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Line 222: |
| ! Customer | | ! Customer |
| ! Location | | ! Location |
| + | ! Company Description |
| ! Receives/Ships | | ! Receives/Ships |
| ! Notes | | ! Notes |
Line 227: |
Line 228: |
| |Rhetech | | |Rhetech |
| |Whitmore Lake | | |Whitmore Lake |
| + | |Plastic Company |
| |Covered Hoppers | | |Covered Hoppers |
| | | | | |
Line 232: |
Line 234: |
| |Cargill Feed Mill | | |Cargill Feed Mill |
| |Owosso | | |Owosso |
| + | |Feed Mill |
| |Covered Hoppers | | |Covered Hoppers |
| | | | | |
Line 237: |
Line 240: |
| |Nutrien AG Solutions | | |Nutrien AG Solutions |
| |Henderson | | |Henderson |
| + | |Fertilizer Terminal |
| |Covered Hoppers | | |Covered Hoppers |
| | | | | |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Oakley Grain Elevator (Andersons) | + | |Oakley Elevator (The Andersons) |
| |Oakley | | |Oakley |
− | |Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars/Boxcars | + | |Grain Elevator |
| + | |Covered Hoppers/Boxcars |
| | | | | |
| |- | | |- |
| |Fruitchey Bean Corn Plant | | |Fruitchey Bean Corn Plant |
| |Oakley | | |Oakley |
| + | |Grain Elevator |
| |Covered Hoppers | | |Covered Hoppers |
| | | | | |
Line 252: |
Line 258: |
| |Middleton Elevator (MAC) | | |Middleton Elevator (MAC) |
| |Middleton | | |Middleton |
− | |Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars | + | |Grain Elevator |
| + | |Covered Hoppers |
| | | | | |
| |- | | |- |
| |Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers | | |Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers |
| |Ashley | | |Ashley |
− | |Tank Cars/Boxcars | + | |Liquid Fertilizer |
| + | |Tank Cars |
| | | | | |
| |- | | |- |
| |Zeeland Farm Services | | |Zeeland Farm Services |
| |Ithaca | | |Ithaca |
| + | |Soybean Processing Plant, |
| |Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars | | |Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars |
| | | | | |
Line 267: |
Line 276: |
| |Mid Michigan Specialty Crop | | |Mid Michigan Specialty Crop |
| |Ithaca | | |Ithaca |
− | |Boxcars | + | |Grain Elevator |
| + | |Boxcars/Covered Hoppers |
| |Inactive. | | |Inactive. |
| |- | | |- |
| |Shepherd Elevator | | |Shepherd Elevator |
| |Shepherd | | |Shepherd |
| + | |Grain Elevator |
| |Covered Hoppers | | |Covered Hoppers |
| | | | | |
Line 277: |
Line 288: |
| |Highland Plastics | | |Highland Plastics |
| |Shepherd | | |Shepherd |
| + | |Plastic Company |
| |Covered Hoppers | | |Covered Hoppers |
| | | | | |
Revision as of 22:57, 18 January 2020
Great Lakes Central Overview
The Great Lakes Central Railroad is a Class III rail carrier formed in 2005 with the purchase of the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay Railway (TSBY).
The railroad operates former Ann Arbor trackage from Ann Arbor to Yuma. GLC aso operates former PRR trackage from Cadillac to Petoskey, former PRR trackage from Walton Jct. (north of Cadillac) to Traverse City with ex PM branches to Grawn and Williamsburg, former NYC trackage from Owosso to Chesaning, and former GTW trackage from Ashley to Middleton. The GLC also operates a small portion of the abandoned CSX (C&O) Ludington Subdivision in Clare, Michigan, to serve a few industries.
GLC is jointly owned by Federated Railways and Watco.
Interchanges
Great Lakes Central Railroad interchanges with:
- CN and HESR at Durand.
- MMRR at Alma.
- CSX at Ann Pere (Howell).
- AA at Osmer (Ann Arbor).
Great Lakes Central (GLC) Frequencies
|
Frequency
|
AAR Channel
|
Notes
|
160.575
|
31
|
General Operations (Road & Dispatcher)
|
161.100
|
66
|
Owosso Shops
|
|
Great Lakes Central (GLC) Locomotives
|
Number
|
Model
|
Year(s) Built
|
History
|
Notes
|
GLC 329
|
SD40-2
|
1966
|
Ex-CEFX 3143/MKCX 5348/ATSF 5348/ATSF 5567.
|
Built as an SD45.
|
GLC 382
|
SD40-2
|
1970
|
Ex-CITX 3089/GCFX 3089/CRLX 602/CR 6262/PC 6262.
|
Built as an SD40.
|
GLC 385
|
GP35
|
1964
|
Ex-TSBY 385/AA 385.
|
Out of service. First unit to wear GLC paint.
|
GLC 390
|
GP35
|
1964
|
Ex-TSBY 390/AA 390.
|
|
GLC 391
|
GP35
|
1964
|
Ex-TSBY 391/AA 391.
|
Out of service.
|
GLC 392
|
GP35
|
1964
|
Ex-TSBY 392/AA 392.
|
Second unit to wear GLC paint.
|
GLC 393
|
GP35
|
1964
|
Ex-TSBY 393/AA 393.
|
GLC 10th Anniversary unit. Recently returned to service.
|
GLC 394
|
GP35
|
1964
|
Ex-TSBY 394/AA 394.
