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Looking north from Ann St the last couple days - it looks like the sand transload has been removed except for the yellow structure for the hooking on a safety harness for working on on the top of hoppers.

In the pipeline is a B23528 for Webberville. Crew called at Garrett to take train to Walbridge, then will need a crew to Plymouth. I’m still confused about why these potash trains take the long way around. 4 crews needed to get it from Chicago to Webberville and that’s if the Plymouth sub crew has ...

The tie gang made it to Michigan City last night - made plenty of noise and shut down Roeske, Greenwood and Carroll, at least, maybe more further west. It'll be nice to have new crossing surfaces*, but it's a PITA driving around here right now! *assuming somebody competent paves them. Not holding m...

The 20 covered hoppers are empty and originated in Hamilton ON, home of National Steel Car. It appears they were entered into the AAR system on March 1st. AITX is a car leasing and repair company, American Industrial Transport with heritage back to American Car and Foundry which was started in 1899....

The GR leased Grand Rapids to Marne for about 10 years to serve the freight customers after the CPMY bought the segment from the CMGN

Klein Fertilizer was the customer in Marne. 100 tons in a hopper was turned into 45-50 lb bags. No automation - an employee filled a bag and then ran the sewing machine across the top and placed it on a pallet. When Klein closed down Blenco was going to use the plant to bag golf course blend fertili...

Correction on the Kent County Road Commission - they received a timber box culvert in the 60's PRR days. I saw the paperwork in the file. As for gravel, the county owned their own plant for years and made their gravel in county owned pits. Later they got rid of their plant and hired contractor. Sand...

This thread brings backs a lot memories. My dad started at American Seating in 1940 as a die maker. He passed away in 1982 as the Supervisor of Tooling. So when I was growing up if my dad went in to his office on Saturday to catch up, I got to wander around the office building that was demolished a ...

I was asked by a supervisor on the GR what the grade was on the Amway siding. I was curious and asked why. He said slowly: the crew slid across M-21 and...thru the gate. And then he added: not once but twice. So I went and measured it- 3.0%

Steamlogger on this board and his brother may be who you're looking for.

Electrolux also used the Elston-Richards warehouse on Patterson to store finished refrigerators. They used 86 foot boxcars -MMRR Greenville to Elmdale to Elston-Richards.

"Can you give some examples of the inaccuracies so we know what to be on the lookout for? Or is it just generally outdated or something else? Look at the CPMY. The GR leased to Marne in 1998?. It was not renewed in 2003. It still shows it's leased. In defense of the poor RR person that gets to fill ...

Use with caution - lots of inaccuracies

You beat me

No. The architects and I use the term very loosely, cannot visualize where and how it will situated. This drawing has the freeway in the wrong location. Should be 90 degrees counter clockwise

Yes, RR's have to pay property taxes and as well as tax on their assets ie cars, locomotives etc. But the taxes are paid to the state not the local units of government. It used to be the RR's paid to maintain their track and paid the taxes. Then the state offered a tax credit of 25% of the track mai...

It hasn't been in MI in 2023. Loads in MS unloaded in RI and IL. Sure you have the correct number?

I'm a little surprised no one has mentioned the "bomb train" with loaded hazmats from Midland TX to Midland MI and the empties back to TX. One of the posters said it was limited to 40mph in Northern MI but I know it was 25 mph in the Grand Rapids area. Every jurisdiction the train passed through got...

It's AOK 21980. It looks like AOK has a number of them. Last loaded in PQ Quebec and unloaded in Big Bend FL. Appears to be headed back to Quebec. I

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Wed Dec 09, 2020 5:00 pm

Q326 had MHLX 12016 and TILX 333181 this morning--through Bangor--fwiw

The MHLX is returning empty to Berry Junction from Binghamton NY. The TILX is returning empty from New Castle PA.