Great Lakes Central Updates: January 2021

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TC Man wrote:
Sun Jan 17, 2021 3:13 pm
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Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:19 pm


I think the newer scrap gons have a reporting mark of AIMX which from what I can tell is Trinity Rail.
AIMX is American Iron and Metal which is based out of... Quebec. Go figure. Their cars are black with large AIM letters on the side. Built in 2019 and 2020.
Reporting marks were ITIX or something very similar (IT for sure, and the ending X for sure, and I THINK the 3rd was a "I").
Next time you see them be sure to get some reporting marks and we can look it up.
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ITFX is Infinity Transportation. So somebody is leasing those cars from them.
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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0930.

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Nb by the ithaca bean plant. 2 engines, the leader is the one that's half gray. 2 empty beams for biewer. Nice mix of cars 1315

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Sb at the ithaca bean plant. 383 leading that half gray unit 1526

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AANscaleRunner wrote:
Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:46 am
Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0930.
There was an off-white DOW tank car in the consist. I think that may have come from Renosol in Farwell. Seems like a few more tank cars from here should show up in the consists every week.
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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1130.

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Working the poly plaza in clare 1610

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Sb working the ithaca bean plant. Couldn't see much in the dark 1900

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Osmer turn should be at AP as of 7 25
as we say on the garret sub for csx q003 and q004 clearin a signal Highball
Or on the plymouth Clear 49

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Left Cadillac for Clare at 0900. Short train today.

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Returned to Cadillac at 1540.


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AANscaleRunner wrote:
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Returned to Cadillac at 1540.
There are a couple cars of cement there.

I wonder if they have the crews have to be careful sorting the black tank cars between Cadillac (inbound loads) and Kalkaska (outbound butane). It must be challenging from the ground telling where each tank car goes.
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Glc osmer turn NB 5 miles south of AP 384 leadin 8 20
as we say on the garret sub for csx q003 and q004 clearin a signal Highball
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Either GLC is/was in TC tonight, or a high rail through the mainline South Airport crossing. Fresh flange marks...
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AARR wrote:
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Wed Jan 20, 2021 6:34 pm
Returned to Cadillac at 1540.
There are a couple cars of cement there.

I wonder if they have the crews have to be careful sorting the black tank cars between Cadillac (inbound loads) and Kalkaska (outbound butane). It must be challenging from the ground telling where each tank car goes.
They should put individual numbers on each car. :lol:

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Not 100% positive, but sounded like northbound out of Cadillac around 0900.

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Six loaded beam cars and 2 empty poles at biewer today 1100

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I have a feeling there coming to Traverse City tomorrow. Wednesday night there was a truck crew in tc plowing the crossings. The crew brought 3 gons to beacon around 12 am to tc last Friday. Seen the cars there the other day. The gons at Beacon Recycling are ready for pickup I think.
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