Michigan Shortlines October 2015

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC in Cadillac today:

Didn't see or hear them leave for Clare this morning.

399 and 397 returned at 1510 with 3 coke hoppers, 3 tie gons and the 10 passenger car consist with the 2 Ann Arbor cabooses. Color Tour to Boyne Falls scheduled to leave Cadillac at 1000 tomorrow.

Ran north yesterday. LP tanks and empty lumber cars spotted behind Family Video last night.

[csx801]

MMRR 2057, MMRR 2019 north at Sternberg road 2:31with 8 sand and 1 tank for bayer

[Patriot]

GRE --- WB Leonard at 11:00 lite. Not sure how I missed them going EB this morning

[Patriot]

GRE --- Oops, just noticed they had left a string of CHs on the bridge over the Grand River earlier this morning. EB over Leonard at 11:07 with 10 CHs.

[Patriot]

GRE --- WB Leonard at 3:36 with 24 CHs and 1 tank.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC in Cadillac Monday and today:

Yesterday heard them leave for Clare around 0945, returned around 1515. No chance to see them either time.

Today 399 and 397 entered Selma Yard at 0830. Heard them on the north end of town at 1800 so I would say they went north.

[James Sofonia]

Didn't see any action here in TC. They must have gone up way up the Kalkaska way.

[csx801]

MMRR south at Sternberg road 8:50. I couldn't catch the power or the car count but the consist was made up of most, if not all sand.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC in Cadillac today:

397 and 399 left for Clare at 1010 with 2 plastics hoppers, 1 tank (1230 placard), 12 tie gons/hoppers, 2 tanks (no placards), 2 plastics hoppers and 7 lp tanks.

396 and 398 or 395 returned around 1540 with 2 pole flats for McBain, 3 plastics hoppers, 1 loaded centerbeam and 8 tank cars. Was facing the sun so couldn't get a good read on the loco numbers.

Looked like the tie cars were full this morning, so I would assume the new siding in McBain is up and running. Work is still progressing on the feed facility and looks like there has been some activity around MAC.

[Patriot]

GRE --- EB Leonard at 9:25 with 8 CHs and 2 tanks.

[TC Man]

GLC arrived into TC about 11:30 today...

[SD80MAC]

Sounds like GRE westbound through Ada at 12:54 pm.

[Patriot]

Belated GRE Post --- WB Leonard at 1:20 with 5 CHs and 2 tankers.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC arrived into TC about 11:30 today...

Heard them leave Cadillac a little before 1000.

[~Z~]

Grand elk north at 36th st in grand rapids.

[csx801]

MMRR 2057, 2019 North through Spring lake 1:10pm with Lots of hoppers, 2 tanks and a box. 27 total for Muskegon.

[AANscaleRunner]

GLC in Cadillac today:

No action until around 1500 when I'm assuming they ran the color tour consist to Petoskey. Color Tour train from Petoskey to Fife Lake tomorrow. Colors should be good, they have really popped the last few days.

[Saturnalia]

GRE went east from Fuller a few minutes ago.

[Saturnalia]

GRE went east from Fuller a few minutes ago.

Back west at 12:50

[EWRice]

GRE fans, sounds like the 24 should be back in service in the near future. Maybe some double heading out of GR?