Example Routing of Traffic - 15 Sand cars for Muskegon from NS in Toledo.
Cars dropped at Ottawa Yard by NS at 08:00
TOL-2 Puts cars on Train TD 2. TD departs Toledo at 12:00 on Day 2. Cars arrive in Durand at 23:00 Day 2.
DUR-1 Switches cars and puts them on DGR.
Day 4 DGR leaves at 02:00 and arrives with cars in Grand Rapids on Day 4 07:00
Day 4 GR-2 switches cars which are picked up by Day 5 MSK-3.
Day 5 MSK-3 brings cars to Muskegon where Day 5 MSK-1 Delivers cars to customer for loading.
Cars are picked up at customer by Day 7 MSK-1.
Day 7 MSK-1 hands cars to Day 7 MSK-3, which takes cars to Grand Rapids.
Day 7 MSK-1 drops cars in Grand Rapids for Processing by Day 8 GR-2.
Day 8 GR-2 blocks cars for outbound GRD Day 8.
Day 8 GRD brings cars to Durand where Day 8 DUR-1 puts cars on Day 9 DT.
Day 9 DT takes cars to Toledo where TOL-1 puts cars onto NS Interchange train to be picked up by NS on Day 10.
The loaded cars head back eastbound faster than the westbound empties because the schedule is set up to match up trains going EB.
Example sand cars from NS in Toledo to Yuma Sand pit for loading.
Cars dropped at Ottawa Yard by NS at 08:00
TOL-2 Puts cars on Train TD 2. TD departs Toledo at 12:00 on Day 2. Cars arrive in Durand at 23:00 Day 2.
Day 3. DUR-1 Switches cars and puts them on OSTN (Day 4)
Day 4 OSTN takes cars to Owosso and blocks them for Day 5 ONTN.
Day 5 ONTN takes cars to Day 5 CSTN who takes them to Day 6 CNTN. CNTN delivers them to Yuma Sand Pit where they are loaded and released on on Day 7.
Day 7 CNTN takes cars to Day 8 CSTN, who delivers them to Day 8 ONTN. ONTN delivers them to Owosso for OSTN Day 9.
Day 9 OSTN delivers them to Day 9 DUR-1, which puts them in Day 10 DT.
Day 10 Day 10 delivers them to Toledo where Day 11 Tol -2 Will put them onto interchange train for NS Pickup on Day 12.
Due to length some cars on spending on the railroad, the GLOR is considering some additional through freights between locations on the Northern Division, but volume of traffic may dictate ability to complete this change.
Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad
Re: Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad
Saginaw Bay Division Train Schedule
BCD / DBC
On Duty: 06:00
Transfer between Bay City and Durand. Picks up cars from Alma Branch, Thumb Subdivision and Vassar Subdivision in Genesee Yard. Drops cars from Alma Branch, Thumb Subdivision and Vassar Subdivision in Genesee Yard returning NB.
SAG-1
On Duty: 14:00
Breaks down traffic dropped by NB DBC for Vassar and Thumb Subdivisions, as well as Alma Branch. Interchanges cars with LSRC for Thumb and Vassar Subdivisions.
Works all customers between Saginaw and Zilwaukeee builds pickup for SB BCD.
ALM-1 - Alma to Saginaw Local
On Duty: 07:30
Works all customers between Alma and Saginaw. Exchanges cars with Northern District in Alma and Saginaw Bay District in Saginaw. Interchanges cars with LSRC in Saginaw.
BAY-1
On Duty: 18:00
Bay City to Midland Local. Works all industries between Bay City and Midland.
BAY-2
On Duty: 15:00
Breaks down DBC. Works all local industries in Bay City and Essexville. Builds morning BCD train.
VS/SV Vassar and Saginaw and Return
On Duty: 07:30
Vassar to Saginaw and Return. Works all industries between Vassar and Saginaw. Interchanges cars with LSRC in Saginaw and exchanges cars in Genesee Yard
VAS-1 - Vassar Cluster Local
On Duty: 19:30
Works all customer on Branch lines from Vassar including Brown City, Munger Branch, Richville Millington, and Colling.
SBA - Saginaw to Bad Axe
On Duty: 18:00
Saginaw to Bad Axe Local. Works customers between Saginaw and Bad Axe. Delivers cars for BX-1 and BAS to Bad Axe.
BAS Bad Axe to Saginaw.
On Duty: 06:00
Works Bad Axe to Saginaw, working customers between locations. Takes outbound cars from BX-1 to Saginaw.
BX-1
On Duty: 06:00
Bad Axe Local. Works Industries on Kinde Branch, Croswell Line and Ruth Branch.
BCD / DBC
On Duty: 06:00
Transfer between Bay City and Durand. Picks up cars from Alma Branch, Thumb Subdivision and Vassar Subdivision in Genesee Yard. Drops cars from Alma Branch, Thumb Subdivision and Vassar Subdivision in Genesee Yard returning NB.
SAG-1
On Duty: 14:00
Breaks down traffic dropped by NB DBC for Vassar and Thumb Subdivisions, as well as Alma Branch. Interchanges cars with LSRC for Thumb and Vassar Subdivisions.
Works all customers between Saginaw and Zilwaukeee builds pickup for SB BCD.
ALM-1 - Alma to Saginaw Local
On Duty: 07:30
Works all customers between Alma and Saginaw. Exchanges cars with Northern District in Alma and Saginaw Bay District in Saginaw. Interchanges cars with LSRC in Saginaw.
BAY-1
On Duty: 18:00
Bay City to Midland Local. Works all industries between Bay City and Midland.
BAY-2
On Duty: 15:00
Breaks down DBC. Works all local industries in Bay City and Essexville. Builds morning BCD train.
VS/SV Vassar and Saginaw and Return
On Duty: 07:30
Vassar to Saginaw and Return. Works all industries between Vassar and Saginaw. Interchanges cars with LSRC in Saginaw and exchanges cars in Genesee Yard
VAS-1 - Vassar Cluster Local
On Duty: 19:30
Works all customer on Branch lines from Vassar including Brown City, Munger Branch, Richville Millington, and Colling.
SBA - Saginaw to Bad Axe
On Duty: 18:00
Saginaw to Bad Axe Local. Works customers between Saginaw and Bad Axe. Delivers cars for BX-1 and BAS to Bad Axe.
BAS Bad Axe to Saginaw.
On Duty: 06:00
Works Bad Axe to Saginaw, working customers between locations. Takes outbound cars from BX-1 to Saginaw.
BX-1
On Duty: 06:00
Bad Axe Local. Works Industries on Kinde Branch, Croswell Line and Ruth Branch.
Re: Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad
Southern Division Train Symbols
ADR-1 – Blissfield to Adrian Local
On Duty: 07:30
Works all traffic from Blissfield to Adrian and back, including NS Interchange in Adrian.
ADR-2 – Blissfield to Diann and Return
On Duty: 19:30
Runs to Diann Yard to exchange traffic with Northern Division and Southern Division and returns to Blissfield, sorting cars for ADR-1. May also work industries on Adrian subdivision as needed. Must wait for FDR to clear SB beyond Riga before leaving Adrian Subdivision to Diann.
DFR – Delta to Flat Rock
On Duty: 06:30
Delta to Flat Rock Turn. Cars blocked from Delta as follows.
1. Northern Division Cars – NB Cars
2. Northern Division –SB Cars
3. Adrian Subdivision Cars (ADR-2)
4. CN Interchange Cars
5. Metamora Elevator
Picks up enroute – Diann Yard
6. Cars for CN-Flat Rock
Runs NB, Dropping Block 5 in the Petersburg Siding. Delivers Blocks 1, 2, and 3 to Diann Yard. Delivers Blocks 5 and 6 to CN-Flat Rock Yard.
