GLC Train Location Updates - March 2024

[amessmann]

03:13 - Hearing GLC south of Brighton. I thought I had heard them earlier as well, perhaps a run to Ann Arbor and back for a grain train? Certainly not their normal time.

[LansingRailFan]

03:13 - Hearing GLC south of Brighton. I thought I had heard them earlier as well, perhaps a run to Ann Arbor and back for a grain train? Certainly not their normal time.

Yes grain train for SOTW - Shepherd and Rosebush

[AANscaleRunner]

399 395 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1000. Kalkaska and McBain runs this past Friday.

[LansingRailFan]

11:08 - 385/329 SB thru Durand for Osmer

[GLC@ZLT]

13:20 385,329 South past Lakeland (only herd from work)

15:35 329,385 North past Lakeland with a smaller mixed train, Northwestern Hopper right behind the engines

[AANscaleRunner]

399 395 leaving Cadillac for Clare approximately 0945.

[LansingRailFan]

12:23 - 383-391 sb at Durand

[GLC@ZLT]

14:40 383,391 South past Lakeland with only a handful of cars

16:20 391,383 North past Lakeland with a good size pick up from Osmer

[AANscaleRunner]

395 399 return to Cadillac from Clare at 1310.

[LansingRailFan]

385 went solo up to Oakley yesterday and worked a ZFS shuttle at The Andersons. Returned around 16:50 with the loaded cars. They’ve been shuttling a lot of soybeans from Oakley and Middleton to ZFS the last week and a half or so.

391/383 brought back a unit grain empty plus other cars. The grain train was for HESR/Brown City & Marlette from Osmer

[MQT1223]

Not a train location update, but a location update on GLC.

The main crossing in Alba at US-131 is being upgraded from Crossbucks to Cantilever signals. It appears they are being mounted on their bases today.

[GLC@ZLT]

15:30 383,329 South past Lakeland

[TC Man]

I saw GLC switching Beacon in TC about 2:30pm from seat 2A at about 3,500ft while taking off. Unfortunately the Delta captain didn't circle around for a good look (the #1 on time airline had to continue climbing to cruise altitude), but there were two locomotives and 5 gondolas.

[GLC@ZLT]

17:32 329,383 North past Lakeland with a small train

[AANscaleRunner]

I saw GLC switching Beacon in TC about 2:30pm from seat 2A at about 3,500ft while taking off. Unfortunately the Delta captain didn't circle around for a good look (the #1 on time airline had to continue climbing to cruise altitude), but there were two locomotives and 5 gondolas.

3 empties went up, 1 came down.

[TC Man]

I saw GLC switching Beacon in TC about 2:30pm from seat 2A at about 3,500ft while taking off. Unfortunately the Delta captain didn't circle around for a good look (the #1 on time airline had to continue climbing to cruise altitude), but there were two locomotives and 5 gondolas.

3 empties went up, 1 came down.

Did you see any lumber come up? If not, it's been almost 2 months since GLC has taken anything to Amerhart. Which of course is concerning.

[AANscaleRunner]

I saw GLC switching Beacon in TC about 2:30pm from seat 2A at about 3,500ft while taking off. Unfortunately the Delta captain didn't circle around for a good look (the #1 on time airline had to continue climbing to cruise altitude), but there were two locomotives and 5 gondolas.

3 empties went up, 1 came down.

Did you see any lumber come up? If not, it's been almost 2 months since GLC has taken anything to Amerhart. Which of course is concerning.

I don't believe there was any lumber. There wasn't any in Tufford when I saw the gons.

[TC Man]

3 empties went up, 1 came down.

Did you see any lumber come up? If not, it's been almost 2 months since GLC has taken anything to Amerhart. Which of course is concerning.

I don't believe there was any lumber. There wasn't any in Tufford when I saw the gons.

Thanks! At least there appears to be a new siding for a new shipper under construction beyond Beacon (siding being graded and new facility being built). Looks to be metal fabrication related).

[atrainguy60]

Southbound passing Pitt Junction south of Durand at 4:42pm. 383, 382, 329 for power and a good sized mixed freight, lots of covered hoppers.

EDIT: 119 cars

[GLC@ZLT]

19:43 383,382,329 South past Lakeland Looks like they dropped off at Ann Pere on the way