Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper

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Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper

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As of Monday 4/16, there is a mystery covered hopper sitting at Warren Ave, adjacent to Vesco Oil and Boomer Materials. The 2 current customers are EQ (tanks) and Ferrous (gons).

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Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper

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Vestco gets cars to. Never seen a plastics hopper on the line before.

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Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper

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Saw a Pepsi Cola truck there today pumping from the hopper to the Pepsi Cola tank truck.

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Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper

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They dropped off another 6 fresh hoppers today.

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Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper

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This line can definitly use the extra business hope it stays.

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Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper

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Covered Hoppers are gone. There appears to be some type of a fence under construction around where the covered hoppers were.

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Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper

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DCON using the number #4 today.

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Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper

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ConrailDetr​oit wrote:DCON using the number #4 today.
Wow, I didn't know that unit was still operable.

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Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper

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ConrailDetr​oit wrote:Covered Hoppers are gone. There appears to be some type of a fence under construction around where the covered hoppers were.
The hoppers are sitting north of Ferry Street. The new chain link fencing is gated and long enough to fit a couple railcars, and has the Detroit style razor wire along the top. Not a surprise to me considering they have fences and gates all along this line.
Wow, I didn't know that unit was still operable.
The 836 is still the primary engine in Detroit.

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Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper

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Enquiring minds want to know. A couple months back I saw a Pepsi Cola tank truck pumping out (in?) a covered hopper along the DCON along Dequinder Ave. just south of Warren Ave. But, I was curious if anyone know what commodity is being hauled in the covered hoppers that was being transloaded? And, is it being shipped in or out?

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