Todd_F wrote:Great catch TC Man! Can't wait to see your photos.
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Todd_F wrote:Great catch TC Man! Can't wait to see your photos.
Shotcut. It can be a bit glitchy at times, though.Pixl wrote:Nice pictures TCman. I was also on the scene but a bit late. The restaurant owner at the train depot told me they had come thru and were headed East. He said wait an hour and they will be back. So I got some take out at KFC and sat and waited for the return. To my surprise they came back from the West, obviously they had been to Beacon first and shot right thru the train station without having to work any switches and on to Amerhart.
So I came home to edit and post the video I shot today, but Youtube has removed the built in video editor. Crap! I have 4 short video clips with a funny ending I have to splice together. When I figure how to do this I'll put it up in here.
Anyone one have a suggestion for a third party editor?
Todd_F wrote:Please correct me if I'm wrong, is the Grawn Branch the one that goes to the southwest from the depot in TC? And the Williamsburg Branch the one that goes northeast from the depot? Unfortunately I haven't had the luxury to document anything north of Cadillac, yet. That's all on my agenda for 2018.
Thank you very much! Good to know. At the risk of being annoying... does the line from Cadillac to Petoskey have a name? How about he line that goes to TC? I just wondered if GLC has official names for them, or if everything is just called what they were under their predecessor railroads?AARR wrote:I like the pictures too. Thanks!
Todd F, you are correct about the direction of the branches.Todd_F wrote:Please correct me if I'm wrong, is the Grawn Branch the one that goes to the southwest from the depot in TC? And the Williamsburg Branch the one that goes northeast from the depot? Unfortunately I haven't had the luxury to document anything north of Cadillac, yet. That's all on my agenda for 2018.
Last I knew the line to Petoskey was called the "Northern District" and the TC/Williamsburg/Grawn lines were called the "Traverse City District"- note that those were from TSBY days, not sure if GLC does something different.Todd_F wrote:Thank you very much! Good to know. At the risk of being annoying... does the line from Cadillac to Petoskey have a name? How about he line that goes to TC? I just wondered if GLC has official names for them, or if everything is just called what they were under their predecessor railroads?AARR wrote:I like the pictures too. Thanks!
Todd F, you are correct about the direction of the branches.Todd_F wrote:Please correct me if I'm wrong, is the Grawn Branch the one that goes to the southwest from the depot in TC? And the Williamsburg Branch the one that goes northeast from the depot? Unfortunately I haven't had the luxury to document anything north of Cadillac, yet. That's all on my agenda for 2018.
I'm not current on "normal" GLC operations but want to head up that way sometime. From what you wrote above I take it a turn out of Cadillac and a turn out of Owosso originate in the morning and meet mid-day/early afternoon in Clare, swap and return to their origin points? What days of the week does that typically happen and how reliable is that? What are the typical start times out of Owosso and Cadillac? Thanks for any help you can give me.Todd_F wrote:From my personal documentation, the Cadillac train usually only goes as far south as Clare, where it meets the Owosso Turn, and they swap trains. However, I've filmed that swap taking place in Rosebush when the Owosso Job is running late due to lots of work in Owosso or brief stops in Alma/Shepherd/Mt Pleasant/Rosebush, etc.
ROUGHLY, it takes the Owosso Turn about 40 minutes to get from Mt Pleasant to Clare, another hour for both trains to work Clare, and about 2 hours for the Cadillac Turn to get from Clare to Cadillac. There are lots of other variable to take into consideration but that's a pretty accurate but broad guideline. Sometimes, the Cadillac Turn will have all of the Clare work done upon the arrival of the Owosso Turn, and it will depart back to Cadillac as soon as the crews trade trains (as fast as 20 minutes after the Owosso Turn arrives).
An interesting aside; Clare is fun to shoot because you can often capture two sets of power working in the same photo/video frame.
I hope that helps.
PS. It's my hope to document everything north of Cadillac next spring/summer. Maybe we will cross paths.
TC railman wrote:What did the do to the board man yard in TC yesterday?
Hi Michael. Yes, you are correct about the trains running to Clare and then returning to their origin points.MDH wrote:I'm not current on "normal" GLC operations but want to head up that way sometime. From what you wrote above I take it a turn out of Cadillac and a turn out of Owosso originate in the morning and meet mid-day/early afternoon in Clare, swap and return to their origin points? What days of the week does that typically happen and how reliable is that? What are the typical start times out of Owosso and Cadillac? Thanks for any help you can give me.Todd_F wrote:From my personal documentation, the Cadillac train usually only goes as far south as Clare, where it meets the Owosso Turn, and they swap trains. However, I've filmed that swap taking place in Rosebush when the Owosso Job is running late due to lots of work in Owosso or brief stops in Alma/Shepherd/Mt Pleasant/Rosebush, etc.
ROUGHLY, it takes the Owosso Turn about 40 minutes to get from Mt Pleasant to Clare, another hour for both trains to work Clare, and about 2 hours for the Cadillac Turn to get from Clare to Cadillac. There are lots of other variable to take into consideration but that's a pretty accurate but broad guideline. Sometimes, the Cadillac Turn will have all of the Clare work done upon the arrival of the Owosso Turn, and it will depart back to Cadillac as soon as the crews trade trains (as fast as 20 minutes after the Owosso Turn arrives).
An interesting aside; Clare is fun to shoot because you can often capture two sets of power working in the same photo/video frame.
I hope that helps.
PS. It's my hope to document everything north of Cadillac next spring/summer. Maybe we will cross paths.
Regards,
Michael
Wait, so you got info from the restaurant owner, guessing The Filling Station Microbrewery, and went and got KFC instead? Y u no eat/drink at the brewery and await the train?Pixl wrote: The restaurant owner at the train depot told me they had come thru and were headed East. He said wait an hour and they will be back. So I got some take out at KFC and sat and waited for the return.
I was wondering the same thing! Trackside outdoor seating 10ft from the tracks, great micro brews, lunch, and you have the place on the west end as well. HMMMMM.... LOL.~Z~ wrote:Wait, so you got info from the restaurant owner, guessing The Filling Station Microbrewery, and went and got KFC instead? Y u no eat/drink at the brewery and await the train?Pixl wrote: The restaurant owner at the train depot told me they had come thru and were headed East. He said wait an hour and they will be back. So I got some take out at KFC and sat and waited for the return.
~Z~ wrote:Wait, so you got info from the restaurant owner, guessing The Filling Station Microbrewery, and went and got KFC instead? Y u no eat/drink at the brewery and await the train?Pixl wrote: The restaurant owner at the train depot told me they had come thru and were headed East. He said wait an hour and they will be back. So I got some take out at KFC and sat and waited for the return.
Somehow I knew I was going to catch hell as I was typing that. However he only has craft beers and salads. I needed more calories than that to keep this fat boy happy. He did tell me they have almost no kitchen area to do any more, but said they are taking over the now closed soup and sandwich facility a bit west of your picture and plans to offer more choices. Could be a good hang out for rail fans.TC Man wrote:
I was wondering the same thing! Trackside outdoor seating 10ft from the tracks, great micro brews, lunch, and you have the place on the west end as well. HMMMMM.... LOL.
Can you get any closer legally with perfect trackside seating/eating?