Great Lakes Central Updates November 2017
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Great Lakes Central Updates November 2017
398 and 395 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0950 with 1 wood chip hopper, 5 tie loads and 10 or 11 tanks.
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Great lakes Central north through Mount Pleasant at 1205
GLC 397 leading
GLC 399
11 hoppers
7 plastics hoppers
3 coke hoppers
3 tie gondolas
9 wood chip gondolas
1 plastics hopper
1 lumber load
2 LPG tanks
3 cement hoppers
40 total
GLC 397 leading
GLC 399
11 hoppers
7 plastics hoppers
3 coke hoppers
3 tie gondolas
9 wood chip gondolas
1 plastics hopper
1 lumber load
2 LPG tanks
3 cement hoppers
40 total
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Great Lakes Central south through Mount Pleasant at 1500
GLC 399 leading
GLC 397
3 loaded wood chip gondolas
4 LPG tanks
4 Plastics hoppers
11 empty tie gondolas
7 LPG tanks
29 total
GLC 399 leading
GLC 397
3 loaded wood chip gondolas
4 LPG tanks
4 Plastics hoppers
11 empty tie gondolas
7 LPG tanks
29 total
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates November 2017
Heard them return to Cadillac at 1510 but didn't get a chance to see them.
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Noticed this evening the MAC facility in Cadillac has a string of hoppers waiting to be loaded.
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Signal maintainer working on the South Airport (Grawn Branch crossing) bright and early at 8am this morning. Could not tell if it was a GLC truck (it was white with a topper and roof rack) or a contractor like National Signal (not sure if they have their own signal people).
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates November 2017
SB through Howell. 399 and 397 just passing the depot. Lots of grain hoppers amongst the mix.
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After a few hours of switching 398 and 395 left Cadillac for McBain with 9 wood chip hoppers and 3 tie loads. Returned at 1320.
I didn't see or hear them yesterday, assuming they went north before 0900.
I didn't see or hear them yesterday, assuming they went north before 0900.
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398 and 395 left Cadillac for Clare at 0910 with 2 covered hoppers, 4 tanks, 8 cement hoppers, 14 tanks and 1 covered hopper.
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392, 393 and 385 return to Cadillac at 1700 with 3 tanks, 1 covered hopper, 3 pole loads, 2 covered hoppers, 3 coke hoppers, 3 wood chip hoppers, 7 tie loads, 2 cement hoppers, 2 tanks, 1 covered hopper, 3 tanks and 8 covered hoppers.
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Wow! All GP35s up there!
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I am not sure when Great Lakes Central snuck passed me today, but it would have had to have been after 1400. I've been trackside almost all day and have not seen them. I did see what appeared to me MofW crews working north of M-20 earlier today.
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Here's a longer video of today's trio.
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Fantastic stuff, Mark! Thank you for sharing that magnificent lash-up.
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Left Cadillac for Clare at 1000.
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Great Lakes Central north through Mount Pleasant at 1245
GLC 397 leading
GLC 399
12 liquid fertiliser tanks
1 loaded centerbeam
2 plastics hoppers
1 empty centerbeam
1 loaded centerbeam
7 LPG tanks
1 hopper
8 LPG tanks
33 total
GLC 397 leading
GLC 399
12 liquid fertiliser tanks
1 loaded centerbeam
2 plastics hoppers
1 empty centerbeam
1 loaded centerbeam
7 LPG tanks
1 hopper
8 LPG tanks
33 total
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Great Lakes Central south through Mount Pleasant at 1550. I could hear them as far as Rosebush but was not able to stick around to get a car count.
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Heard them return to Cadillac at 1540. In no position to see them.
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Got to Cadillac at 7:15 this morning. Locomotives nowhere in sight. Heading north to look for a train.
UPDATE. I'm north of Fife Lake and the rails have a really thick coat of frost on them so I don't think he's been through yet. I'll wait here a bit.
UPDATE. I'm north of Fife Lake and the rails have a really thick coat of frost on them so I don't think he's been through yet. I'll wait here a bit.
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You know that little voice in your head? My wife says I lack that.
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Re: Great Lakes Central Updates November 2017
Horns on the north end of Cadillac at 0820.