Great Lakes Central Updates September 2023

[AANscaleRunner]

Here's what's been happening in Cadillac this past week. A strange schedule, but more the norm lately.

Returned from Clare last Thursday afternoon. Started a TC run and finished it Friday. Beacon serviced. A possible McBain run after returning from TC.

Monday was a Clare run. They returned to Cadillac on Tuesday. Ran to Clare afterwards, returned on Wednesday. Ran to Clare afterwards, returned yesterday.

After returning from Clare yesterday, a Petoskey run was started. I expect this to be completed some time today.

[LansingRailFan]

Here's what's been happening in Cadillac this past week. A strange schedule, but more the norm lately.

Returned from Clare last Thursday afternoon. Started a TC run and finished it Friday. Beacon serviced. A possible McBain run after returning from TC.

Monday was a Clare run. They returned to Cadillac on Tuesday. Ran to Clare afterwards, returned on Wednesday. Ran to Clare afterwards, returned yesterday.

After returning from Clare yesterday, a Petoskey run was started. I expect this to be completed some time today.

Thanks for the updates!

382 solo ran up to Oakley yesterday. 24 covered hoppers that looked to be ZFS soybean shuttle and 4 loaded fertilizer tankers for The Andersons' to transload.

Since the FRA hit a number of cars at Ann Pere after they were interchanged to CSX, GLC has been primarily running to Osmer on the OSTN runs. AARR has run to Osmer 4 times in the last two days. At least two grain trains and two cuts of manifest.

[LansingRailFan]

04:23 - 329/383 NB with a unit grain train thru Owosso

11:41 - 383/329 SB out of Durand Yard with one covered hopper

[AARR]

Thank you for the good information!

Here's what's been happening in Cadillac this past week. A strange schedule, but more the norm lately.

[JBaxter]

SRI has PNLX 57 (facing east) has the SRI aux tender and 1225's tender on the GLC mainline in Owosso. Appears as though they are filling both with water.

[GLC@ZLT]

OSTN-1 Northbound 329,383 15:20 at Zukey lake/Lakeland. 6 cars

[KingsleyRailFan]

It sounds like the larger diesel International Hi-Rail is on the way back to Manton. Something bigger just passed on the tracks here but it didn’t sound like a locomotive and the horn sounds like the typical one on top of a truck. I saw it in TC the other day as well doing track work along River Road.

[LansingRailFan]

ONTN NB out of Owosso last night at 18:00 with 385/399

[AARR]

Eight cars at the Petoskey Plastics transload track. One was being unloaded. Usually there are 10 or more.

[JBaxter]

PM 1225 (no tender) seen on the Owosso live cam on the mainline in Owosso as of 16:30

[AANscaleRunner]

Eight cars at the Petoskey Plastics transload track. One was being unloaded. Usually there are 10 or more.

At least five went up this past Thursday. One was being unloaded in Tufford Yard on Wednesday. I haven't seen what came back down.

[AANscaleRunner]

396 and 395 leaving Cadillac towards Clare at 1435.
Looked like ten empty plastics came down from Petoskey.

[AARR]

Thank you AANR

I’m curious, do you have a model railroad?

At least five went up this past Thursday.

[AANscaleRunner]

Thank you AANR

I’m curious, do you have a model railroad?

At least five went up this past Thursday.

I had a 9 x 13 foot n scale layout in my last house. I moved about 4 years ago and everything is currently in boxes. The plan is getting back to running as I get closer to retirement. (4 years).

[KC8RBK]

GLC was sb just leaving the been plant in Ithaca with 2 sd's and a long train at 1005. Biewer in mcbain has 5 freshly loaded beams ready to go.

[KC8RBK]

Looked like they were working the bean plant about 2130 or 2200 when I came by. At least there were a couple engines back in the plant. I couldn't see their train in the dark.

[LansingRailFan]

ONTN SB by Robbins Furniture into Owosso at 10:00 with 382/329

[amessmann]

13:15 - Lined out of Durand southbound per CN ATCS.

[GLC@ZLT]

OSTN-7 southbound 383,329 15:48 at Zukey lake/Lakeland Might be the longest train I’ve seen, mixed load of hoppers, boxcars, tank cars, and 6 loaded centerbeams.

[AANscaleRunner]

Cadillac crew ran to Clare yesterday. Didn't quite make it all the way back up. Current power is 395 and 399.