Michigan Shortlines October 2015

[GR Ron]

I see at least a couple dozen loaded CSXT coal hoppers at Hughart this morning.

[Doktor No]

I see at least a couple dozen loaded CSXT coal hoppers at Hughart this morning.

Coal for Upjohn in Kazoo.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC in Cadillac today:

396 and 395 left for Clare at 0950 with 1 tank, 14 tie loads and the color tour consist.

392 and 385 returned at 1600 with 2 tie loads, 1 loaded centerbeam and 2 tanks.

Didn't hear or see them yesterday and the MAC facility opened for business yesterday.

[EWRice]

Michigan Shore is parked just north of Ferrysburg headed south. Mow crew is frantically replacing a crossing just south of Jackson st. They were grinding the welded joint and laying balast when I drove by. Looked like 2019 solo today.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC in Cadillac today:

385 and 392 left towards Clare at 0910 with 1 empty bulkhead flat and 2 tank cars.

Didn't get to see them come back into town.

[csx801]

Michigan shore did not make it back to Muskegon on hours. They died at Rosy Mound road just south of Grand Haven. It looks like tomorrow's crew will be bringing it the rest of the way north.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC in Cadillac today:

Headed north around 0915.

[TC Man]

GLC in Cadillac today:

Headed north around 0915.

they were in TC just before 11am headed to Williamsburg with 2 center beam loads.... Both left at Amerhart.

[Patriot]

GRE --- EB Leonard at 10:08 with 5 CHs and 1 tank.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC in Cadillac today:

385 and 392 left for Clare at 0920 with 1 empty centerbeam, 9 tie loads and 4 empty coke hoppers.

Returned at 1500 with 1 tie hopper, 1 tank car, 3 pole loads for McBain, 13 tie loads and 3 plastics hoppers. Saw them from across the lake so I'm not entirely sure the 3 hoppers were all plastics. I would expect the feed place to begin receiving soon.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC in Cadillac today:

Color Tour train departed for Mt Pleasant right on time at 1600. Came into town around 1220.

[AANscaleRunner]

Looks like the feed facility at the former Delta Truss site in Cadillac is receiving shipments. Saw 3 covered hoppers spotted inside their fence this morning.

[AARR]

Thanks for the update!

Looks like the feed facility at the former Delta Truss site in Cadillac is receiving shipments. Saw 3 covered hoppers spotted inside their fence this morning.

[TC Man]

Random fact- there are 2 empty center beam cars at Amerhart in Bates/Williamsburg. GLC must have brought 3 loads up last week and didn't wait for these two to unload.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC in Cadillac today:

Left for Clare at 0915 with 4 tie loads, 1 empty bulkhead flat, 2 pole loads and 1 tank car.

Returned around 1400, no chance to see them.

[AARR]

They may have had switching to do in Kalkaska and couldn't wait the hour or so per car to unload. I think the line between Walton Jct. and Traverse City is rated for 10mph and takes over two hours to traverse.

Random fact- there are 2 empty center beam cars at Amerhart in Bates/Williamsburg. GLC must have brought 3 loads up last week and didn't wait for these two to unload.

[James Sofonia]

I think the line between Walton Jct. and Traverse City is rated for 10mph and takes over two hours to traverse.

Random fact- there are 2 empty center beam cars at Amerhart in Bates/Williamsburg. GLC must have brought 3 loads up last week and didn't wait for these two to unload.

They have put in a lot of new ties and ballast on the TC branch in the past year and I thought I had read the line is up to 25 mph in most areas.
I hope to catch the next run, I haven't seen them in some time.
I have tried to chase them from TC to Bates and you can't keep up with them in Summer TC traffic now. It used to be a breeze at 10 mph.
Keep those "heads up" posted. thanks.

[GP-35]

The track from Walton JT. to River Rd. is class 2 25 MPH about MP 20 100 # rail, from River Rd. to Bates & Grawn is all 10 MPH. Theirs a few miles of 75 # rail from River Rd. to where the new bridge over the tracks is, the state rehabed about 1 & 1/2 miles of track under the bridge & put down 90 # rail. GLC put in about 3000 ties in the last few years & dumped 10 cars of ballest on most of the cerves going out to Bates.

[Standard Railfan]

They may have had switching to do in Kalkaska and couldn't wait the hour or so per car to unload. I think the line between Walton Jct. and Traverse City is rated for 10mph and takes over two hours to traverse.

Random fact- there are 2 empty center beam cars at Amerhart in Bates/Williamsburg. GLC must have brought 3 loads up last week and didn't wait for these two to unload.

The GLC is running up to TC fairly often. There is less of a need for them to wait. If they know another load is headed that way, paying a day or two demurrage is probably palatable to the consignee versus having to wait a week or more for the next switch.

[Saturnalia]

GRE east at Leonard at 10:15.