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- Thu Jun 17, 2021 1:20 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Mid Michigan Railroad
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17171
Re: Mid Michigan Railroad
Pretty sure Padnos processes the scrap in GR. They have 2 big shredders in the Turner yard. The scrap that leaves by rail is shredded pretty fine compared to some of the stuff in the "piles".
- Wed Jun 02, 2021 3:32 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: CSX Train Location Updates - June 2021
- Replies: 1002
- Views: 185884
Re: CSX Train Location Updates - June 2021
It's StanDALE Lumber in Grandville, not StanDARD . The shippers sometimes get them mixed up as well.
- Fri May 28, 2021 12:43 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: NS Michigan Customers
- Replies: 82
- Views: 55306
Re: NS Michigan Customers
Get me some coil car numbers and I can tell you if they are shuttling.
- Tue May 25, 2021 12:57 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Shortline Updates May, 2021
- Replies: 102
- Views: 87266
Re: Shortline Updates May, 2021
CSX has had the King wheat since mid 2020 at least. King will periodically pit CSX and Watco/NS against each other for the best rate. If King does consume any local wheat, its all inbound via truck. Seems like it varies where they get their wheat from, as blocks of cars from UP, BNSF, CP and variou...
- Thu May 20, 2021 1:00 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Shortline Updates May, 2021
- Replies: 102
- Views: 87266
Re: Shortline Updates May, 2021
Asplundh vegetation control truck on the GR today. They have a nice crop of wheat started between the ties.
- Mon May 10, 2021 12:54 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Shortline Updates May, 2021
- Replies: 102
- Views: 87266
Re: Shortline Updates May, 2021
G&W MOW working on the tracks at King Milling (east side of Alden Nash / Hudson). Lowell is empty of cars.
- Mon May 03, 2021 5:57 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Bluewater NRHS cars ON THE MOVE!!!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13939
Re: Bluewater NRHS cars ON THE MOVE!!!
Car trace says Symington Yard
- Sun May 02, 2021 12:13 pm
- Forum: Railfanning Information
- Topic: Railfanning Guides: Grand Rapids Eastern RR
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11274
Re: Railfanning Guides: Grand Rapids Eastern RR
2 comments Ada is a township. There is no Village of Ada. The area across M21 from Amway is unincorporated. RailTex acquired Alpine Ave to Ionia as the result of a lawsuit over Pinkerton's acquisition of the GT trackage. Things might look different today if RailTex had been the high bidder for the G...
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 1:33 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Bluewater NRHS cars ON THE MOVE!!!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13939
Re: Bluewater NRHS cars ON THE MOVE!!!
In Griffith IN currently
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 1:29 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: What is Plaster Creek
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7688
Re: What is Plaster Creek
MNS warehouses frozen products in undergrounds caverns? I've heard of bulk stuff stored in underground caverns but not frozen products. That would be neat to see. The Michigan Natural Storage company off Judd St by CSX uses some of the old mining caverns to warehouse refrigerated and frozen product...
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 9:53 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: What is Plaster Creek
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7688
Re: What is Plaster Creek
They also offer dry storage underground. One use is protection of irreplaceable records / documents. https://www.naturalstorage.com/
Plaster Creek was also the location of Plaster Creek Tower. Dispatchers were located there before Jacksonville.
Plaster Creek was also the location of Plaster Creek Tower. Dispatchers were located there before Jacksonville.
- Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:13 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Great Lakes Central Updates - April 2021
- Replies: 79
- Views: 64158
Re: Great Lakes Central Updates - April 2021
It looks like a pool car for Nucorns8401 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 3:25 pmThe gon was built 10/2019.GLC_391 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:52 pmVideo from last nights TC run. Looks like new gon from Beacon ITFX is in service
https://youtu.be/tL1pDJfpHLE
- Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:09 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Bluewater NRHS cars ON THE MOVE!!!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13939
Re: Bluewater NRHS cars ON THE MOVE!!!
Car numbers? I may be able to trace them
- Thu Apr 15, 2021 6:26 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: CSX bridge over Ann Arbor Rd. in Plymouth Township
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6671
Re: CSX bridge over Ann Arbor Rd. in Plymouth Township
You can read the CSX Public Improvement Manual on line. CSX will let the twp paint it and landscape the property, if they meet CSX requirements. All township cost, not $1 from CSX. In fact, the twp get to pay an application fee to CSX for CSX to review the plans. $10,000 IIRC.
- Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:35 pm
- Forum: National / Other States Talk
- Topic: CP to Buy KCS
- Replies: 166
- Views: 151138
Re: CP to Buy KCS
I was part of a tour of the Campbell plant several years ago. Unit 3 which is the largest, is a base plant for the Midwest power system, it runs full power 24/365. Unit 2 is a variable load plant dialed up and down to meet the needs. Unit 1 is the smallest and is only run if needed. It also is the o...
- Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:46 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: GTW Grand Rapids Sub Operations
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11728
Re: GTW Grand Rapids Sub Operations
Yes,AARR and C&O Dispatcher, they did haul beer,at least some of it in piggyback trailers on the head end. One time the train derailed the first few cars eb just after crossing the Grand River and spilled beer all over between the river and Monroe Ave. Train had 4 geeps on the headend hammering the...
- Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:42 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Shortline Train Location Updates - March 2021
- Replies: 168
- Views: 98822
Re: Shortline Train Location Updates - March 2021
My wife and I went to Perrin in Comstock Park on our first date to a restaurant in 364 days today. A good chance to scope out the concentration of MQT served industries in the industrial park! QLF had at least 10 tankcars on their spur and the run around track there. All 3 other industries in that ...
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:25 pm
- Forum: Historical Q & A
- Topic: Train Bulletin Board
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10388
Re: Train Bulletin Board
100th St was Ross Station, 76th was Carlisle Station. Byron Center was on the NYC line. My mother's sister married an Andringa who's father-in- law owed the elevator at 76th St - nw quadrant. I remember going to their house on Sunday night and the train would come flying thru and shake their house -...
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 6:14 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Beacon in Traverse City
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6533
Re: Beacon in Traverse City
The 2 ITFX cars appear to be pool cars for Nucor. I can't see who's leasing them but they are round tripping to Nucor in IN
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:10 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: GRE Amway yard
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6198
Re: GRE Amway yard
I don't believe Amway ever shipped anything out by rail. Quite a few intermodal trailers roll in and out although I don't know how the volume compares to the past.