|
Out of service. Still in TSBY paint.
|
GLC 395
|
GP38-2
|
1972
|
Ex-LLPX 2306/ EMDX 750/CR 7950.
|
|
GLC 396
|
GP38-2
|
1972
|
Ex-GMTX 2325/LLPX 2325/CR 8012/PC 8012.
|
|
GLC 397
|
GP38-2
|
1972
|
Ex-LLPX 2327/UP 451/UP 1951/EMDX 815/CR 8015/PC 8015.
|
|
GLC 398
|
GP38-2
|
1972
|
Ex-LLPX 2331/UP 456/UP 1956/EMDX 82/CR 8021/PC 8021.
|
|
GLC 399
|
GP38-2
|
1972
|
Ex-LLPX 2336/UP 1963/CR 8031/PC 8031.
|
|
GLC 1226
|
25 Tonner
|
1953
|
Ex-GLC 2126/TSBY 2126/Petoskey Portland Cement.
|
Owosso shop switcher.
|
GLC 1977
|
NW2
|
1942
|
Ex-TSBY 1977/UP 1034.
|
Stored out of service in Farwell, Michigan. Still in TSBY paint.
|
|
Great Lakes Central Passenger Cars
|
Number
|
Model
|
Year(s) Built
|
History
|
Notes
|
GLC 1342
|
Diner
|
19??
|
Ex-TSBY/VIA/CN.
|
In active service.
|
GLC 5447
|
Coach
|
19??
|
Ex-TSBY/VIA/CN.
|
In active service. To be sold to SRI?
|
|
Past Great Lakes Central (GLC) Locomotives
|
Number
|
Model
|
Year(s) Built
|
History
|
Notes
|
GLC 389
|
GP35
|
1964
|
Ex TSBY 389/AA 389.
|
Scrapped April 2018.
|
GMTX 2663
|
GP38-2
|
1970
|
Ex-LLPX 2039/CSX 2117 /BO 4817.
|
Leased from GATX. Returned.
|
GMTX 2675
|
GP38-2
|
1971
|
Ex-PRLX 6542/CSX 6542/BO 3766.
|
Leased from GATX. Returned.
|
TSBY 2648
|
GP35
|
1965
|
Ex- TSBY 2648/SOU 2648.
|
High short hood. Scrapped April 2018.
|
TSBY 2681
|
GP35
|
1965
|
Ex-TSBY 2681/SOU 2681.
|
High short hood. Scrapped April 2018.
|
|
Great Lakes Central Customers
|
Customer
|
Location
|
Company Description
|
Receives/Ships
|
Notes
|
Rhetech
|
Whitmore Lake
|
Plastic Company
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
Cargill Feed Mill
|
Owosso
|
Feed Mill
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
Nutrien AG Solutions
|
Henderson
|
Fertilizer Terminal
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
Oakley Elevator (The Andersons)
|
Oakley
|
Grain Elevator
|
Covered Hoppers/Boxcars
|
|
Fruitchey Bean Corn Plant
|
Oakley
|
Grain Elevator
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
Middleton Elevator (MAC)
|
Middleton
|
Grain Elevator
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers
|
Ashley
|
Liquid Fertilizer
|
Tank Cars
|
|
Zeeland Farm Services
|
Ithaca
|
Soybean Processing Plant,
|
Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
|
|
Mid Michigan Specialty Crop
|
Ithaca
|
Grain Elevator
|
Boxcars/Covered Hoppers
|
Inactive.
|
Shepherd Elevator
|
Shepherd
|
Grain Elevator
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
Highland Plastics
|
Shepherd
|
Plastic Company
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
Superior Fertilizer
|
Rosebush
|
Boxcars/Tank Cars
|
|
Rosebush Feed & Grain
|
Rosebush
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
Letherer Truss & Wall Systems
|
Clare
|
Centerbeam Flatcars
|
|
Northern Logistics Transload
|
Clare
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
East Jordan Plastics Transload
|
Clare
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
Lear Corporation
|
Farwell
|
Tank Cars
|
|
Falmouth Cooperative
|
McBain
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
Hydrolake Services
|
McBain
|
Flatcars
|
|
Biewer Sawmill
|
McBain
|
Centerbeam Flatcars/Hoppers
|
|
Viking Energy
|
McBain
|
Gondolas/Open Hoppers
|
|
Michigan Agricultural Commodities Transload
|
Cadillac
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
Quality Energy Propane Transload
|
Cadillac
|
Tank Cars
|
|
LC Manufacturing Transload
|
Cadillac
|
Flatcars
|
|
Pulpwood Transload
|
Cadillac
|
Pulpwood Flatcars
|
|
ABC Coke Transload
|
Cadillac
|
Open-top Hoppers
|
|
Wyoming Feed
|
Cadillac
|
Covered Hoppers/Cottonseed Hoppers
|
|
Wexford Sand
|
Yuma
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
Amerhart
|
Williamsburg
|
Centerbeam flatcars
|
|
Beacon Recycling
|
Traverse City
|
Gondolas/Open-top Hoppers
|
|
Michcon
|
Kalkaska
|
Tank Cars
|
|
Magnum Solvent Transload
|
Kalkaska
|
Tank Cars
|
|
Buzzi Unicem Cement
|
Elmira
|
Cement hoppers
|
|
Petoskey Plastics
|
Petoskey
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
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