GLC Train Location Updates - July 2023

[LansingRailFan]

ONTN SB out of Alma at 11:00 with 382/396/329 and 87 loads from Star of the West Rosebush and Shepherd.

They picked up cars from both elevators as well as a string of cars on the siding in Alma. Train is for AARR.

[LansingRailFan]

11:25 - OSTN is SB outta Durand with 382/329/396/395. Will have the loaded grain train from Oakley as well as 50-odd other empties for AARR.

There’s a ton of cars waiting for them at Ann Pere when they get back to Howell.

[GLC@ZLT]

LRF did they split the train at Ann pere then? Fb group had 382,329,396,395 headed south in Corunna at 11:08?????

[LansingRailFan]

LRF did they split the train at Ann pere then? Fb group had 382,329,396,395 headed south in Corunna at 11:08?????

No sorry I just didn’t throw the first two on there. I was chasing something else and had a brain fart.

Post corrected.
They did bring 140 cars to Osmer.

They also dropped 25 loads from ZFS off in Durand for CN. Done seen it on a video

[AANscaleRunner]

385 and 399 southbound out of Cadillac with 31 McBain cars at 1420.

[Steamlogger]

Here is my video of Great Lakes Central in downtown Cadillac
https://youtu.be/RIQ5j0GoCDI

[GLC@ZLT]

OSTN-3 southbound 382,329,396,395 15:32 at zukey lake/Lakeland. Medium size mixed train

[AARR]

Nice video. Thank you for posting.

Couple boservations:
- That bench seat about 5' from the tracks is a heck of a place to put it
- I notice the railroad ties are loaded nice and neat in some gondolas and others they are just thrown in a big mess

Here is my video of Great Lakes Central in downtown Cadillac
https://youtu.be/RIQ5j0GoCDI

[Steamlogger]

I just went by the GLC engine house in Cadillac and there are three engines by the engine house all coupled together.
On Sunday the third locomotive was not connected to the two they used on the McBain turn yesterday.

[AANscaleRunner]

385, 399 and 383 southbound out of Cadillac at 1310 with 4 cars.

[Plannerdad]

7 engines just outside of Clare around 4:00, with several people looking at them and discussing.

[LansingRailFan]

Yesterday, OSTN was NB thru Zukey Lake Tavern at 17:50 with 399/385/329/382. Picked up over 100 from Osmer including a CSX-system grain train for MAC Middleton. With the 30-loaded car restriction on the Middleton Branch since last year’s derailment, it’s gonna take a while to pull this train back to Ashley.

Later last night as GLC was NB on Durand, they fouled the diamond and forced Amtrak to wait. CN Desk Ocho was big mad.

[AANscaleRunner]

Hearing them leave Cadillac towards Clare at 1025.

Update: Back into Cadillac at 1250.

[KC8RBK]

Today biewer in mcbain has 5 empties, last night when I was here they had 11. Viking has 2 loaded beams behind the plant along with some gons being loaded with scrap. Tie plates, spikes ect.

[David Collins]

Hearing them leave Cadillac towards Clare at 1025.

Update: Back into Cadillac at 1250.

What do they carry up on those runs in terms of cars? Not really familiar with GLC so I’m just curious.

[AARR]

Lots of tank cars (butane & LPG) and gondolas (mostly scrap wood ties but also a few with scrap metal). Centerbeams (loads going both ways), feed covered hoppers. plastic pellet covered hoppers, cement covered hoppers, regular tanks cars (leachate and methanol), telephone poles and a few carloads of fertilizer every now and then. The typical train leaving Cadillac for Clare is usually around 20-40 cars.

Hearing them leave Cadillac towards Clare at 1025.

Update: Back into Cadillac at 1250.

What do they carry up on those runs in terms of cars? Not really familiar with GLC so I’m just curious.

[KC8RBK]

Lots of tank cars (butane & LPG) and gondolas (mostly scrap wood ties but also a few with scrap metal). Centerbeams (loads going both ways), feed covered hoppers. plastic pellet covered hoppers, cement covered hoppers, regular tanks cars (leachate and methanol), telephone poles and a few carloads of fertilizer every now and then. The typical train leaving Cadillac for Clare is usually around 20-40 cars.

Hearing them leave Cadillac towards Clare at 1025.

Update: Back into Cadillac at 1250.

What do they carry up on those runs in terms of cars? Not really familiar with GLC so I’m just curious.

Do they still transload coke?

[AARR]

I thought I missed something. Thanks KC8RBK. AFAIK they still transload coke but its now done at the feed place rather than from Selma Yard and only around three cars per week.

Do they still transload coke?

[bluewonderrails]

382 + 329 OSTN SB clear Durand diamonds at 14:49. 19 cars

[AANscaleRunner]

A synopsis of Cadillac this week. 1530 or later call times. Monday to Clare. Tuesday worked Cadillac and headed towards Petoskey. Wednesday finished the Petoskey run and worked Cadillac. Yesterday to Clare. They didn't return last night. Down to one crew for the time being. ONTN north through Alma at 0945 from a reliable source.