FRD – Flat Rock to Delta
On Duty : Upon Completion of DFR.
Continuation of DFR. Picks up interchange cars from CN-Flat Rock. Upon Arrival at Diann, blocks cars from CN Interchange as follows and leaves them for pickup.
1. Northern Division – NB Cars
2. Northern Division – SB Cars
3. Adrian Subdivision
Picks up Block 5, Metamora Cars from Peterburg Siding. Works Metamora running SB.
DEL-1 – Delta Local
On Duty: 14:00
Breaks Down LD and FRD trains as needed and works local industries in Delta. Builds DFR and DL Trains.
LD- Lima to Delta
On Duty: 10:00
Leaves Lima with cars blocked as follows:
1. Local Traffic between Lima and Delta – To be worked by LD
2. Delta
3. Northern Division NB Cars
4. Northern Division SB Cars
5. Adrian Subdivision Cars
6. CN Interchange
7. Local traffic between Lima and Delta - to be worked by DL
Runs NB from Lima, working customers as needed going NB.
DL- Delta – Lima
On Duty: 22:00
Runs all traffic from Delta to Lima. Does not require pre-blocked traffic.
LIM-1 – Lima Yard Switcher
On Duty: 10:00 AM
Breaks down trains CNL, DL and SL. Blocks cars for trains LIM-2, LCN, LD, and LS as well as interchange cars for WLE, Western Division, NS and CSX.
LIM-2 – Lima Local
On Duty: 22:00. Switches local customers in Lima. Runs interchange trains to Western Division Lima Yard. Blocks local traffic / interchange traffic from WLE, CSX, NS for trains LD and LS from local traffic / interchanges.
LS- Lima to Springfield –
On duty: 10:00
Runs all southbound traffic from Lima to Springfield. Works local southbound serviced industries between Lima and Springfield.
SL- Springfield to Lima
On duty: Upon completion of Train LS’s duties.
Runs traffic from Springfield to Lima. Works local northbound service industries between Springfield and Lima.
SPR-1 – Springfield Local
On duty: 07:30
Works the Urbana Subdivision, Mechanicsburg, Subdivision and local Springfield Industries. Also blocks trains WCHS, CS and LS for trains SWCH, SL, and SPR-1, and SC
WCHS – Washington Court House – Springfield local.
On Duty: 19:30
Transfer between Washington Court House and Springfield. Works Industries between Washington Court House and Springfield. Returns as SWCH.
SWCH – Springfield to Washington Court House
On Duty: Continuation of WCHS.
Picks up cars in Springfield for Washington Court House. As needed works between Springfield and WCH. Organizes cars for WCH-1 upon return to Washington Court House.
WCH-1 Washington Court House Local Switcher
On Duty: 07:30
Works in Washington Court House. Blocks cars for WCHS, MID-1 and MID-2. May work Midland Subdivision Industries as needed.
GRE-1 Greenfield to Midland City Local
On Duty: 07:30
Works from Greenfield West to Midland. Exchanges cars with MID-1 and MID-2 and returns to Greenfield.
MID-1 Washington Court House to Norwood and Return
On Duty: 19:30
Works Washington Court House to Norwood and Return, serving customers between locations. Also exchanges cars with Greenfield Subdivision.
MID-2 Washington Court House to Columbus and Return.
On Duty: 07:30
Works Washington Court House to Columbus and Return, serving industries between locations. Interchanges cars with CSX and NS in Columbus.
LOG-1 Logan Subdivision Local
On Duty: 07:30
Based in Parson’s Yard, Columbus, Oh. Works all customers on Logan Subdivision.
CIN-1 Norwood Switcher / Interchange 1st shift
On Duty: 07:30
Runs Interchange traffic between GLOR and CSX, NS, and CIND Subdivision. Blocks cars for OAS-1, MID-1, BAS-1, CNS. Breaks down trains OAS-1, MID-1, BAS-1, and SCN.
CIN-2 Norwood Switcher / Interchange 2nd Shift
On Duty: 19:30
Runs Interchange traffic between GLOR and CSX, NS, and CIND Subdivision. Blocks cars for OAS-1, MID-1, BAS-1, CNS. Breaks down trains OAS-1, MID-1, BAS-1, and SCN. Service customers in vicinity of yard.
BAS-1 Blue Ash Subdivision Local
On Duty: 07:30
Works Blue Ash Subdivision traffic. Based in Norwood.
OAS-1 Oasis Subdivision Local
On Duty: 09:30
Works Oasis Subdivision, based on Norwood. Works to end of tracks and return.
MAS-1 Mason Subdivision Local
On Duty: 19:30
Works Mason Subdivision. Interchanges with NS in Reed Yard, Middletown. Based in Reed Yard.
CND-1 CIND Subdivision Local
On Duty: 07:30
Works all non-automotive traffic on the CIND line. Does not work the newly opened Honda plant.
CND-2
On Duty: 19:30
Works Valley Junction Yard and Interchanges with CSX, NS, and Midland Subdivision from Valley Junction. Blocks cars from / to NS, CSX and Midland Subdivision, as well as cars for BRK-1.
AUT-1 CIND Subdivision Autoracks
On Duty: 07:30
Works to Honda in Greensburg, In to interchange with NS and CSX in Cincinnati.
BRK-1 Brookville Subdivision Local
On duty: 07:30
Work the Brookville Subdivision as needed from Valley Junction to the end of the line and return.
CER-1 CERA Subdivision Local First Shift
On Duty: 07:30
Works the CERA Subdivision as needed – first shift
CER-2 CERA Subdivision Local – Second Shift.
On Duty: 19:30
Works the CERA Subdivision – second shift as needed.
Western Division Train Schedules
CFW – Chicago (Blue Island) to Fort Wayne
On Duty: 07:30
Chicago to Fort Wayne Road Train. Does no local switching between Chicago and Fort Wayne
FWC – Fort Wayne to Chicago (Blue Island)
On Duty: 07:30
Fort Wayne to Chicago Road Train. Does no local switching between Chicago and Fort Wayne
FW-1 Fort Wayne Yard Switcher
On Duty: 19:30
Yard Crew – Fort Wayne
Breaks down FW-2, FW-3, FW-4, CFW and LFW and Builds FWC, FWL, FW-2, FW-3 and FW-4 Trains.
FW-2 Fort Wayne to Valparaiso Local
On Duty: 05:00
Fort Wayne to Valparaiso Local. Works all customers on the line including Fort Wayne Yard.
FW-3 Fort Wayne to Decatur Local
On Duty: 07:30
Works all customers on the Decatur Branch.
FW-4 Fort Wayne to Van Wert Local
On Duty: 12:00
Local Working customers between Fort Wayne and Van Wert, Oh
LFW – Lima to Fort Wayne Road Train
On Duty: 07:30
Runs Lima to Fort Wayne. No local switching enroute
FWL – Fort Wayne to Lima Road Train.
On Duty: Upon competition of LFW in Fort Wayne.
Return trip of LFW. Drops cars in Fort Wayne and picks up EB to Lima, departing immediately after train is cleared.
WLIM-1 – Lima Western Division Yard Switcher
On Duty: 19:30
Lima Western Division Yard Switcher. Breaks down CSX and NS Interchange trains, LIM-2, WLIM-2 , WLIM-3, WLIM-4 and FWL Trains. Builds trains for LIM-2, WLIM-2, WLIM-3, WLIM-4 and LFW.
WLIM-2 – Western Division Lima West Local –
On Duty: 07:30
Works Local Industries West of Lima. Normally works only to Delphos, but may work to Van Wert as Needed.
