Great Lakes Central Updates November 2022

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Great Lakes Central Updates November 2022

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396, 395 and 385 into Cadillac from Clare at 0715.

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GLC leaving TC with an empty center beam, a loaded Beacon gon, and ummmmmmmm, a covered hopper. Short two bay hopper- no clue why though!
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TC Man wrote:
Tue Nov 01, 2022 3:13 pm
GLC leaving TC with an empty center beam, a loaded Beacon gon, and ummmmmmmm, a covered hopper. Short two bay hopper- no clue why though!
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GLC ostn was SB out of Durand at 14:35 w 94 cars and 382 leading 329

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Sb with 3 units working the Ithaca bean plant. Should be a good size train where they leave 0838

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Hearing horns here in mcbain.. 5 loaded beam cars and about the same on pole cars from what I saw on the way in. 1011

Nb at 1014. They stopped briefly here then left without doing any switching. 3 geeps, 2 coke loads, 2 pole loads and some other assorted stuff 1016

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385, 396 and 395 return to Cadillac from Clare at 1040.

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383 leading ostn sb at Durand at 14:25

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Train working here in mcbain 1830. Currently over at the cogent place although the cars in the biewer siding have been reorganized since I was here earlier

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Returned to Cadillac from Kalkaska at 1545. Not sure when they left.
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When I was in mcbain a few hours ago there was 4 loaded beams and 2 empty pole cars ready to go.

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11:00 - SB OSTN looks to be heading out of Durand per CN ATCS.
20:16 - NB OSTN lined into the yard at Durand.

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Heard them return to Cadillac from Clare at 0345.

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When I was at mcbain last night biewer was loading 3 beam cars. No pole cars that I could see. Was about 2300

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Signal maintainer was at the Garfield Road crossing in Kingsley today at 10:51.

Speaking of Kingsley, a trip to Amerhart went North today. Passed back through Kingsley southbound with 395 and 396 at 16:45.
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GLC has green light going north at Ann pere

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396 and 395 return to Cadillac from Clare at 0930 with a short train.

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395 and 396 leaving Cadillac for Clare approximately 1330.

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#390 + #385 + #399 OSTN SB clear Durand Station at 14:46 with 65 cars
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395 396 leaving Cadillac towards Clare at 1300. All McBain cars.

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Leaving Cadillac for Clare approximately 1045.

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