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30-35 sand hoppers. I am not aware of that many loads going out at one time in a very long time. 30-35 sand hoppers and 5 tanks. I am not sure if they were loaded, but if they are, hopefully going to oil and gas production sites. I did a car trace of what appeared to be a cut from the MS. Loaded to...

What contractor is doing the work?

Beware - foamer behind the wheel. Or train nut behind the wheel.

If I'm not mistaken 2 posters without drivers licenses are the most vocal about how Quiet Zones are so unsafe. A couple of experienced experts. SHEESH......

I wasn't ignoring you AARR, just real busy this week.

Think super sacks Just sprinkle with a hilo. LOL Tough to sprinkle with a covered hopper LOL LOL

Throw this in the equation. Table salt = small packages. Set up a packaging plant on site. Mosaic / Cargill did for their salt products. Rubber tire to Chicago and the whole North American continent is your market. I talked to one of the Mosaic guys 25 years ago. He said the smaller the package the ...

Lots of info here. I'm pretty sure the mine was opened by PPG way back when. Mosaic sold it to Cargill in 2014
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Pretty sure the 3 NS hoppers are for crushed glass loadng in Hughart.

I didn't even look for a date. I assumed it was last Saturday. I was thinking I thought we had removed that row of silt fence a number of years ago. Duh.........

The first one is great to get off the track if you get surprised by a train. The second one is a bail off and watch the train destroy it. I wouldn't try to take it off unless the train was quite a ways away.

How did you like the hike up "my hill" :) ? I laid that all out so the Favreau's would have a nice buildable lot with that view. I'm surprised they didn't build a new house there and then sold their house on the east end of the property. Mr Favreau was a pleasure to deal with acquiring the ROW to bu...

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Sat Jan 15, 2022 9:11 am

Raildudes dad wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 15, 2022 9:02 am

Gon definately went to WMR. Definitely not scrap. I have a suspicion what it is based on where it was loaded.

Ok you’ve built up my suspense level now let’s hear your suspicions lol

I don't post guess's for the rumor mill. If I post something I know it's correct

Seen on FB, King Milling has shipped the first cars of flour from Lowell to Pringles in TN this week. Supposed to be just a few cars at a time initially. Using ACFX pneumatic cars. CSX lost one of the inbound empties LOL

Gon definately went to WMR. Definitely not scrap. I have a suspicion what it is based on where it was loaded.

Not a sale, ending their lease with BNSF "After careful consideration, we have decided to conclude our long-term lease with BNSF Railway.

David Collins wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 24, 2021 8:02 am

There’s a LOT of crossings in Oakland County that need help

The RR's are responsible from 1 foot outside the ties to 1 foot outside the tines. The highway authority is responsible for the rest of the road.

Well, marijuana is legal now in MI.............

The property and building was owned by DeBruyn Produce in 1969 when 100th St was rebuilt all-weather from the tracks to US 131. That tells me DeBruyn was trucking out a lot of produce. I vaguely remember either the installation of the siding or a rehab of the siding when DeBruyn owned it. This was a...

A number of years ago I was the conductor a few of the runs.