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Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 2:55 pm
by KC8RBK
sb working the ithaca bean plant about 1448. Decent train. One of the sd40-2s and a dark blue unit.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 3:49 pm
by KingsleyRailFan
No TC runs recently. I'd hope a big one is coming up.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:29 pm
by TC Man
KingsleyRailFan wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 3:49 pm
No TC runs recently. I'd hope a big one is coming up.
Yes there were, see my update from Wednesday. They were up then.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:52 pm
by KingsleyRailFan
I must've missed them. That's really odd - I'm alongside the tracks all day.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:00 pm
by TC Man
There was another time you mentioned they have not been to TC in a long while when I saw them in TC the day before and someone else even got video. They are sneaky!

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:00 am
by James Sofonia
TC Man wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:00 pm
There was another time you mentioned they have not been to TC in a long while when I saw them in TC the day before and someone else even got video. They are sneaky!
Yes they are sneaky. I crossed the tracks three times Wed. and walked my dog on the TART Trail next to Amerihart. No trains to be seen for me.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 11:58 am
by TC Man
Someone posted a pic of them on the glc fan Facebook page headed to TC on the Manistee River bridge. 398 or 396 I think was leading northbound.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:01 am
by AARR
From the other board.

Based on the number of carloads Petoskey Plastics receives annually (about 120) it seems GLC goes to Petoskey about every two weeks.
Posted by Tom Train on 10/2/2020, 9:28 pm
399 and 395 with five covered hoppers south of Petoskey along River Rd. 12:47p,northbound.
Posted by UpNorth on 10/3/2020, 11:20 pm, in reply to "GLC Petoskey Oct. 2"
Headed back south with six empty hoppers.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 3:56 pm
by penn central
Those coal cars from the Reading and Northern loaded with what i presume is coal must be going to Zilwaukee because i went over the Zilwaukee Bridge on Monday and sure enough there was two fairly large piles of coal in the old Anderson Stone docks right by the tracks on the HESR this is interchanged from the GLC at Durand.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 12:00 pm
by LansingRailFan
329/383 SB at Durand 20 min ago. Cut of ash gondolas on the head end.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 12:45 pm
by GTW6401
LansingRailFan wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 12:00 pm
329/383 SB at Durand 20 min ago. Cut of ash gondolas on the head end.
At Howell. 1245

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:08 pm
by AANscaleRunner
Left Cadillac for Clare at 1615 with almost 40 cars.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 7:32 pm
by AANscaleRunner
Left Cadillac for Clare shortly before 1600. I followed to Mcbain. Full length video of the chase. Only had my phone so it's shaky at times.


Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 7:59 pm
by AANscaleRunner
It appears the spur into Biewer Sawmill has been extended. Looks like they at least doubled the length and possibly added lights. Couldn't really see too much from a distance.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 6:48 pm
by AANscaleRunner
383 makes its first appearance in Cadillac this afternoon.


Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 7:47 pm
by AARR
AANR, you have impressive videos of GLC's engine roster!
AANscaleRunner wrote:
Fri Oct 09, 2020 6:48 pm
383 makes its first appearance in Cadillac this afternoon

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 8:18 pm
by AANscaleRunner
Thank you. I got lucky with this one. I was out of town until about half an hour before they came into town. I'm glad I caught them.
AARR wrote:
Fri Oct 09, 2020 7:47 pm
AANR, you have impressive videos of GLC's engine roster!
AANscaleRunner wrote:
Fri Oct 09, 2020 6:48 pm
383 makes its first appearance in Cadillac this afternoon

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 10:43 pm
by GTWTD3
Waybills for Sargent docks, Michigan Sugar final destination
penn central wrote:
Sun Oct 04, 2020 3:56 pm
Those coal cars from the Reading and Northern loaded with what i presume is coal must be going to Zilwaukee because i went over the Zilwaukee Bridge on Monday and sure enough there was two fairly large piles of coal in the old Anderson Stone docks right by the tracks on the HESR this is interchanged from the GLC at Durand.

Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:50 pm
by AANscaleRunner
Leaving McBain for Clare at 1605.


Re: Great Lakes Central Updates: October 2020

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:18 pm
by AARR
It's nice that you caught them switching the industrial spur
AANscaleRunner wrote:
Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:50 pm
Leaving McBain for Clare at 1605