Great Lakes Central Updates: May 2019

Daily whereabouts of train locations along with sightings for heads ups to other railfans.
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GLC 390 leading northbound on ONTN is setting out in N. End Wright Siding here in Alma. 21:45

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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0845.




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Returned to Cadillac at 1630. Gon road # GONX 330217...maybe for TC?


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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1005.

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GONX 330217 is an Empty from Columbia City IN

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Returned to Cadillac at 1545.


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Heard them on the north side of Cadillac around 0930. Haven't seen or heard them since. Assuming north of Cadillac somewhere. There were loads for both the Petoskey branch and the Traverse City branch in town.

Update: Traverse City according to a Facebook post.

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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1010.



Returned at 1650.


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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0940. Looks like a run to at least Elmira yesterday with the cement empties leaving town.

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399 and 395 returned to Cadillac at 1515 with 29 cars. Included in the consist are 3 centerbeams for TC.

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399 leaving Cadillac to McBain at 0840.


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Returned empty to Cadillac at 1010, grabbed the centerbeams for TC and here they are just south of Manton at 1105.


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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1050.


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Northbound out of Cadillac for Petoskey at 0925. Chased them to Fife Lake.








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AANscaleRunner wrote:Northbound out of Cadillac for Petoskey at 0925. Chased them to Fife Lake.
5 carloads of plastic pellets is about what Petoskey Plastics uses every two weeks
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