WLIM-3A - Western Division Lima East Local – first crap
On Duty: 07:30
Works Lima East to Bucyrus
WLIM3B – Western Division Lima East Local – second shift
On Duty: As needed
Second Shift-continues work of WLIM3A if they don’t finish during first shift.
WLIM4 – Lima Local.
On Duty: 07:30
Primarily works Proctor and Gamble plant in Lima.
ADR-1 – Blissfield to Adrian Local
On Duty: 07:30
Works all traffic from Blissfield to Adrian and back, including NS Interchange in Adrian.
ADR-2 – Blissfield to Diann and Return
On Duty: 19:30
Runs to Diann Yard to exchange traffic with Northern Division and Southern Division and returns to Blissfield, sorting cars for ADR-1. May also work industries on Adrian subdivision as needed. Must wait for FDR to clear SB beyond Riga before leaving Adrian Subdivision to Diann.
DFR – Delta to Flat Rock
On Duty: 06:30
Delta to Flat Rock Turn. Cars blocked from Delta as follows.
1. Northern Division Cars – NB Cars
2. Northern Division –SB Cars
3. Adrian Subdivision Cars (ADR-2)
4. CN Interchange Cars
5. Metamora Elevator
Picks up enroute – Diann Yard
6. Cars for CN-Flat Rock
Runs NB, Dropping Block 5 in the Petersburg Siding. Delivers Blocks 1, 2, and 3 to Diann Yard. Delivers Blocks 5 and 6 to CN-Flat Rock Yard.
FRD – Flat Rock to Delta
On Duty : Upon Completion of DFR.
Continuation of DFR. Picks up interchange cars from CN-Flat Rock. Upon Arrival at Diann, blocks cars from CN Interchange as follows and leaves them for pickup.
1. Northern Division – NB Cars
2. Northern Division – SB Cars
3. Adrian Subdivision
Picks up Block 5, Metamora Cars from Peterburg Siding. Works Metamora running SB.
DEL-1 – Delta Local
On Duty: 14:00
Breaks Down LD and FRD trains as needed and works local industries in Delta. Builds DFR and DL Trains.
LD- Lima to Delta
On Duty: 10:00
Leaves Lima with cars blocked as follows:
1. Local Traffic between Lima and Delta – To be worked by LD
2. Delta
3. Northern Division NB Cars
4. Northern Division SB Cars
5. Adrian Subdivision Cars
6. CN Interchange
7. Local traffic between Lima and Delta - to be worked by DL
Runs NB from Lima, working customers as needed going NB.
DL- Delta – Lima
On Duty: 22:00
Runs all traffic from Delta to Lima. Does not require pre-blocked traffic.
LIM-1 – Lima Yard Switcher
On Duty: 10:00 AM
Breaks down trains CNL, DL and SL. Blocks cars for trains LIM-2, LCN, LD, and LS as well as interchange cars for WLE, Western Division, NS and CSX.
LIM-2 – Lima Local
On Duty: 22:00. Switches local customers in Lima. Runs interchange trains to Western Division Lima Yard. Blocks local traffic / interchange traffic from WLE, CSX, NS for trains LD and LS from local traffic / interchanges.
LS- Lima to Springfield –
On duty: 10:00
Runs all southbound traffic from Lima to Springfield. Works local southbound serviced industries between Lima and Springfield.
SL- Springfield to Lima
On duty: Upon completion of Train LS’s duties.
Runs traffic from Springfield to Lima. Works local northbound service industries between Springfield and Lima.
SPR-1 – Springfield Local
On duty: 07:30
Works the Urbana Subdivision, Mechanicsburg, Subdivision and local Springfield Industries. Also blocks trains WCHS, CS and LS for trains SWCH, SL, and SPR-1, and SC
WCHS – Washington Court House – Springfield local.
On Duty: 19:30
Transfer between Washington Court House and Springfield. Works Industries between Washington Court House and Springfield. Returns as SWCH.
SWCH – Springfield to Washington Court House
On Duty: Continuation of WCHS.
Picks up cars in Springfield for Washington Court House. As needed works between Springfield and WCH. Organizes cars for WCH-1 upon return to Washington Court House.
WCH-1 Washington Court House Local Switcher
On Duty: 07:30
Works in Washington Court House. Blocks cars for WCHS, MID-1 and MID-2. May work Midland Subdivision Industries as needed.
GRE-1 Greenfield to Midland City Local
On Duty: 07:30
Works from Greenfield West to Midland. Exchanges cars with MID-1 and MID-2 and returns to Greenfield.
MID-1 Washington Court House to Norwood and Return
On Duty: 19:30
Works Washington Court House to Norwood and Return, serving customers between locations. Also exchanges cars with Greenfield Subdivision.
MID-2 Washington Court House to Columbus and Return.
On Duty: 07:30
Works Washington Court House to Columbus and Return, serving industries between locations. Interchanges cars with CSX and NS in Columbus.
LOG-1 Logan Subdivision Local
On Duty: 07:30
Based in Parson’s Yard, Columbus, Oh. Works all customers on Logan Subdivision.
CIN-1 Norwood Switcher / Interchange 1st shift
On Duty: 07:30
Runs Interchange traffic between GLOR and CSX, NS, and CIND Subdivision. Blocks cars for OAS-1, MID-1, BAS-1, CNS. Breaks down trains OAS-1, MID-1, BAS-1, and SCN.
CIN-2 Norwood Switcher / Interchange 2nd Shift
On Duty: 19:30
Runs Interchange traffic between GLOR and CSX, NS, and CIND Subdivision. Blocks cars for OAS-1, MID-1, BAS-1, CNS. Breaks down trains OAS-1, MID-1, BAS-1, and SCN. Service customers in vicinity of yard.
BAS-1 Blue Ash Subdivision Local
On Duty: 07:30
Works Blue Ash Subdivision traffic. Based in Norwood.
OAS-1 Oasis Subdivision Local
On Duty: 09:30
Works Oasis Subdivision, based on Norwood. Works to end of tracks and return.
MAS-1 Mason Subdivision Local
On Duty: 19:30
Works Mason Subdivision. Interchanges with NS in Reed Yard, Middletown. Based in Reed Yard.
CND-1 CIND Subdivision Local
On Duty: 07:30
Works all non-automotive traffic on the CIND line. Does not work the newly opened Honda plant.
CND-2
On Duty: 19:30
Works Valley Junction Yard and Interchanges with CSX, NS, and Midland Subdivision from Valley Junction. Blocks cars from / to NS, CSX and Midland Subdivision, as well as cars for BRK-1.
AUT-1 CIND Subdivision Autoracks
On Duty: 07:30
Works to Honda in Greensburg, In to interchange with NS and CSX in Cincinnati.
BRK-1 Brookville Subdivision Local
On duty: 07:30
Work the Brookville Subdivision as needed from Valley Junction to the end of the line and return.
CER-1 CERA Subdivision Local First Shift
On Duty: 07:30
Works the CERA Subdivision as needed – first shift
CER-2 CERA Subdivision Local – Second Shift.
On Duty: 19:30
Works the CERA Subdivision – second shift as needed.
Western Division Train Schedules
CFW – Chicago (Blue Island) to Fort Wayne
On Duty: 07:30
Chicago to Fort Wayne Road Train. Does no local switching between Chicago and Fort Wayne
FWC – Fort Wayne to Chicago (Blue Island)
On Duty: 07:30
Fort Wayne to Chicago Road Train. Does no local switching between Chicago and Fort Wayne
FW-1 Fort Wayne Yard Switcher
On Duty: 19:30
Yard Crew – Fort Wayne
Breaks down FW-2, FW-3, FW-4, CFW and LFW and Builds FWC, FWL, FW-2, FW-3 and FW-4 Trains.
