Great Lakes Central Updates December 2017
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- Railroadfan...fan
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates December 2017
397 and 396 return to Cadillac at 1550 with 7 tie loads, 2 cement hoppers, 6 tanks and 8 covered hoppers. Looked like 7 grain and 1 plastic.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates December 2017
396 and 397 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1150 with 3 covered hoppers, 7 tanks, 19 tie loads and 7 tanks.
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398-385 switching Clare now.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates December 2017
Someone still switching Clare @ 15:12. Didn't catch road numbers, as I only saw the headlights from US-127.
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I've watched the road crews switch Clare a few times. Those crews were hustling. There can be a lot to do in Clare some days that might take them a few hours to complete.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates December 2017
The Osmer Turn just passed the depot in Durand heading south at 8:52pm. The consist was 398, 385, 10 tank cars, 6 covered hoppers, 5 open hoppers, 2 gondolas, 2 open hoppers, 4 gondolas, and 7 more tankcars.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates December 2017
Sounded like northbound out of Cadillac at 0920.
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Caught up with them in Kalkaska 396-397,AANscaleRunner wrote:Sounded like northbound out of Cadillac at 0920.
arriving into town they pass the depot:
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working the Magnum transload siding:
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Decided not to chase north, US131 wasn't a friendly road to drive on today.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates December 2017
398 and 385 came into Cadillac at 1335. Don't know what all was brought with them, but they are currently switching North Yard.
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Did they have cement cars in the consist? Doesn't look like it.
KC wrote:Caught up with them in Kalkaska 396-397, arriving into town they pass the depot: working the Magnum transload siding: Decided not to chase north, US131 wasn't a friendly road to drive on today.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates December 2017
398 and 385 leaving Cadillac at 1635.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates December 2017
Looks like two crews were working today on the Northern Division...
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates December 2017
AARR, if you zoom in on the first pic, sure looks like many short hoppers after the first longer ones. Guessing those are cement??AARR wrote:Did they have cement cars in the consist? Doesn't look like it.KC wrote:Caught up with them in Kalkaska 396-397, arriving into town they pass the depot: working the Magnum transload siding: Decided not to chase north, US131 wasn't a friendly road to drive on today.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates December 2017
Nine (9) cement cars in train.AARR wrote:Did they have cement cars in the consist? Doesn't look like it.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates December 2017
396 and 397 leaving Cadillac towards Clare at 1135. Took nothing with them. Switched both yards for slightly over two hours.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates December 2017
Returned to Cadillac at 1335 with 1 hopper. Looks like the switched McBain and went no further.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates December 2017
Sb past the Ithaca soy bean plant at 1418. 3 units and about 20 3 bay covered hoppers. Middle unit looked like it was half primer on the long hood
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You saw the 10th Anniversary unit. There are pictures of it somewhere on this board.
KC8RBK wrote:Middle unit looked like it was half primer on the long hood
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates December 2017
Heard horns from the engine house on my walk into work this morning at 0620. Didn't hear or see them yesterday.