Great Lakes Central Updates December 2023

[LansingRailFan]

OSTN-21 382,391,3?? Southbound 06:47 at Lakeland w/ a NS grain train

Really appreciate these heads ups man

[GLC@ZLT]

OSTN-21 395,391,382 Northbound 08:41 at Lakeland with I believe 16 cars(all hoppers)

[David Collins]

OSTN-21 382,391,3?? Southbound 06:47 at Lakeland w/ a NS grain train

Really appreciate these heads ups man

Agreed, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the GLC thread this busy in a minute! Keep it up!

[AANscaleRunner]

Hearing them leave Cadillac towards Clare at 1050.

Back into Cadillac at 1155 with around 25 cars. Looked like 399 and 396 is the current power from what I could see through the fog.

[GLC@ZLT]

ONTN-26 383,391 Northbound 11:56 out of Owosso with 35 cars. 3 hoppers, 2 tank cars, 1 hopper, 11 gondolas, 1 tank car, 11 gondolas, 1 hopper, and 5 tank cars

[GLC@ZLT]

OSTN-26 382,393 Southbound 13:00 through Durand with 90 cars. 1 loaded centerbeam, 13 hoppers, 13 tank cars, 5 hoppers, 2 gondolas, 5 loaded centerbeams, 4 NS gondolas, 4 hoppers, 1 CSX gondola, 2 hoppers, 6 NS gondolas, 4 CSX gondolas, 1 empty centerbeam, 2 empty pole cars, 5 tank cars, 3 hoppers, 1 tank car, and 18 CSX gondolas

[AARR]

I like the consist report

OSTN-26 382,393 Southbound 13:00 through Durand with 90 cars. 1 loaded centerbeam, 13 hoppers, 13 tank cars, 5 hoppers, 2 gondolas, 5 loaded centerbeams, 4 NS gondolas, 4 hoppers, 1 CSX gondola, 2 hoppers, 6 NS gondolas, 4 CSX gondolas, 1 empty centerbeam, 2 empty pole cars, 5 tank cars, 3 hoppers, 1 tank car, and 18 CSX gondolas

[amessmann]

15:05 - GLC backing the end of their train into the transfer at Ann Pere. L305 had been waiting for them today.
15:46 - Southbound thru Chilson at Brighton Rd.

I wouldn't have seen them at all today, or in the last few weeks, without your updates GLC@ZLT, so thank you from me as well!

[AANscaleRunner]

396 and 399 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1530. 4 pole loads, 4 empty centerbeams, 12 or so tanks and 2 coke empties.

[GLC@ZLT]

OSTN-26 382,393 Southbound 16:02 at Lakeland. Thank you guys for the kind words and appreciation

[AARR]

It's unusual that they don't have any old railroad tie gondolas today.

396 and 399 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1530. 4 pole loads, 4 empty centerbeams, 12 or so tanks and 2 coke empties.

[GLC@ZLT]

OSTN-26 393,382 Northbound 19:16 at Lakeland with I think 14 cars

[GTWTD3]

GLC Northbound through Durand 12-26 at 23:58 with 82 cars

GLC 393, GLC 382
5 T, 9 CH (all plastic, methinks), 3 ties, 1 ZFS, 1 T, 8 ties, 2 T, 1 ZFS,7 T, 5 ties, 1 CH, 1 poles, 3 ZFS, 1 poles, 1 CH, 3 ties, 4 ZFS, 2 T, 4 ties, 1 T, 2 ties, 14 T, 3 CH

Legend
T = Tank car, CH = covered hopper (ZFS seperated, the non ZFS were all plastics), Ties = gons/hoppers for Mcbain, Poles = bulkheads with poles, they used to go to clare but unknown anymore where they go

[AARR]

Poles have gone to Hydrolake wood treatment plant in McBain. They are a very old and steady customer going back to the TSBY days.

Poles = bulkheads with poles, they used to go to clare but unknown anymore where they go

[GTWTD3]

Poles have gone to Hydrolake wood treatment plant in McBain. They are a very old and steady customer going back to the TSBY days.

Poles = bulkheads with poles, they used to go to clare but unknown anymore where they go

Ugh, that's right. I forgot the poles in bulkheads go there. I was thinking of the longer telephone poles that used to come on TTPX flats with idlers. I'm getting old

[AARR]

When us old men put our brains together we can remember a few things

Ugh, that's right. I forgot the poles in bulkheads go there. I was thinking of the longer telephone poles that used to come on TTPX flats with idlers. I'm getting old

[LansingRailFan]

GLC "OSTN" with 391/383 set to depart Durand Yard and head south at 13:00 - they are waiting on a maintainer before getting a signal.

[AANscaleRunner]

Heard them return to Cadillac from Clare at 1245.

[LansingRailFan]

13:47 - GLC “OSTN” with 391/383 across the diamond in Durand

14:00 - Pitt

14:40 - Cohoctah

[AANscaleRunner]

Left Cadillac for Clare approximately 1545.