FW-2 Fort Wayne to Valparaiso Local
On Duty: 05:00
Fort Wayne to Valparaiso Local. Works all customers on the line including Fort Wayne Yard.
FW-3 Fort Wayne to Decatur Local
On Duty: 07:30
Works all customers on the Decatur Branch.
FW-4 Fort Wayne to Van Wert Local
On Duty: 12:00
Local Working customers between Fort Wayne and Van Wert, Oh
LFW – Lima to Fort Wayne Road Train
On Duty: 07:30
Runs Lima to Fort Wayne. No local switching enroute
FWL – Fort Wayne to Lima Road Train.
On Duty: Upon competition of LFW in Fort Wayne.
Return trip of LFW. Drops cars in Fort Wayne and picks up EB to Lima, departing immediately after train is cleared.
WLIM-1 – Lima Western Division Yard Switcher
On Duty: 19:30
Lima Western Division Yard Switcher. Breaks down CSX and NS Interchange trains, LIM-2, WLIM-2 , WLIM-3, WLIM-4 and FWL Trains. Builds trains for LIM-2, WLIM-2, WLIM-3, WLIM-4 and LFW.
WLIM-2 – Western Division Lima West Local –
On Duty: 07:30
Works Local Industries West of Lima. Normally works only to Delphos, but may work to Van Wert as Needed.
WLIM-3A - Western Division Lima East Local – first crap
On Duty: 07:30
Works Lima East to Bucyrus
WLIM3B – Western Division Lima East Local – second shift
On Duty: As needed
Second Shift-continues work of WLIM3A if they don’t finish during first shift.
WLIM4 – Lima Local.
On Duty: 07:30
Primarily works Proctor and Gamble plant in Lima.
Re: Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad
Additional Train Symbols for Use on the Great Lakes and Ohio River.
Extra Trains: Including crews called to finish work of another train.
X-(symbol)- X :
Example Extra of Delta to Flat Rock would be X-DFR-X.
Unit Trains / Trackage Rights / Run through
Commodity Code-Division Start-Location Start - Division Destination- Location Destination.
Commdoity Codes
CL- Coal
CM - Coal Empty
SL- Sand Loads
SM - Sand Empty
HL- Chemical Load (includes fertilizer)
HM - Chemical Empty (includes fertilizer)
GL -Grain Grain Load
GM - Grain Empty
PL -Oil / Petroleum Loads
PM -Oil / Petroleum
Z - Trackage Rights
Example:
Coal loads from Toledo (Northern Division) to Exxesville (Bay City) = CL-N-T-BC-Ex
Example Norfolk Jackson to Toledo Runthrough - Z-S-S-T
All trains use day of month following train symbol.
Scheduling of trains.
All trains run on an as needed basis. Crews will only be called when train is required to run. Most trains between major yards will run daily. Yard switching trains generally run daily. Local service trains will run only on an as needed basis.
Extra Trains: Including crews called to finish work of another train.
X-(symbol)- X :
Example Extra of Delta to Flat Rock would be X-DFR-X.
Unit Trains / Trackage Rights / Run through
Commodity Code-Division Start-Location Start - Division Destination- Location Destination.
Commdoity Codes
CL- Coal
CM - Coal Empty
SL- Sand Loads
SM - Sand Empty
HL- Chemical Load (includes fertilizer)
HM - Chemical Empty (includes fertilizer)
GL -Grain Grain Load
GM - Grain Empty
PL -Oil / Petroleum Loads
PM -Oil / Petroleum
Z - Trackage Rights
Example:
Coal loads from Toledo (Northern Division) to Exxesville (Bay City) = CL-N-T-BC-Ex
Example Norfolk Jackson to Toledo Runthrough - Z-S-S-T
All trains use day of month following train symbol.
Scheduling of trains.
All trains run on an as needed basis. Crews will only be called when train is required to run. Most trains between major yards will run daily. Yard switching trains generally run daily. Local service trains will run only on an as needed basis.
Re: Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad
2010 Update
In January of 2010, the Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad sold the Central Railroad of Indianapolis Subdivision to the Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad.
In July 2010, the Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad leased the NS Peavine Line between Clare Yard and Winchester, with the possibility of restarting grain traffic to the Winchester AG services. The majority of this line has been out of service for almost a decade, since NS railbanked the line from Portsmouth to Cincinnati. All traffic with be handed off to NS at Clare Yard. This line will be operated as the Peavine Subdivision. The track ownership will be maintained by NS. To handle service on this line, GLOR has purchased three SD9m locomotives which have been retired recently by Norfolk Southern. The three engines, 51, 55 and 56 are all former Nickle Plate Road locomotives and were rebuilt in 2003 by Norfolk Southern. They had been in yard use until approximately 2007 when they were taken out of service and stored. They will be refurbished by NRE in Silvas, Il before being transfered to the GLOR at Clare Yard.
Train Symbols for this new service will be
PV1 -Peavine Subdivision Local
On Duty: 07:30
Runs as needed on the Peavine Subdivision from Clare Yard and return.
In September 2010 another new line has been added to the railroad. The Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad has added a segement of trackage running from Jackson to Lansing, Michigan leased from Norfolk Southern. In addition, the GLOR has agreed to a trackage rights agreement between Jackson and Ann Arbor. Current operations will now have the GLOR Lansing Subdivision operating between Lansing, Mi south to Jackson, Mi. GLOR will now pick up NS Toledo bound traffic in Jackson Yard and run this traffic from Jackson to Toledo, where it will be interchanged to NS. The GLOR has leased two additional locomotives, GMTX 2663 and GMTX 2675 for this service. When additional power is needed, it will be added from the GLOR power pool based in Ottawa Yard in Toledo.
The new train symbols for this operation will be
JAL - Jackson to Lansing
On Duty 05:00
Jackson to Lansing servicing customers along the route. Interchange with CSX and CN in Lansing.
LJA- Lansing to Jackson
On Duty: 17:00
Lansing to Jackson local service. Drops cars in Jackson to train JATO to take to Toledo.
JATO- Jackson to Toledo via Ann Arbor
On Duty: 03:00
Jackson to Toledo Haulage Train from NS Yard Jackson to NS Homestead Yard (Toledo)
TOJA - Toledo to Jackson via Ann Arbor
On Duty: 15:00
NS Homestead Yard (Toledo) to NS Jackson Yard Haulage Train.
In December 2010, the GLOR also picks up local switchin traffic in Toledo from Norfolk Southern. These trains are served by the existing Toledo Locals.
In January of 2010, the Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad sold the Central Railroad of Indianapolis Subdivision to the Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad.
In July 2010, the Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad leased the NS Peavine Line between Clare Yard and Winchester, with the possibility of restarting grain traffic to the Winchester AG services. The majority of this line has been out of service for almost a decade, since NS railbanked the line from Portsmouth to Cincinnati. All traffic with be handed off to NS at Clare Yard. This line will be operated as the Peavine Subdivision. The track ownership will be maintained by NS. To handle service on this line, GLOR has purchased three SD9m locomotives which have been retired recently by Norfolk Southern. The three engines, 51, 55 and 56 are all former Nickle Plate Road locomotives and were rebuilt in 2003 by Norfolk Southern. They had been in yard use until approximately 2007 when they were taken out of service and stored. They will be refurbished by NRE in Silvas, Il before being transfered to the GLOR at Clare Yard.
Train Symbols for this new service will be
PV1 -Peavine Subdivision Local
On Duty: 07:30
Runs as needed on the Peavine Subdivision from Clare Yard and return.
