Great Lakes Central Updates July 2022

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Wed Jul 13, 2022 5:26 pm
386/395 for power. 386 will lead SB.
00:49 - OSTN SB working Ann Pere, aforementioned power. They picked up a tank in the transfer track, added it to the south end of the train, and are moving 43 cars into the siding.

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392 and 393 leaving Cadillac for Clare approximately 1115. Ran to Traverse City last night.

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ONTN NB thru Owosso at 11:40 with 395/396/386

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Nb working the Ithaca bean plant at 1309

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Hearing them leave Cadillac towards Clare approximately 1115.

Update: Back into Cadillac at 1300.

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Ostn and CSX L305 are working AP.
383/382 are the units on ostn.

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:29 pm
Ostn and CSX L305 are working AP.
383/382 are the units on ostn.
They had a clear signal northbound across the diamond at Ann Pere at around 00:51 this morning (visible from the I-96 overpass).

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GLC green light across the diamond in Howell

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OSTN with 393/382 took a 93-car P&H grain empty this morning around 11 from Durand.

382 came back power light to Owosso at 14:00

Also, reports are that MAC in Middleton js unloading some cars as of 15:00 so the line was reopened sometime last week.

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OSTN is SB crossing CN in Durand with 382/383.

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Arrived in Cadillac at 19:08. The community band appreciated the harmonization. 36 cars and some stuff for traverse city.
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Leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1225. Also ran to Clare yesterday.

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385/390 in TC w 2 cars each for Beacon and Amerihart

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P&H unit train SB at bean plant in Ithaca @ 1420

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Fri Jul 22, 2022 11:55 am
385/390 in TC w 2 cars each for Beacon and Amerihart
I am 1 mile from the East Bay tracks and heard the loco's around 12:30 today in TC.

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385 and 390 leaving Cadillac towards Clare approximately 1245.

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385 and 390 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1315.

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CN's L500 picked up a good cut of loaded hoppers from GLC/ZFS today.

GLC has that unit train of loaded soybean cars to pickup in Durand today. Will be an interesting sight as they are unique cars that we don't see often in MI.

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02:11 this morning - GLC OSTN northbound asked permission onto CSX at Howell. They would perform another sandwiching operation, pulling 36 cars (IIRC) into the siding from the WE.

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396 and 399 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1330.

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