GLC 398 in TC 3-30-12-photos

[Mark W Andersen]

GLC arrived in TC at 11:30 to deliver a load of lumber out to Bates. The ist shot is near the Pere Marquette depot.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mackinacmark/6884370398/" title="GLC 398 in Traverse City 3-30-12 by mackinacmark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6109/6884 ... 47b411.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="GLC 398 in Traverse City 3-30-12"></a>

The 2nd shot shows the 398 approaching Lautner Road in Acme.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mackinacmark/7030482387/" title="GLC 398 near Lautner Rd in Acme 3-30-12 by mackinacmark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7221/7030 ... b6a544.jpg" width="500" height="438" alt="GLC 398 near Lautner Rd in Acme 3-30-12"></a>

[Mark W Andersen]

GLC 398 arrived in TC at 11:30 to deliver a load of lumber out to Bates. The 1st shot is at the Pere Marquette depot.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mackinacmark/6884370398/
The 2nd shot shows the 398 approaching Lautner Road in Acme.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mackinacmark/7030482387/

[KVERBERK]

Thanks for posting Mark. They must have left that center beam at Walton Junction this morning. They made pretty good time getting to TC as they came north through Fife lake about 930 this morning.

[Mark W Andersen]

Were they pulling a tank car?

[AARR]

Were they pulling a tank car?

I think they spotted three and pick up two from Kalkaska

[TCtrainguy17]

Heard it go by today so I went out to Bates and got a few pics of it at Amerhart.




Also saw Mark waiting and he was kind enough to let me know it was going to head to Williamsburg before heading back to TC so I waited and got a photo of it leaving Bates.



After it crossed M-72 I headed to Williamsburg and photographed the run around move, alongside Mark.







I found it very interesting how they got the car rolling then uncoupled and had the locomotive enter the siding and threw the switch for the car onto the main line. I ended up getting one last shot of the locomotive running long hood forward near the Airport Industrial Park in TC.

[Mark W Andersen]

Thanks for posting some excellent photos Corey! They turned out much better than mine. I enjoyed meeting you too.

[TCtrainguy17]

It was a pleasure meeting you too Mark. I think your pictures turned out great, especially the one near luatner road. Very creative composure.

[C&O6088]

Mark and Corey....these are some of the best TC photos, especially the run to Williamsburg, I've ever seen. Keep 'em coming

C&O

[bctrainfan]

TCtrainguy17 wrote: "I found it very interesting how they got the car rolling then uncoupled and had the locomotive enter the siding and threw the switch for the car onto the main line."

Help me out here train guys, isn't this manuever called the Flying Dutchman or something like that?

[AARR]

Help me out here train guys, isn't this manuever called the Flying Dutchman or something like that?

I have heard it called flying switch. Better have a nice sturdy rod if attempted incase it does not work and the car has to be nudged out of the path of the engine

[Buster Manning]

Looks like to me it is just a simple gravity drop. Notice in the one picture that the engine is sitting on the siding and the conductor is walking back to the car to release the hand brake and ride the car down past the clearance point; as it looks like a fairly good grade is at this location, should be a relatively easy move to do.