In September 2010 another new line has been added to the railroad. The Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad has added a segement of trackage running from Jackson to Lansing, Michigan leased from Norfolk Southern. In addition, the GLOR has agreed to a trackage rights agreement between Jackson and Ann Arbor. Current operations will now have the GLOR Lansing Subdivision operating between Lansing, Mi south to Jackson, Mi. GLOR will now pick up NS Toledo bound traffic in Jackson Yard and run this traffic from Jackson to Toledo, where it will be interchanged to NS. The GLOR has leased two additional locomotives, GMTX 2663 and GMTX 2675 for this service. When additional power is needed, it will be added from the GLOR power pool based in Ottawa Yard in Toledo.
The new train symbols for this operation will be
JAL - Jackson to Lansing
On Duty 05:00
Jackson to Lansing servicing customers along the route. Interchange with CSX and CN in Lansing.
LJA- Lansing to Jackson
On Duty: 17:00
Lansing to Jackson local service. Drops cars in Jackson to train JATO to take to Toledo.
JATO- Jackson to Toledo via Ann Arbor
On Duty: 03:00
Jackson to Toledo Haulage Train from NS Yard Jackson to NS Homestead Yard (Toledo)
TOJA - Toledo to Jackson via Ann Arbor
On Duty: 15:00
NS Homestead Yard (Toledo) to NS Jackson Yard Haulage Train.
In December 2010, the GLOR also picks up local switchin traffic in Toledo from Norfolk Southern. These trains are served by the existing Toledo Locals.
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March 30th, 2011.
The first real negative situation has finally hit the GLOR. Following 5 years and two contracts with significant concessions from workers, Electrolux has decided to close its Greenville plant. The plant was the major source of traffic for the GLOR's Greenville Branch. The last day of production at the plant will be June 30th, 2011 with the last rail shipments expect to leave the plant around that time. The plant has been the source of roughly 10 cars per day of outbound refridgerators, as well as roughly 2 cars per week of inbound chemicals. The plant site has been put up for sale.
The current plan is that all remaining traffic on the Greenville Branch will now be handled by train GR1. It is also expected the GR-3 may be required to begin bringing GR-1's trains back to Grand Rapids on a more regular basis. Additional changes may be coming to the region as well, but nothing has been announced as of yet.
Additional news from the GLOR relates to locomotive numbering and paint schemes. For years the railroad has struggling to have a solidified corperate identity. Starting in 2012, the railroad will being repainting and renumbering their locomotive fleet. These actions will take place as the railroad is bringing locomotives into the shops for service. The currnt plant is for the Owosso shops to handle most of the repainting work, meaning some trains will be seeing locomotives not normally seen "round these parts." During this process the railroad will also be evaluating the status of the locomotive fleet as several locomotives in the fleet are beginning to show their extensive age. There are concerns regarding the type of locomotives that can be used on the Northern Division trackage. This may result in the reallocation of some locmotives which have been used almost excluively on the Southern Division being shipper north. Other locomotive may simply be retired and replaced with new locomotive power.
The first real negative situation has finally hit the GLOR. Following 5 years and two contracts with significant concessions from workers, Electrolux has decided to close its Greenville plant. The plant was the major source of traffic for the GLOR's Greenville Branch. The last day of production at the plant will be June 30th, 2011 with the last rail shipments expect to leave the plant around that time. The plant has been the source of roughly 10 cars per day of outbound refridgerators, as well as roughly 2 cars per week of inbound chemicals. The plant site has been put up for sale.
The current plan is that all remaining traffic on the Greenville Branch will now be handled by train GR1. It is also expected the GR-3 may be required to begin bringing GR-1's trains back to Grand Rapids on a more regular basis. Additional changes may be coming to the region as well, but nothing has been announced as of yet.
Additional news from the GLOR relates to locomotive numbering and paint schemes. For years the railroad has struggling to have a solidified corperate identity. Starting in 2012, the railroad will being repainting and renumbering their locomotive fleet. These actions will take place as the railroad is bringing locomotives into the shops for service. The currnt plant is for the Owosso shops to handle most of the repainting work, meaning some trains will be seeing locomotives not normally seen "round these parts." During this process the railroad will also be evaluating the status of the locomotive fleet as several locomotives in the fleet are beginning to show their extensive age. There are concerns regarding the type of locomotives that can be used on the Northern Division trackage. This may result in the reallocation of some locmotives which have been used almost excluively on the Southern Division being shipper north. Other locomotive may simply be retired and replaced with new locomotive power.
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December 2012. A bidding war has developed for the railroad known to some as the "worst track in the world". The Maumee and Western Railroad was put up for sale and a bidding war between Pioneer Railcorp and the GLOR ensued. The GLOR won the bidding war, paying what some feel was an inflated price of 6.5 million dollars for the line, 1.1 million more than the Pioneer Railcorp bid. The GLOR will currently continue operations as they have been from Defiance, Oh, with plans to reestablish the line east of Napoleon to Liberty Center and build a pair of connection tracks to the DT&I subdivison. The line will be operated at the Defiance Subdivision of the Southern Division. Interchanges for the Defiance Subvision will be at Defiance with CSX and Woodburn, Indiana with NS. Locomotive power will be the form MAW GP10 #16 and the CF7 #5. This power will remain on the line for the short term as new power is being sought to operate the line. The GLOR has already been in contact with potential shippers to increase carloads on the line. The GLOR is also seeking financing to upgrade the terrible track conditions on the Defiance Subdivision.
December 2012 also witnessed another change in the railroad. The Michigan Department of Transportation has purchased the Michigan Line from Kalamazoo to Dearborn. Amtrak will take over the dispatching of the line. Norfolk Southern will be the exclusive provider of freight customer service over the line, however GLOR trains JATO and TOJA will continue to operate over the line. The purchase by Amtrak and the anticipated upgrading of the line between Jackson and Ann Arbor has resulted in the need for GLOR to make additional locomotive purchases. They have decided to purchase, a heafty expense, NS units 7149 and 7150. These locomotive are GP60's which are ITCS equiped. The additional power will meet the current demands of the railroad in terms of power, and meet the estimated future demand should ITCS be implemented along the entire Amtrak Michigan Line, as is expected.
January 2013. The GLOR has decided they need additional space for trains into and out of Toledo due to increased traffic levels and the success of the automotive business. As a result, they purchase from CSX, an approximately 120 acre property north of Toledo in Erie Township, Michigan. The current plan is for the GLOR to build a new railroad yard, called Erie Yard, on the site of the former PM and C&O Ottawa Yard, which was closed in the 1960's. CSX had retained ownership of the property since the yards closure.
To facilite the creation of this yard, the GLOR has also purchased 63 acre proeprty south of Telegraph Rd between the current GLOR mainline and the CSX mainline. A connection track with be installed on this property and GLOR will install and maintain crossovers on CSX south of Sterns Rd, to allow access into the yard property from the connection track and South of Detroit Ave to allow access to the CSX mainline from Ottawa Yard. CSX will allow GLOR trackage rights from the the Detroit Ave crossover track to just north of Sterns Rd to access the yard. The GLOR yard will consist of 8 yard tracks to be used for classification purposes and 4 tracks capable of holding 120 car unit trains, with a connection on the north end to the CSX mainline.
This yard will eliminate the difficuly of routing trains into and out of Ottawa Yard and free yard space for the growing local industry traffic.
Interchange trains from the WLE and CN in Toledo will continue to bring cars to Ottawa Yard, while NS and CSX trains will operate directly to the Erie Yard as needed via trackage rights.
In other news, the locomotive renumbering and repainting program is going well. A new roster and paint scheme for the railroad should be released shortly.
