Great Lakes Central Updates August 2021

Daily whereabouts of train locations along with sightings for heads ups to other railfans.
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Caught 399 light power headed out to Williamsburg this morning
https://youtu.be/mT9Vfm_x0yc

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395 and 396 left Cadillac for Clare at 1155.

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James Sofonia
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GLC_391 wrote:
Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:42 am
Caught 399 light power headed out to Williamsburg this morning
https://youtu.be/mT9Vfm_x0yc
Not being to walk very well I don't get out to RR fan much. Thanks for the video post.

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Nb at Pitt per atcs 0235

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395 and 396 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1210.

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Sb with 3 units and a long train stopped at the Ithaca bean plant 2110

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CSTN departed Cadillac at 1256 with 395, 399, 396 and 17 cars (12 gons for McBain, 3 empty center beams for McBain, 1 empty GATX tank car, 1 loaded scrap gon from Traverse City). If McBain was like last time, I'd expect them to be there for a couple of hours.
The dispatcher is cool.

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Any clue on ONTN power today, hoping 382 went north toward Alma?

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SB OSTN clear Durand Diamond @4:11 with 390/386/384

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Ostn SB at Durand w 390/386/384. Clear 4:15 pm

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WJMphotos wrote:
Fri Aug 27, 2021 2:29 pm
Any clue on ONTN power today, hoping 382 went north toward Alma?
382, 393 & 1 more are in Clare at 19:44.

I am guessing that they are putting a train together before heading south.

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Ostn met AA in Osmer last night.

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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1210.

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398 went North through Manton at 11:35. Single engine with 12 tanker cars. Apparently the engine’s motors were quite loud.
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