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OSTN-8 Northbound 382,391 14:41 at Zukey lake/Lakeland with 8 cars

When I came by Clare I could hear a crew working but I didn't see it. CSTN is here working mcbain with a short train. Looks like picking up 1 loaded beam and one empty pole car from the biewer siding and spotting 3 beams 1635

OSTN SB thru Ann Pere with 393/329/382 at 11:00

OSTN NB across Durand diamond at 14:39 with 382/393/329 - csx cars on the head end.

Hearing them leave Cadillac for Clare at 1100.

LansingRailFan wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 10, 2023 11:38 am

OSTN SB thru Ann Pere with 393/329/382 at 11:00

Was surprised to be hearing that 393 is back on the road again. Had not seen it since July 2022. Saw it myself this Monday morning heading south on the lead with only six cars going though Howell at 10:40. 329 was still paired with it. Probably just my imagination but as it was approaching and coming out of a wooded area, it sounded like it was one of the GP38 units. They couldn't have possibly reengined this from the motor formally in wrecked unit 397? If I recall right a main bearing had gone out of 393 causing its shut down.

Currently, have not seen either 390 or 392 for quite some time. Are these two units out of service now?

Hearing them leave Cadillac for Clare at 1245.

OSTN south by Hamburg @ 1:10 PM with engines 391, 385 & 382.

OSTN-14 Northbound 382,385,391 15:31 at Zukey lake Lakeland with a wave and a good size mixed train. 3 carloads of pipe I have not seen before

They have unloaded the pipe in Cohoctah and most recently Owosso. It may be for the I275 project.

GLC@ZLT wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 14, 2023 3:49 pm

3 carloads of pipe I have not seen before

OSTN-15 Northbound 329,382,385,391 with a crew change and headed back north at 16:27 at Zukey lake/Lakeland. Friendly wave and 7 cars going north

AARR wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 14, 2023 5:45 pm

They have unloaded the pipe in Cohoctah and most recently Owosso. It may be for the I275 project.

GLC@ZLT wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 14, 2023 3:49 pm

3 carloads of pipe I have not seen before

275 doesn't go that far and the project is in the final stages anyway

GLC@ZLT wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 15, 2023 4:37 pm

OSTN-15 Northbound 329,382,385,391 with a crew change and headed back north at 16:27 at Zukey lake/Lakeland. Friendly wave and 7 cars going north

Okay, we get it. They wave. Lol.

TC Man wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:50 pm

GLC@ZLT wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 15, 2023 4:37 pm

OSTN-15 Northbound 329,382,385,391 with a crew change and headed back north at 16:27 at Zukey lake/Lakeland. Friendly wave and 7 cars going north

Okay, we get it. They wave. Lol.

darn right they wave. Deep down, you wish people would wave to you. But they don’t. They just pass you right by.

Chip wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 15, 2023 6:23 pm

AARR wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 14, 2023 5:45 pm

They have unloaded the pipe in Cohoctah and most recently Owosso. It may be for the I275 project.

GLC@ZLT wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 14, 2023 3:49 pm

3 carloads of pipe I have not seen before

275 doesn't go that far and the project is in the final stages anyway

It’s a transload genius. They’ll truck it anywhere from there. And duh, we know that I-275 doesn’t go to Cohoctah.

LansingRailFan wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 16, 2023 6:29 pm

TC Man wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:50 pm

GLC@ZLT wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 15, 2023 4:37 pm

OSTN-15 Northbound 329,382,385,391 with a crew change and headed back north at 16:27 at Zukey lake/Lakeland. Friendly wave and 7 cars going north

Okay, we get it. They wave. Lol.

darn right they wave. Deep down, you wish people would wave to you. But they don’t. They just pass you right by.

Chip wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 15, 2023 6:23 pm

AARR wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 14, 2023 5:45 pm

They have unloaded the pipe in Cohoctah and most recently Owosso. It may be for the I275 project.

275 doesn't go that far and the project is in the final stages anyway

It’s a transload genius. They’ll truck it anywhere from there. And duh, we know that I-275 doesn’t go to Cohoctah.

I lost both my hands in a tragic parade waving accident, LansingRailFan- way to be insensitive.

I didn't know that Chip didn't know the pipe was being transloaded and trucked to the project site. Now his comment makes sense and I could have explained it better.

LansingRailFan wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 16, 2023 6:29 pm

Chip wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 15, 2023 6:23 pm

AARR wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 14, 2023 5:45 pm

They have unloaded the pipe in Cohoctah and most recently Owosso. It may be for the I275 project.

275 doesn't go that far and the project is in the final stages anyway

It’s a transload genius. They’ll truck it anywhere from there. And duh, we know that I-275 doesn’t go to Cohoctah.

As viewed from seat 3A on a Delta A320, there are 6 gons at Beacon in TC currently as of 2:23pm.

TC Man wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:34 pm

As viewed from seat 3A on a Delta A320, there are 6 gons at Beacon in TC currently as of 2:23pm.

TC run on Wednesday. 2 gons went up, I didn't see what came back down. Petoskey run Friday afternoon as per a Facebook post, long after I left town.

329/383 NB thru Owosso light power at 07:35

08:07 - 383/329 SB thru Owosso with 15ish covered hoppers

08:53 - GLC working in Owosso. They seem to be switching out some of the pipe cars. Those carloads of pipe are for all of the hot moms on the SRI's North Pole Express this year.

09:07-27 - crew is firing up another set of GLC power - smoky

Hearing them leave Cadillac for Clare at 1415. Power should be 391, 393 and 399.