Additionally, the GLOR has now won the contract to provide western coal to Consumers Energy in addition to the eastern coal it had been providing. The eastern coal trains are going to be phased out, as the plant is looking to burn exclusively cleaner burning wester coal in the near future. Routing for these coal trains will be BNSF to Chicago. In Chicago the GLOR will bring these trains over the Western Division to Lima where they will run north of the DT&I subdivision to Diann, followed by a trip north on the Northern Division to Durand and finally a trip up the Bay City Subdivision to Exxesville. This trip is a much longer than CN's routing to Durand then up the Bay City Subdivision. The reasoning for the change in routing was not published, by many believe CN was pushing for too much money in the routing. CSX/LSRC also bid for the contract, but also wanted more than Consumers was willing to pay. Time will tell if this contract will be worth if for the GLOR.
December 2012 also witnessed another change in the railroad. The Michigan Department of Transportation has purchased the Michigan Line from Kalamazoo to Dearborn. Amtrak will take over the dispatching of the line. Norfolk Southern will be the exclusive provider of freight customer service over the line, however GLOR trains JATO and TOJA will continue to operate over the line. The purchase by Amtrak and the anticipated upgrading of the line between Jackson and Ann Arbor has resulted in the need for GLOR to make additional locomotive purchases. They have decided to purchase, a heafty expense, NS units 7149 and 7150. These locomotive are GP60's which are ITCS equiped. The additional power will meet the current demands of the railroad in terms of power, and meet the estimated future demand should ITCS be implemented along the entire Amtrak Michigan Line, as is expected.
January 2013. The GLOR has decided they need additional space for trains into and out of Toledo due to increased traffic levels and the success of the automotive business. As a result, they purchase from CSX, an approximately 120 acre property north of Toledo in Erie Township, Michigan. The current plan is for the GLOR to build a new railroad yard, called Erie Yard, on the site of the former PM and C&O Ottawa Yard, which was closed in the 1960's. CSX had retained ownership of the property since the yards closure.
To facilite the creation of this yard, the GLOR has also purchased 63 acre proeprty south of Telegraph Rd between the current GLOR mainline and the CSX mainline. A connection track with be installed on this property and GLOR will install and maintain crossovers on CSX south of Sterns Rd, to allow access into the yard property from the connection track and South of Detroit Ave to allow access to the CSX mainline from Ottawa Yard. CSX will allow GLOR trackage rights from the the Detroit Ave crossover track to just north of Sterns Rd to access the yard. The GLOR yard will consist of 8 yard tracks to be used for classification purposes and 4 tracks capable of holding 120 car unit trains, with a connection on the north end to the CSX mainline.
This yard will eliminate the difficuly of routing trains into and out of Ottawa Yard and free yard space for the growing local industry traffic.
Interchange trains from the WLE and CN in Toledo will continue to bring cars to Ottawa Yard, while NS and CSX trains will operate directly to the Erie Yard as needed via trackage rights.
In other news, the locomotive renumbering and repainting program is going well. A new roster and paint scheme for the railroad should be released shortly.
Additionally, the GLOR has now won the contract to provide western coal to Consumers Energy in addition to the eastern coal it had been providing. The eastern coal trains are going to be phased out, as the plant is looking to burn exclusively cleaner burning wester coal in the near future. Routing for these coal trains will be BNSF to Chicago. In Chicago the GLOR will bring these trains over the Western Division to Lima where they will run north of the DT&I subdivision to Diann, followed by a trip north on the Northern Division to Durand and finally a trip up the Bay City Subdivision to Exxesville. This trip is a much longer than CN's routing to Durand then up the Bay City Subdivision. The reasoning for the change in routing was not published, by many believe CN was pushing for too much money in the routing. CSX/LSRC also bid for the contract, but also wanted more than Consumers was willing to pay. Time will tell if this contract will be worth if for the GLOR.
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You are doing a nice job keeping this empire organized
PatC created a monster, 'cause nobody wants to see Don Simon no more they want AARR I'm chopped liver, well if you want AARR this is what I'll give ya, bad humor mixed with irrelevant info that'll make you roll your eyes quicker than a ~Z~ banhammer...
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Thanks, with the rise of every empire, comes the eventual fall, correct? It might even start interchanging with one or more of your railroads soon
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One of the more forgotten aspects of the GLOR's operations are the interactions with a few short line operators they connect with. These operators have taken over some of the most forgottena and often neglected trackage in the State of Michigan.
Two operators that the GLOR has partnered with are the Charlevoix, Petoskey & Pellston (CP&P), and the Mid Michigan (MMGN). The GLOR had attempted to purchase both lines previously but in both instances circumstances dictated that the sales not be concluded. As the result, another operator, the AARR enterprises began to operate and continues to operate the lines. These lines connect with the GLOR's Northern Division.
Additionally, the GLOR also connects with another AARR enterprises line, the Alma and Mid Michigan Railroad. These railroads and interchange partners have created a substantial amount of additional business for the GLOR in terms of both on-line customer bridge traffic and in terms of locomotive maintainance and overhaul conducted at the Owosso shops.
Two operators that the GLOR has partnered with are the Charlevoix, Petoskey & Pellston (CP&P), and the Mid Michigan (MMGN). The GLOR had attempted to purchase both lines previously but in both instances circumstances dictated that the sales not be concluded. As the result, another operator, the AARR enterprises began to operate and continues to operate the lines. These lines connect with the GLOR's Northern Division.
Additionally, the GLOR also connects with another AARR enterprises line, the Alma and Mid Michigan Railroad. These railroads and interchange partners have created a substantial amount of additional business for the GLOR in terms of both on-line customer bridge traffic and in terms of locomotive maintainance and overhaul conducted at the Owosso shops.
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2014 witnessed strange changes that occured for the GLOR. Two new customers have decided to locate business in areas near, but not on the GLOR's trackage. As a result, the GLOR has partnered with local officials to reinstall a long removed portion of the former Michigan Air Line from Lakeland east to Whimore Lake and from Lakeland west to Pinckney. The Pinckney customer is a gravel pit which will also be installing a concrete crusher to process construction waste. The Whitmore Lake customer will be a metal recycling processor located in the Zander Industrial Plaza where Barnstormers was formally located.
The line will be reinstalled west, along the former ROW now the Lakeland State Trail (aka the Mike Lavine State Park). The line will extend from its connection with the GLOR at Lakeland, west through Pinckney to an endpoint just east of the M-36 Brambler Ln intersection, west of Pinckney. A spur line will be extended from this line north to the Fyke Sand and Gravel Property, leaving the mainline at approximately Pond St in a northerly direction. It is anticipated that Fyke Sand and Gravel will produce about 10 outbound cars per week of gravel, as well as 3-4 carloads per week of crushed concrete. Concrete consstruction debris will also be brought inbound to the property in high side gondolas. If the line is reinstalled, there is also the possibility a new customer may be interested in purchasing the long dormant lumber yard in Pinckney as a lumber transload site.
The line east to Whitmore Lake was planned to extend from the current GLOR line in Whitmore Lake, north into the industrial plaza, however an agreement could not be reached with the Michigan Department of Corrections which owns the parcel to the south of M-36. The MDOC had security concerns regarding the access to the parcel. Thankfully the MDNR was more willing to work out a deal. The GLOR will share the ROW with trail between Lakeland and Whitmore Lake. This will still cross the MDOC property as well, but in a much more secure and accessible manner. The line will extend west of Whitmore Lake Rd, with a spur going into the industrial plaza across M-36. The metal recycler has agreed to a minimum of 5 carloads per week for the first year and 10 carloads per week for the next three years. These will be brought into the facility in both low and high sided gondolas.
There is also talk of possibly adding a customer to the south off Whitmore Lake Rd, but nothing concrete has been agreed to as of this time.
