total

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Great Lakes Central south through Mount Pleasant at 1545

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Sb at m46 1608. 3 units, 3 loaded chip hoppers, a few empty ones

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Returned to Cadillac at 1645.


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AAN,
Thanks for the vid, very good.

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Pixl wrote:AAN,
Thanks for the vid, very good.
You're welcome. I tried to get the trio coming into town but ran out of daylight. :(

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393 and 392 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0945 with 7 wood chip hoppers and 10 tanks.

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Nb coming into mt pleasant 1215. I couldn't see the head end from the highway

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Returned to Cadillac at 1515. In no position to see them.

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AANscaleRunner wrote:Returned to Cadillac at 1515. In no position to see them.
There are 2 empty center beams at Amerhart in Williamsburg. Not sure when they arrived as loads....
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Great Lakes Central north through Mount Pleasant at 1150

GLC 385 leading
GLC 390

13 tie gondolas
6 hoppers
10 LPG tanks
2 plastics hoppers
4 tanks

35 total

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393 and 392 leaving Cadillac at 1200 with 3 covered hoppers, 1 wood chip hopper, 8 tie loads and 10 covered hoppers.

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AANscaleRunner wrote:393 and 392 leaving Cadillac
They are one operational GP35 away from full (functional) representation in Clare today. Not a bad start to a Monday!

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Are the 38-2's assigned to a grain unit train today?
csx801 wrote:
AANscaleRunner wrote:393 and 392 leaving Cadillac
They are one operational GP35 away from full (functional) representation in Clare today. Not a bad start to a Monday!
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Great Lakes Central south through Mount Pleasant at 1640

GLC 390 leading
GLC 385

3 feed hoppers
1 loaded woodchip gondola
11 empty tie gondolas
28 hoppers (10 from MAC, 18 from Rosebush)

43 total

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392 and 393 into Cadillac at 1525 with 13 tie loads, 6 covered hoppers, 10 tanks, 2 covered hoppers and 4 tanks. Quick turnaround today.

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If they hurry they can do a little deer hunting before sundown :)
AANscaleRunner wrote:392 and 393 into Cadillac at 1525 with 13 tie loads, 6 covered hoppers, 10 tanks, 2 covered hoppers and 4 tanks. Quick turnaround today.
PatC created a monster, 'cause nobody wants to see Don Simon no more they want AARR I'm chopped liver, well if you want AARR this is what I'll give ya, bad humor mixed with irrelevant info that'll make you roll your eyes quicker than a ~Z~ banhammer...

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