Great Lakes Central Updates August 2017

Daily whereabouts of train locations along with sightings for heads ups to other railfans.
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Evan
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HESR 2027, a former NECR GP38 Should be heading south on the GLC sometime in then next few days. It's heading for MEI in East St. Louis, Illinois.

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Great Lakes Central South through Mount Pleasant 1400

GLC 397 leading
GLC 396
GLC 398

1 pole flat
1 idler flat
1 pole flat
2 woodchip loads
10 tie empties
1 feed hopper

16 total

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Thanks so much for the valuable information, you guys. The forum members here are incredibly knowledgeable as well as generous with sharing said knowledge. I thank you tremendously!
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Evan wrote:HESR 2027, a former NECR GP38 Should be heading south on the GLC sometime in then next few days. It's heading for MEI in East St. Louis, Illinois.
I'll be on the lookout, I hope to chase them soon!
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MiRailProductions wrote:
Evan wrote:HESR 2027, a former NECR GP38 Should be heading south on the GLC sometime in then next few days. It's heading for MEI in East St. Louis, Illinois.
I'll be on the lookout, I hope to chase them soon!
I saw it sitting in Durand yard Sunday afternoon. Evan is a good guy! We chased LSRC a couple times and he makes a cameo in my 2nd LSRC video.
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Heard them return to Cadillac at 1620. Still switching at 1730. I'm guessing moved cement to North Yard for a northern trip tomorrow.

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Returned from the north at 1930. Didn't hear them leave town this morning.

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SABitt at MichiganRailroads.com said they went north with 24 loads (all cement?) and came back with 24 empties (all cement?)
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Heard them leave Cadillac for Clare at 0940. No chance to see them.

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Great Lakes Central North through Mount Pleasant 13:00

GLC 396 leading
GLC 393

1 hopper
6 plastics hoppers
5 wood chip hoppers
1 pole load
20 tie loads
3 LPG tanks

36 total

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Great Lakes Central South through Mount Pleasant 15:00

GLC 393 leading
GLC 396

1 plastics hopper
1 hopper
2 tie gondolas
4 plastics hoppers
2 wood chip loads
11 tie gondolas
16 cement hoppers
3 plastics hoppers

40 total

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Returned to Cadillac at 1630. Once again, only heard them, didn't see them.

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