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Saw the CSX local going north towards GRE tonight --- looks like they had five CHs for GRE. Two other CHs already at GRE on the south side by the switch to the main line, as well as a CH and a scale car to the west of the barn in the main yard.

With industry "experts" predicting great things for railroads over at least the next few decades, the railroad industry must keep thinking and figuring out how to do things more efficiently and building capacity to handle the business that seems to be coming its way. Just what look intermodal has do...

My position entails a tremendous amount of risk management, although not in an industry that is any where near as capital intensive as a railroad (thankfully!). But the apparent proximity of the railroads in the Gary area whereby one incident had a dramatic impact on so many lines....Yikes! Just the...

MQT southbound over Leonard at 3:35.

GRE: Went westbound over Leonard/Plainfield at 12:00 with a total of 12 cars. Consisted of one tanker and 11 CH's --- most of the CH's were the King Union Pacfics that went east earlier this week.

GRE --- Crossed Plainfield/Leonard eastbound at 8:40 with a tanker.

GRE has returned (12:10ish) with three CH's (two from King).

GRE eastbound over Leonard/Plainfield at 8:50 --- 13 CH's

MQT southbound over Leonard Street at 3:35

GRE --- went eastbound at around 9:30 with three CH's for King.

GRE --- just getting (12:30) back home with nine CH's from King.

GRE eastbound at Leonard/Plainfield with 8 CH's for King.

GRE back home --- no cars with them.

10:08 GRE eastbound over Leonard/Plainfield with what looked to be nine CHs....too much snow falling to know for sure.