Great Lakes Central Updates February 2021

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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1145.


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AANscaleRunner wrote:
Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:58 am
Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1145.

If you pause it at 59 seconds the gon in front of you still is in full Erie Lackawanna paint, reporting marks and number (43699). Nice catch!
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There is a high railer on the Middleton district wb at 127 0905

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Leaving Cadillac towards Clare at 0920. Nothing but McBain cars.

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Per a report in the field, GLC is westbound through Pompeii, Michigan.
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MQT1223 wrote:
Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:34 am
Per a report in the field, GLC is westbound through Pompeii, Michigan.
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One of the trains working the poly plaza in clare 1230

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Was neat to catch GLC in Ashley today. They left a cut of cars there to go north to Ithaca and took the rest south to Owosso.

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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1010.

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Nb through mcbain at 1733. 2 units. 7 beams for mcbain. 1 pole load. Nice mix of traffic.

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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1320. Currently working McBain.

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Two GLC hi railers in TC. Maybe a night run tonight or day tomorrow? 2 loads ready at Beacon and an empty at Amerhart. Not sure if any cars in Cadillac for TC....
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TC Man wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 3:33 pm
Two GLC hi railers in TC. Maybe a night run tonight or day tomorrow? 2 loads ready at Beacon and an empty at Amerhart. Not sure if any cars in Cadillac for TC....
No cars in Cadillac for TC as of this morning.

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Leaving McBain for Clare at 1545.

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GLC brought up an 79-car NS grain empty the other day for MMRR. GLC power stayed on MMRR.

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TC Man wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 3:33 pm
Two GLC hi railers in TC. Maybe a night run tonight or day tomorrow? 2 loads ready at Beacon and an empty at Amerhart. Not sure if any cars in Cadillac for TC....
No run last night.
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Leaving Cadillac towards Clare at 1230 with all McBain cars.


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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1215.


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Load of lumber sitting in Cadillac's Tufford Yard this morning.

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They went North to TC today. Through Kingsley at about 12:00 today.
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