10:50 - OSTN SB at Chilson Rd w 2 units and a loaded NS system grain train for AARR
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates - January 2023
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:52 am
by BL2-1843
Not a train sighting report, but a report that a former Ann Arbor Railroad rail spur in Howell has reappeared after not being seen in nearly 60 years. A short dead end spur was built in the 1960s to be used by Detroit Edison to bring in electrical poles for a storage yard on the southwest side of the main line just east of the railroad viaduct on the east end of Howell between there and Ann Pere diamond. This short track would only hold two cars and is just across the tracks from what is now Burger King parking lot.
A recent brush and tree clearing project by DTE under the electrical wires that follows the R of W has almost totally exposed the rails and bumper post which is still in place after the switch was removed from the main line many years ago. Never thought I would see this track ever again, especially at my age.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates - January 2023
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 8:03 am
by AANscaleRunner
399 and 396 returned to Cadillac from Clare at 0730. Been running nights this week.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates - January 2023
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 1:07 pm
by AANscaleRunner
396 and 399 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 1300.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates - January 2023
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 12:38 pm
by LansingRailFan
11:41 - 11:49 - GLC OSTN w 383/386/329 f/r/r and a massive train thru Durand. First half of train was all empty potash cars, most likely for AARR/Osmer. Second half was huge cuts of traffic out of ZFS/Ithaca and assorted other cars for csx.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates - January 2023
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 5:55 pm
by AANscaleRunner
Petoskey run today. That's all the info I have at the moment.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates - January 2023
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:15 am
by LansingRailFan
11:10 - GLC OSTN SB at Durand w 383/386 f/r - Osmer cars on the head, CSX cars on the derriere
Into Cadillac approximately 1310. Just over 60 cars.
I've seen a lot of scrap ties this week out of Lansing for McBain.
Yeah. They are only burning in McBain now. They’ve been hurting for cars since GLC has been so irregular with service recently and they’ve been buying truckloads of scrap wood to burn as well.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates - January 2023
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2023 5:56 am
by AANscaleRunner
Heard night crew return to Cadillac at 0445. Not sure if two crews are back for good up here.
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates - January 2023
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:37 pm
by AARR
45 or 46 carloads of scrap railroad ties. Video compliments of AANR.