Additionally in late 2014, business began booming in Lenawee County. An industrial bakery purchased property in Tecumseh with the intent of creating a new bakery producing baked and sweet products starting in late 2016. The business looked at transloading flour, sugar and sweeteners at a transload loaction, but also inquired about direct rail service. At the same time, Next Resins in Clinton was also looking at possibly getting rail service. Next Resins interestingly enough still has a rail spur off the SMRS. when Next Resins brought up the idea, three other potential customers have brought up the possibility of wanting rail service in Clinton, with two seeming more likely than the third. Michigan Pallet and Tri County Hardwoods both are in serious talks about contrinuting to a rebuild of the line, while DST was involved early, but has not been involved in cost sharing discussions. GLOR is interested in pursuing this traffic, however, two concerns remain. The cost of rebuilding the line from Raisin Center to Clinton, which would be done in conjunction with the lines owners, the SMRS, which has no desire to be involved in freight operations, but which would like to remain involved in the tourist operations they currently run. The second, and potentially bigger issue is access to the line. Currently from Raisin Center north is landlocked as the diamond at Raisin Center was removed when Conrail gave up operations to Clinton. Two possibilities exist for accessing the line, a switch from the NS mainline at Raisin Center, or reinstalling the diamond at Raisin Center and upgrade the trackage from Lenawee Jct north to Raisin Center.
In early 2015, another potential customer has pushed for the reinstallation of traffic north of Raisin Center. Wacker Chemical, located just off the trackage north of the River Raisin has inquired about joining the group working for reinstallation of the line. It appears as if the project will more forward as substantial grant money has been secured for reahabilitation of the trackage from Raisin Center to Clinton. The biggest concern currently is NS dragging their feet on either allowing reinstallation of the diamond or a connector track and and trackage rights from Adrian to Raisin Center over NS. Currently there is the potential for legal action related to the line from Lenawee Junction to Clinton and its abandonment and purchase.
Otherwise the only issues facing the railroad are the regular ebbs and flows of rail traffic. Other potential increases in traffic are also in the development stage, but concerns are growing about the loss of substantial traffic in the future as well.
The line will be reinstalled west, along the former ROW now the Lakeland State Trail (aka the Mike Lavine State Park). The line will extend from its connection with the GLOR at Lakeland, west through Pinckney to an endpoint just east of the M-36 Brambler Ln intersection, west of Pinckney. A spur line will be extended from this line north to the Fyke Sand and Gravel Property, leaving the mainline at approximately Pond St in a northerly direction. It is anticipated that Fyke Sand and Gravel will produce about 10 outbound cars per week of gravel, as well as 3-4 carloads per week of crushed concrete. Concrete consstruction debris will also be brought inbound to the property in high side gondolas. If the line is reinstalled, there is also the possibility a new customer may be interested in purchasing the long dormant lumber yard in Pinckney as a lumber transload site.
The line east to Whitmore Lake was planned to extend from the current GLOR line in Whitmore Lake, north into the industrial plaza, however an agreement could not be reached with the Michigan Department of Corrections which owns the parcel to the south of M-36. The MDOC had security concerns regarding the access to the parcel. Thankfully the MDNR was more willing to work out a deal. The GLOR will share the ROW with trail between Lakeland and Whitmore Lake. This will still cross the MDOC property as well, but in a much more secure and accessible manner. The line will extend west of Whitmore Lake Rd, with a spur going into the industrial plaza across M-36. The metal recycler has agreed to a minimum of 5 carloads per week for the first year and 10 carloads per week for the next three years. These will be brought into the facility in both low and high sided gondolas.
There is also talk of possibly adding a customer to the south off Whitmore Lake Rd, but nothing concrete has been agreed to as of this time.
Additionally in late 2014, business began booming in Lenawee County. An industrial bakery purchased property in Tecumseh with the intent of creating a new bakery producing baked and sweet products starting in late 2016. The business looked at transloading flour, sugar and sweeteners at a transload loaction, but also inquired about direct rail service. At the same time, Next Resins in Clinton was also looking at possibly getting rail service. Next Resins interestingly enough still has a rail spur off the SMRS. when Next Resins brought up the idea, three other potential customers have brought up the possibility of wanting rail service in Clinton, with two seeming more likely than the third. Michigan Pallet and Tri County Hardwoods both are in serious talks about contrinuting to a rebuild of the line, while DST was involved early, but has not been involved in cost sharing discussions. GLOR is interested in pursuing this traffic, however, two concerns remain. The cost of rebuilding the line from Raisin Center to Clinton, which would be done in conjunction with the lines owners, the SMRS, which has no desire to be involved in freight operations, but which would like to remain involved in the tourist operations they currently run. The second, and potentially bigger issue is access to the line. Currently from Raisin Center north is landlocked as the diamond at Raisin Center was removed when Conrail gave up operations to Clinton. Two possibilities exist for accessing the line, a switch from the NS mainline at Raisin Center, or reinstalling the diamond at Raisin Center and upgrade the trackage from Lenawee Jct north to Raisin Center.
In early 2015, another potential customer has pushed for the reinstallation of traffic north of Raisin Center. Wacker Chemical, located just off the trackage north of the River Raisin has inquired about joining the group working for reinstallation of the line. It appears as if the project will more forward as substantial grant money has been secured for reahabilitation of the trackage from Raisin Center to Clinton. The biggest concern currently is NS dragging their feet on either allowing reinstallation of the diamond or a connector track and and trackage rights from Adrian to Raisin Center over NS. Currently there is the potential for legal action related to the line from Lenawee Junction to Clinton and its abandonment and purchase.
Otherwise the only issues facing the railroad are the regular ebbs and flows of rail traffic. Other potential increases in traffic are also in the development stage, but concerns are growing about the loss of substantial traffic in the future as well.
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Late 2015 Update: Some good and some bad for the GLOR. The last large shipper in Ionia has ceased shipping by rail. As a result of the decreased traffic load, trains DGR and GRD have seen a frequency decrease. DGR is now running M-W-F and GRD runs T-Th-Sa. DGR and GRD are also currenrtly working the customers between Owosso and Malta, while GR-1 is currently working the traffic in Lowell and Ada, the only remaining customers outside of Grand Rapids.
The good news for the railroad is the funding has come through for the refurbishing of the line from Clinton to Raisin Center. NS has agree to install a connector between the Wabash Line to Adrian and grant GLOR trackage rights over the line from Adrian to Raisin Center. The line south of Raisin Center to Lenawee Junction is going to remain under the ownership of the SMRS, while the SMRS is selling the line from Clinton to Raisin Center to the GLOR, while retaining the right to operate schedule tourist trains from Clinton the Raisin Center over the line. Improvements on the line, combined with work by volunteers may also result in AA RS1 #20 being moved from its current resting place south of Raisin Center to Clinton to being pulling the tourist trains.
Customers for the line from Clinton to Tecumseh upon reactivation of freight traffic will be Wacker Chemical, Tecumseh Baking Products, Next Resins, Michigan Pallet and Tri County Hardwoods. The line will be serviced by train ADR-1, however it is possible that a Clinton local may be started running from Clinton to Adrian if traffic levels improve to the point one is needed. Service on freight reactivation day is expected to be 3 days per week, however this will be dictated by the traffic levels on the line.
Additional good news is that traffic levels are holding steady with the exception of the line from Durand to Grand Rapids.
Almost all of the locomotives on the line have been repainted and renumbered. The new locomotive roster for the railroad will be released upon completion of all repainting and renumbering.
