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by railroader and son
Fri May 31, 2013 3:31 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: BNSF hoppers on GLC
Replies: 16
Views: 1882

Re: BNSF hoppers on GLC

Kind of what I thought but usually the cars going empty to Yuma are ether GATX or GLC cars.This was a grey BNSF 2bay with the newer logo on it,newer car as well.
by railroader and son
Fri May 31, 2013 12:48 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: BNSF hoppers on GLC
Replies: 16
Views: 1882

BNSF hoppers on GLC

Caught 397-398 heading north out of Owosso this morning with there train.Up front they had a cut of 2 bay hoppers,couldn't get a long look as I was pacing them in my semi but there was some BNSF ones mixed in.Never seen those before,wondering if this was inbound sand from out west? Anyone have the i...
by railroader and son
Wed May 22, 2013 9:32 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Expansion coming at MAC grain facilities
Replies: 29
Views: 2563

Re: Expansion coming at MAC grain facilities

Newaygo is adding one new bin and new truck scales.
by railroader and son
Tue May 21, 2013 4:26 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Michigan Shortline Updates May 2013
Replies: 61
Views: 7019

Re: Michigan Shortline Updates May 2013

GLC delivered a grain train to Middleton yesterday, MAC was loading today.
by railroader and son
Tue May 07, 2013 4:43 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Expansion coming at MAC grain facilities
Replies: 29
Views: 2563

Re: Expansion coming at MAC grain facilities

The branch looks a lot better then in years past.GLC has done a good job keeping those heavy grain trains moving,now only if something would come to Carson City to warrant a rebuild of the Sweet Line..
by railroader and son
Tue May 07, 2013 2:20 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Expansion coming at MAC grain facilities
Replies: 29
Views: 2563

Re: Expansion coming at MAC grain facilities

A update on the expansion at MAC in Middleton. Yesterday they started pouring concrete for there new fertilizer facility. This will go 48 hours straight using 32 cement trucks and 3 plants from High Grade Materials.This coming from a friend of mine who works for High Grade,also seen this as I drove ...
by railroader and son
Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:52 am
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Michigan Shortline Updates April 2013
Replies: 79
Views: 6165

Re: Michigan Shortline Updates April 2013

393 392 398 390 north bound from Owosso now with about 30 grain hoppers,the ones that go to Shepard a lot.There is also a grain train in Middleton to pick up.
by railroader and son
Wed Apr 24, 2013 12:31 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Michigan Shortline Updates April 2013
Replies: 79
Views: 6165

Re: Michigan Shortline Updates April 2013

They load both 65 and 90 car trains,also unit NS trains from time to time.Plus loads of around 30 cars for animal feed dealers also.With there building of there new dry and liquid fertilizer plant this year increase loads are to come in that market also.MAC is also adding over a million bushell in s...
by railroader and son
Wed Apr 24, 2013 12:14 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: Michigan Shortline Updates April 2013
Replies: 79
Views: 6165

Re: Michigan Shortline Updates April 2013

MAC in Middleton started loading a CSX grain train this morning for the GLC.Judging by the cars in the yard tracks,appears to be around 65-70 cars.
by railroader and son
Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:59 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Tankers stored
Replies: 6
Views: 1073

Re: Tankers stored

The plant itself is history. They are slowly tearing down what was built there.There was as of a few weeks ago some GLC sand hoppers there also.The tanks are LPG and there are cuts of them in Owosso and Chesaning also.I wonder if anyone would ever build some other type of plant there or a trans load...