AANscaleRunner wrote:This is from March 9, 2016. Taken from the Shell station on S Mitchell St while filling up. Thought you might want to see it.
Great Lakes Central Updates April 2016
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I sure do, thanks for posting!
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Heard them leave for Clare at 0845.
398 and 397 returned at 1430 with 2 tanks, 1 boxcar, 1 pole load and 1 additional tank.
398 and 397 returned at 1430 with 2 tanks, 1 boxcar, 1 pole load and 1 additional tank.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates April 2016
Southbound thru Howell. 380 and 385. Not many cars though.
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397 and 398 left Cadillac towards Clare at 0920 with 2 coke hoppers and 2 tanks.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates April 2016
398 & 397 arr Cadillac at 1611. Looks to be 3 coke 13 ties 1 pole load 4 covered hoppers and one LP tanker.
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That's what I counted.Standard Railfan wrote:398 & 397 arr Cadillac at 1611. Looks to be 3 coke 13 ties 1 pole load 4 covered hoppers and one LP tanker.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates April 2016
I think you might of meant 390? There's no unit numbered 380, fyifiremedic54 wrote:Southbound thru Howell. 380 and 385. Not many cars though.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates April 2016
Here's another one from April 7 in Cadillac. Crossing 5th St at Third Ave headed north.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates April 2016
Heard them leave Cadillac towards Clare at 0920.
398 and 397 returned at 1420 with 1 covered hopper.
Believe they ran north yesterday since they didn't come through town.
398 and 397 returned at 1420 with 1 covered hopper.
Believe they ran north yesterday since they didn't come through town.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates April 2016
The rails look shiny in TC and S.Boardman so they must have been up here.AANscaleRunner wrote:Believe they ran north yesterday since they didn't come through town.
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Headed north out of Cadillac this morning around 0900 or so.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates April 2016
Thanks a ton for the videos, takes me back home.
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You are welcome.crazylegs_9 wrote:Thanks a ton for the videos, takes me back home.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates April 2016
Yesterday:
Left Cadillac for Clare at 0930.
398 and 397 returned at 1540 with 1 covered hopper, 1 tank, 2 pole loads, 1 covered hopper and 1 tank.
Left Cadillac for Clare at 0930.
398 and 397 returned at 1540 with 1 covered hopper, 1 tank, 2 pole loads, 1 covered hopper and 1 tank.
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Left Cadillac towards Clare at 0830. Caught 2 empty centerbeams, the 2 pole loads from yesterday and 1 covered hopper. Had not returned as of 1600.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates April 2016
You will have different locomotives now up north,we caught 397&398 in Durand last night heading to Osmer.
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399 and 396 leaving Cadillac towards Clare at 0830 with 4 pole loads for McBain and 2 tanks.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates April 2016
399 and 396 left Cadillac towards Clare at 0925 with 1 pole load, 9 loads of ties, 1 idler flat, 1 pole load, 1 idler flat and 1 pole load.
396 and 399 returned at 1455 with 1 empty centerbeam and 4 covered hoppers. 3 of the hoppers were feed, not sure about the other one.
Looks like McBain was busy this morning.
396 and 399 returned at 1455 with 1 empty centerbeam and 4 covered hoppers. 3 of the hoppers were feed, not sure about the other one.
Looks like McBain was busy this morning.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates April 2016
Heard them leave Cadillac for Clare at 0920.
396 and 399 returned at 1500 with 2 coke hoppers, 19 tie loads, 7 tanks and 1 loaded centerbeam.
396 and 399 returned at 1500 with 2 coke hoppers, 19 tie loads, 7 tanks and 1 loaded centerbeam.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates April 2016
Happy to see the tie loads returning. When the business started they projected 2000 car loads per year. That's an average of 8 per day or 40 per week. They probably didn't get that many but it's still nice business.
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