Great Lakes Central: November 2021

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Nb just coming into shepherd with 3 units 1315

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Both Cadillac and Owosso trains left Clare approximately 1545.

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GLC picked up a unit grain train that CN dropped off on Saturday. 104 cars was the count on Saturday and headed to Oakley.

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GLC OSTN was SB thru Durand around 19:32 with 399/384/383 and what looks to be a rather large set off on the head end for CSX

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Mon Nov 01, 2021 10:57 pm
GLC OSTN was SB thru Durand around 19:32 with 399/384/383 and what looks to be a rather large set off on the head end for CSX
GLC OSTN was NB across the diamond at Durand power light at 2:53 AM with 383/384/399

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Heard them leave Cadillac for Clare approximately 1015.

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395 and 398 working Ithaca bean plant heading north @ 1232

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GLC is in Middleton today working the elevator.

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11/4 - 02:48 GLC OSTN NB at Durand with NS/AA pickup on the head and CSX pickup on the tail - 383/384/399

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11/3 - CNTN with 396/382 ran to TC and pulled one BISX yellow high sided gon out of Beacon

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Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:47 am
11/3 - CNTN with 396/382 ran to TC and pulled one BISX yellow high sided gon out of Beacon
Ran to Kalkaska in the morning also.

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382 and 396 left Cadillac for Clare approximately 1000.

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11/3 - first ostn pulled 104 loaded grain cars out of Oakley. Five units. 392/390/393/395/398. Get those GP 35s workin. They arrived in Durand at 23:40 as CN L500 was finishing up in the yard.

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Thu Nov 04, 2021 11:08 am
11/3 - first ostn pulled 104 loaded grain cars out of Oakley. Five units. 392/390/393/395/398. Get those GP 35s workin. They arrived in Durand at 23:40 as CN L500 was finishing up in the yard.
How many engines were active?
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390, 395 & 398 sb just south of shepherd 1744

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For 104 loads all five would be running going south
David Collins wrote:
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Thu Nov 04, 2021 11:08 am
11/3 - first ostn pulled 104 loaded grain cars out of Oakley. Five units. 392/390/393/395/398. Get those GP 35s workin. They arrived in Durand at 23:40 as CN L500 was finishing up in the yard.
How many engines were active?
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Thu Nov 04, 2021 11:08 am
11/3 - first ostn pulled 104 loaded grain cars out of Oakley. Five units. 392/390/393/395/398. Get those GP 35s workin. They arrived in Durand at 23:40 as CN L500 was finishing up in the yard.
Exported corn from Oakley went here:

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11/5 - 02:57 - ostn NB at Durand w 398/395/390

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Hearing them leave Cadillac for Clare approximately 1130.

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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0930.

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