Great Lakes Central Updates: September 2019

Daily whereabouts of train locations along with sightings for heads ups to other railfans.
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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1020.


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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1035.


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398 and 392 leaving Cadillac light towards Clare at 0840.

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Returning from Clare at 1555.


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Heard running north out of Cadillac today. Most likely Petoskey branch.

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15 plastic pellet cars at the Petoskey Plastics transload. PP uses 2-3 cars a week on average. I wonder if any other companies are transload if from Petoskey?
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AARR wrote:15 plastic pellet cars at the Petoskey Plastics transload. PP uses 2-3 cars a week on average. I wonder if any other companies are transload if from Petoskey?
Plastic pellet storage - warehouse on wheels. Even Profile Films in GR has 3-4 cars in the Grand Rapids GRE yard.

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https://www.9and10news.com/2019/09/06/t ... ka-county/

Actually a northbound train since the tracks are on the east side of US-131 at this point and 398 is leading. 392 is behind the fire truck.

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AARR wrote:15 plastic pellet cars at the Petoskey Plastics transload. PP uses 2-3 cars a week on average. I wonder if any other companies are transload if from Petoskey?
2 plastic pellet cars in Mancelona tonight.

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Last I heard EJP was using the Clare location. See how reliable sources are not always reliable :lol: .
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AARR wrote:15 plastic pellet cars at the Petoskey Plastics transload. PP uses 2-3 cars a week on average. I wonder if any other companies are transload if from Petoskey?
2 plastic pellet cars in Mancelona tonight.

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The cars in Mancelona are just staged for the crew to take to Petoskey IIRC.
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That would make sense. The transload track in Petoskey was close to full at 15 cars.
SD80MAC wrote:The cars in Mancelona are just staged for the crew to take to Petoskey IIRC.
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The cars in Mancelona are for EJP NOT Petoskey Plastic, EJP has a plant in Beaverton and they use the old Harrison track in Clare to get inbound plastic pellets.

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Leaving Cadillac towards Clare at 0910.


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East Jordan Plastics has 4 locations across Michigan. East Jordan,Beaverton,Millington,and South Haven. I've personally been at two of there locations,they've been a good customer for my employer. For at least a year or more EJ has had transloading at the yard in Clare...

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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1115.


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Leaving Cadillac towards Petoskey at 0930. Video at Missaukee Junction.

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GLC southbound thru Howell at noon today (Wednesday) with GLC 399 & 396 and 50 cars. Currently switching Ann Pere at 12:42.

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Another video of today's Petoskey run. This one at the Manistee River bridge between Manton and Walton Junction. I'll try to get back here when the leaves start to change.


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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1045. There is at least one gon and a load of lumber for Traverse City sitting in Tufford Yard.


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