Great Lakes Central Updates October 2016

[SD70ACe Fan]

Color tour to Mancelona leaving Cadillac at 1005

Is PM Steam 2-8-4 #1225 on this train at all?

[AANscaleRunner]

Color tour to Mancelona leaving Cadillac at 1005

Is PM Steam 2-8-4 #1225 on this train at all?

No steam this year. Only diesels.

[AANscaleRunner]

Color tour to Mancelona leaving Cadillac at 1005

And they returned around 1800.

[Mackinac Mac]

So Im in Cadillac. Just arrived at 10:30pm Sunday. I see passenger cara from color trip are at the yard at the north end of town. No sign of locomotives. Do they keep them inside for the weekend? Any updates are appreciated.

[AANscaleRunner]

So Im in Cadillac. Just arrived at 10:30pm Sunday. I see passenger cara from color trip are at the yard at the north end of town. No sign of locomotives. Do they keep them inside for the weekend? Any updates are appreciated.

They start keeping them inside when the weather starts turning colder. Up to this week they were spotted outside.

[AANscaleRunner]

Heard them leave town around 0830.

Returned at 1515. Looked like 2 coke hoppers, 2 covered hoppers, 2 tanks and a pole load. Didn't have a clear look at them.

[Mackinac Mac]

MONDAY GLC went north to TC light to pick up 1 centerbeam. Here is a report with photos from my trip:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=34146&p=365228#p365228

Thanks for all the help guys! Keep the reports coming! ( Please keep comments on trip report thread)

[AANscaleRunner]

Leaving Cadillac towards Clare at 0930. Couldn't see them.

392 and 390 return at 1515 with nothing in tow.

[AANscaleRunner]

390 and 392 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0830 with 1 covered hopper, 1 empty center beam and 6 coke empties.

[csx801]

Great Lakes Central south through Mount Pleasant 13:50

GLC 395 Leading
GLC 396

10 Covered Hoppers (plastics)
1 empty pole flat
2 covered hoppers (plastics)
6 tanks (3 white "argo liquid" tanks, 3 DOT111s)
6 coke hoppers
15 3 bay covered hoppers

Total: 40 cars

[AANscaleRunner]

392 and 390 return to Cadillac at 1500 with 3 tanks, 6 coke hoppers, 7 tie gons, 1 loaded centerbeam, 3 pole loads, 1 covered hopper and 6 tanks.

[SD70ACe Fan]

Breaking News*** sorry guys, it's bad news about GLC GP35 #393 "10th Anniversary". From what I hear, the loco is in the shops at Owosso for maintenance problems, now idk if it's mechanical or electrical, it'll run and stop running and it does that over and over again. I will try to get more info about it, but it's suspended from service until further notice....

[Mackinac Mac]

UPDATE: 393 has been repaired.

[OSRR]

The conveyor in Selma Yard is used to transload coke from hoppers into trucks. Originally when it started in the 1990's it was an open pit under a few ties onto the conveyor. The pit may be more sophisticated by now.

I visited Cadillac about a year ago and saw what looked like a transload conveyor in the Selma yard. Wasn't much to it, an open frame equiptment with no shed. Maybe someone from Cadillac can elaborate.

Where's the coke go? Would anyone know where it originates from (location and railroad)?

[Mackinac Mac]

It goes here:

http://www.cadillaccasting.com/AboutUs.html

And Im not sure where it comes from..

[AARR]

Comes from ABC Coke in AL by CSX. Some might also come from Towanda Coke in NY by NS but I'm not sure.

It goes here:

http://www.cadillaccasting.com/AboutUs.html

And Im not sure where it comes from..

[csx801]

Great Lakes Central North through mount pleasant at 10:25:

GLC 396 leading
GLC 395

1 Tie Gon
11 tanks

12 total

[AANscaleRunner]

North out of Cadillac shortly after 0900

[TC Man]

I hear GLC horn in Traverse City. Sounds like it's headed to Bates/Williamsburg as the horns are getting quieter....

[AANscaleRunner]

Great Lakes Central North through mount pleasant at 10:25:

GLC 396 leading
GLC 395

1 Tie Gon
11 tanks

12 total

396 and 395 into Cadillac at 1230 with the above consist.