GLC Updates August 2018

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Sounded like northbound out of Cadillac at 0925.

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Drove out to Cadillac's north end around 1745 to see if they had returned to town yet. (They hadn't.) But did notice a big sign near the MAC facility that read Welcome to Great Lakes Central Railroad Tufford Yard. Wasn't there a few days ago. Does North Yard have an official name now?

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Ann Arbor Railroad and Successors Facebook page has a photo of 382 and 398 in front of the Filling Station in Traverse City today.

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It’s been referred to as North Yard as long as I can remember
AANscaleRunner wrote:But did notice a big sign near the MAC facility that read Welcome to Great Lakes Central Railroad Tufford Yard. Wasn't there a few days ago. Does North Yard have an official name now?
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AANscaleRunner wrote:Ann Arbor Railroad and Successors Facebook page has a photo of 382 and 398 in front of the Filling Station in Traverse City today.

2nd time one of the 6 axle locos have been to TC. Can you post or link photo here? I can't find such site and don't have FB.
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Thanks AANR
AANscaleRunner wrote:This will hopefully get you there.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... pe=3&ifg-1
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Looks like the Chef Pierre (Sara Lee) plant in Traverse City has been sold again:

https://www.tysonfoods.com/news/news-re ... -and-vansr

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AANscaleRunner wrote:This will hopefully get you there.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... pe=3&ifg-1
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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0940. Only heard them, couldn't see them.

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AANscaleRunner wrote:Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0940. Only heard them, couldn't see them.
Found this video of GLC 382 leading the train in Traverse City yesterday. They eventually left with a nice 7 car train- 2 empty center beams and 5 Beacon loads):

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Nb maybe half way between alma and shepherd. 382 and 396. 2 orange potash cars on the head end. Who gets those up here? 1 pole load, empty beam, lots of gons, high and low sides, plastic and black tank towards the tail 1222

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AANscaleRunner wrote:Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0940. Only heard them, couldn't see them.
Must be in clare, I can hear both conductor and engineer on the radio from the interstate. 1245

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382 and 396 return to Cadillac at 1545 with 40 cars. Mostly ties and cement.

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AANscaleRunner wrote:382 and 396 return to Cadillac at 1545 with 40 cars. Mostly ties and cement.

Has the sand outright stopped for now?
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TC Man wrote:
AANscaleRunner wrote:382 and 396 return to Cadillac at 1545 with 40 cars. Mostly ties and cement.

Has the sand outright stopped for now?
According to someone who works for GLC, it’s very cyclical. I honestly don’t know the first thing about the extraction, handling, storage processes of sand so I can’t even guess what makes it cyclical. Climate?
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It's fracking sand so I would think the amount of oil drilling dictates the amount of sand required
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AANscaleRunner wrote:382 and 396 return to Cadillac at 1545 with 40 cars. Mostly ties and cement.
Has the sand outright stopped for now?
According to someone who works for GLC, it’s very cyclical. I honestly don’t know the first thing about the extraction, handling, storage processes of sand so I can’t even guess what makes it cyclical. Climate?
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Currently switching McBain on the way to Clare. Looked like a 30+ car train left Cadillac.

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329 and 396 return to Cadillac at 1700 with 15 cars. Mostly covered hoppers.

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Left Cadillac for Clare at 1025 with 22 cars, mostly for McBain.

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