GLC Updates May 2018

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Heads up.
Folks in the know reported via Facebook this weekend that the other SD is likely to hit the rails this week.
The exATSF SD45, now SD40-2, has been numbered GLC 329 and still wears its CEFX blue paint.
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390, 392 and 398 left Cadillac for Clare at 1040 with 3 covered hoppers, 1 tank, 3 empty pole flats, 6 loaded wood chip hoppers, 5 empty gons, 2 coke empties, 4 tanks, 1 covered hopper and 33 sand hoppers.

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Returned to Cadillac at 1530. In no position to see them.

Still heard them moving around at 1800. Maybe a run to Yuma?

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Sounded like northbound out of Cadillac at 0915.

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AANscaleRunner wrote:Sounded like northbound out of Cadillac at 0915.
There is an empty at Amerhart, a loaded gon at Beacon, and 6 hoppers that need to be spotted at Beacon (currently on the main), so perhaps a TC run today (and who knows what came in to Cadillac yesterday).
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From Tom Train at MichiganRailroads.com
390,392 and 398 nb at Mancelona 12:03p. with 4 plastics cars,6 tankers and approx. 23 cement hoppers.
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329 ran on a train to Osmer last night. Seems logical to assume the SD will go to Clare or Cadillac today, depending on train size. Locomotive was facing north.
Now would be a good opportunity for GLC to test both SD's on a long train to Cadillac.
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Would somebody 'in the know' please tell me the logic behind numbering this locomotive 329?

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329 and 382 are in fact taking ONTN out today. Still building their train in Owosso at 11:00. 329 is leading. They sound GREAT!!
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ChessieForever wrote:Would somebody 'in the know' please tell me the logic behind numbering this locomotive 329?
I was told "because they can". In short, there probably isn't one.
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Just heard them on Cadillac's north end at 1630. First time I've heard them all day. Maybe a north run this morning.

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SD80MAC wrote:
ChessieForever wrote:Would somebody 'in the know' please tell me the logic behind numbering this locomotive 329?
I was told "because they can". In short, there probably isn't one.
Hmmm, 329 for the "new" unit and 389 was scrapped. Any pictures of the number boards on 329?

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329 and 382 into Cadillac at 1825 with 1 pole load, 10 tie loads, 3 pole loads, 1 idler, 6 cement hoppers, 2 pulpwood empties, 4 covered hoppers and 11 tanks.

382 and 329 left Cadillac at 2000 with 1 empty centerbeam, 10 tie loads, 1 pole load and 27 sand hoppers.

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Probably because 329 was a SD45 and is a re-built on a SD45 frame and body as a SD40-2, 382 is a SD40 rebuilt as SD40-2

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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1045.

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AANscaleRunner wrote:Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1045.
GLC was in TC yesterday, dropped off 2 centerbeams and picked up one empty from Amerhart, picked up 1 loaded gon from Beacon and spotted 9 hoppers at Beacon. Also the box car is still at the far end of Beacon siding, been there couple months now- they must adore it, lol.
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Sb almost to m46 at 1901. 390, 392 & 398.

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329 and 382 into Cadillac at 1930 with 20 sand hoppers, 1 covered hopper, 1 tank and 17 cement.

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ChessieForever wrote:Would somebody 'in the know' please tell me the logic behind numbering this locomotive 329?
When they renumber 382 to 328 by reversing the last two digits, 329 & 328 will be numbered consecutively again as intended.

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Yesterday's outgoing train from Cadillac.


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