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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:13 pm
by AARR
Another block of feed cars. At this rate they'll be well above the 300 they projected when the 2nd spur was being built.
AANscaleRunner wrote:Returned to Cadillac at 1530. Sequential numbering this afternoon. Left before 0930. I believe they went north to Petoskey yesterday.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 8:39 am
by railroader and son
The Co-op in Mcbain receives feed also,not unusual to see 2or3 feed hopper's in there. They also receive fertilizer and potash also.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:37 am
by AARR
Thanks for the info
railroader and son wrote:The Co-op in Mcbain receives feed also,not unusual to see 2or3 feed hopper's in there. They also receive fertilizer and potash also.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 1:41 pm
by Todd_F
AARR wrote:Another block of feed cars. At this rate they'll be well above the 300 they projected when the 2nd spur was being built.
AANscaleRunner wrote:Returned to Cadillac at 1530. Sequential numbering this afternoon. Left before 0930. I believe they went north to Petoskey yesterday.
Do those feed hoppers terminate at the facility with the 2 spurs at 10th Street near the engine house? Do you know the name of the business that receives them?

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:49 pm
by AANscaleRunner
Todd_F wrote:
AARR wrote:Another block of feed cars. At this rate they'll be well above the 300 they projected when the 2nd spur was being built.
AANscaleRunner wrote:Returned to Cadillac at 1530. Sequential numbering this afternoon. Left before 0930. I believe they went north to Petoskey yesterday.
Do those feed hoppers terminate at the facility with the 2 spurs at 10th Street near the engine house? Do you know the name of the business that receives them?
Wyoming Warehouse LLC based out of Nunica MI. Lately there have been blocks of 4-6 covered hoppers inside the facility, incuding a couple loads of cottonseed in tarped hoppers. Address is 103 10th St.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:09 am
by Todd_F
AANscaleRunner wrote:Wyoming Warehouse LLC based out of Nunica MI. Lately there have been blocks of 4-6 covered hoppers inside the facility, incuding a couple loads of cottonseed in tarped hoppers. Address is 103 10th St.
Thank you Mark! I would really like to try to incorporate that facility on my layout (and the place in McBain mentioned above) since grain hoppers generally aren't seen north of Rosebush in any kind of great numbers. I just need to find hoppers in HO scale that are kind of close looking so that I can repaint/reletter them. I might have to kitbash one of those very cool 7,200 Cu Ft Cottenseed Gondolas. :)

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 11:29 am
by AANscaleRunner
Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1120. Didn't see them yesterday.


Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:29 am
by AANscaleRunner
Hearing them leave Cadillac for Clare at 1025. Too much snow falling to see anything. Assuming they went north yesterday, didn't hear them until 1630. Don't know if they ran on Monday.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 4:48 pm
by Steve B
397 and 382 through Temple at 1224 towards Clare. One empty bulkhead flat, one loaded centerbeam from Biewer, 18 tanks, 4 covered hoppers, 11 tanks. Back towards Cadillac at 1623, also with 35 cars: 2 covered hoppers, 13 gons, 20 tanks.

The trains have been crawling across the 1900-built Muskegon River bridge at MP 201.10 since last spring. A pier has been refaced, new rail and a few new ties installed, and reinforcements added to the girders. Will be interesting to see if additional work this year lifts the slow order.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 9:39 am
by AANscaleRunner
397 and 382 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0935 with 9 cars.

Edit: They had not returned as of 1700.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:25 pm
by AARR
From MichiganRailroads.com
Posted by TC John on 1/24/2019, 8:55 am

Assuming GLC came to TC on Tuesday, as the switch in front of the depot that was lined for the runaround Monday evening is now lined for the main. I was not in town Tuesday, so not sure what came in/out.
AANscaleRunner wrote:Assuming they went north yesterday

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 12:02 pm
by AANscaleRunner
397 and 382 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1120 with 21 cars. 5 for McBain.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 5:41 pm
by AANscaleRunner
Returned to Cadillac shortly before 1700. It's 6 degrees out and after walking around in the cold all day, I'm sitting in the car. :lol:


Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 5:55 pm
by AARR
Your video turned out good :)
AANscaleRunner wrote:Returned to Cadillac shortly before 1700. It's 6 degrees out and after walking around in the cold all day, I'm sitting in the car. :lol:

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 1:25 pm
by AANscaleRunner
Hearing them leave Cadillac towards Clare at 1320. Nothing yesterday except 15 inches of snow.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:19 pm
by AARR
:shock:
AANscaleRunner wrote:Nothing yesterday except 15 inches of snow.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:15 pm
by AANscaleRunner
Not sure if they ran today or not. Possible switching around town. I was thankful i wasn't walking around outside today. Here's a current shot of the snow plow sitting just south of Tenth St. Maybe we'll see it in action this year.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2019

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 12:01 pm
by AANscaleRunner
Hearing them leave Cadillac towards Clare at 1200.