The good news for the railroad is the funding has come through for the refurbishing of the line from Clinton to Raisin Center. NS has agree to install a connector between the Wabash Line to Adrian and grant GLOR trackage rights over the line from Adrian to Raisin Center. The line south of Raisin Center to Lenawee Junction is going to remain under the ownership of the SMRS, while the SMRS is selling the line from Clinton to Raisin Center to the GLOR, while retaining the right to operate schedule tourist trains from Clinton the Raisin Center over the line. Improvements on the line, combined with work by volunteers may also result in AA RS1 #20 being moved from its current resting place south of Raisin Center to Clinton to being pulling the tourist trains.
Customers for the line from Clinton to Tecumseh upon reactivation of freight traffic will be Wacker Chemical, Tecumseh Baking Products, Next Resins, Michigan Pallet and Tri County Hardwoods. The line will be serviced by train ADR-1, however it is possible that a Clinton local may be started running from Clinton to Adrian if traffic levels improve to the point one is needed. Service on freight reactivation day is expected to be 3 days per week, however this will be dictated by the traffic levels on the line.
Additional good news is that traffic levels are holding steady with the exception of the line from Durand to Grand Rapids.
Almost all of the locomotives on the line have been repainted and renumbered. The new locomotive roster for the railroad will be released upon completion of all repainting and renumbering.
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March 1st, 2016 Update:
The connector between the GLOR's Clinton Branch and NS has been installed. The line has been rehabiliated enough to allow small blocks of cars to run over the line (5 cars maximum at this time), from Chase Rd north to Tecumseh and Clinton. The GLOR's ADR-1 local will bring the full train Adrian to just south of Chase Rd, then break the train into 5 car or less cuts and take those to Tecumseh. All service on the line is being handled out of the yard in Tecumseh. Track speed is 10 mph on the branch currently, so ADR-1 is taking all day and sometimes multiple days to complete the entire run from Adrian to Clinton and return. Work is contracted to improve the line, but the progress is slow on the line. Switches were installed and sidings built for Tri-County, Michigan Pallet, and Tecumseh Baking Products, while the Next Resin and Wacker Chemical spurs was refurbished / extended. The line is currently limited to 263,000 pound cars, although the work will bring the line up to 286,000 pound capacity when it is completed.
The first train consisted of 3 tankers for Wacker, 7 loads of flour and 1 tanker of high fructose corn syrup for Tecumseh Baking, 3 centerbeam flats for Michigan Pallet, 2 tankers for Next Resins, and 1 Log Load for Tri County.
The reinstallation of the line from Pinckney to Whitmore Lake is nearly complete, with customer shipments expected to begin in June or July to the gravel pit in Pinckney and by September to the Zander Industrial Plaza. There is also the possibility of a new customer purchasing the former Hoover Universal site in Whitmore Lake, although concerns about contamination are currently a blockade to the property's sale.
Elsewhere, the new numbering and painting of locomotives is almost complete. The paint scheme is a simply, Nickel Plate inspired, light blue and dark blue scheme. The exception to this is locomotives which are wearing heritage schemes / numbers to either the locomotives previous owner, or the previous operator of the tracks. Several of these schemes were developed and licensed with existing rights holders.
There is a renewed interest in pursuing the Potash loads found in northern central Michigan. The GLOR is in discussions to possibly reinstall a portion of the line outside of Clare for this service, although it is also possible that a transload site would be established. Several customers on the line north of Clare are pushing for reinstallation of the Clare to Baldwin line, to expediate service to and from customers in the northern portion of the state. Among these companies is Yoplait, whose plant in Reed City would like to bring in fruit via railcars from across the county, instead of having to have product trucked in. One of the interesting products they would like to bring in via rail is cherries from growers in the Traverse City area. Rebuilding those line would allow the railroad to short haul cherries from TC to Reed City, but it would have to go via Clare, as there are no current plants to reinstall Cadillac to Reed City. Reinstallation from Clare to Baldwin would allow the potash loads to go both east and west from Michigan, depending on the routing from the plant, either via Baldwin to CSX in Grand Rapids, or via Clare to CN, NS or WLE via Durand and Toledo.
There is also additional news about two additional potential projects located along the GLOR's Northern Division and Saginaw Bay Divisions. First, in Ithaca, ZFS has proposed building a grain elevator and soybean processing plant where the failed ethanol plant was going to be built. If this project goes through, it will be a major customer of GLOR rail service and may significantly change operations of the Northern Division. On the Saginaw Bay Division, there is a proposal to put in a new renewable energy development just outside Durand. Some reports indicate this may be some sort of steel mill, although details are sketchy to say the least. Hopefully more details will be coming, but it appears the project planners have purchased or have options to purchase roughly 500 acres from the City of Durand for the project.
Finally, another proposal has been made to locate a waste to energy plant in the Thompsonville Area. This proposal, unlike previous proposals will include a complete recycling complex as well as waste to energy generation plant. The currently untilized section of track between Yuma and Thompsonville, purchased in 2002, would be located alongside the plant and would be used to bring in trash and haul out recyclable plastic and metal. Like several other projects, considerable investment would be required in the infrastructure to make the project ecomomically viable for the railroad.
The bad news for the GLOR is they will lose a sizable chunk of unit train traffic, as the JC Weadock Powerplant ceased operations late in 2015 and will be shuttered completely in 2016. The GLOR was providing coal for this plant. Coal is still being supplied to the Karn via their interchange with BNSF in Chicago. There are growing concerns how long this traffic will last, although the traffic, despite a significant volume, does not generate a significant revenue for the railroad.
The connector between the GLOR's Clinton Branch and NS has been installed. The line has been rehabiliated enough to allow small blocks of cars to run over the line (5 cars maximum at this time), from Chase Rd north to Tecumseh and Clinton. The GLOR's ADR-1 local will bring the full train Adrian to just south of Chase Rd, then break the train into 5 car or less cuts and take those to Tecumseh. All service on the line is being handled out of the yard in Tecumseh. Track speed is 10 mph on the branch currently, so ADR-1 is taking all day and sometimes multiple days to complete the entire run from Adrian to Clinton and return. Work is contracted to improve the line, but the progress is slow on the line. Switches were installed and sidings built for Tri-County, Michigan Pallet, and Tecumseh Baking Products, while the Next Resin and Wacker Chemical spurs was refurbished / extended. The line is currently limited to 263,000 pound cars, although the work will bring the line up to 286,000 pound capacity when it is completed.
The first train consisted of 3 tankers for Wacker, 7 loads of flour and 1 tanker of high fructose corn syrup for Tecumseh Baking, 3 centerbeam flats for Michigan Pallet, 2 tankers for Next Resins, and 1 Log Load for Tri County.
The reinstallation of the line from Pinckney to Whitmore Lake is nearly complete, with customer shipments expected to begin in June or July to the gravel pit in Pinckney and by September to the Zander Industrial Plaza. There is also the possibility of a new customer purchasing the former Hoover Universal site in Whitmore Lake, although concerns about contamination are currently a blockade to the property's sale.
Elsewhere, the new numbering and painting of locomotives is almost complete. The paint scheme is a simply, Nickel Plate inspired, light blue and dark blue scheme. The exception to this is locomotives which are wearing heritage schemes / numbers to either the locomotives previous owner, or the previous operator of the tracks. Several of these schemes were developed and licensed with existing rights holders.
There is a renewed interest in pursuing the Potash loads found in northern central Michigan. The GLOR is in discussions to possibly reinstall a portion of the line outside of Clare for this service, although it is also possible that a transload site would be established. Several customers on the line north of Clare are pushing for reinstallation of the Clare to Baldwin line, to expediate service to and from customers in the northern portion of the state. Among these companies is Yoplait, whose plant in Reed City would like to bring in fruit via railcars from across the county, instead of having to have product trucked in. One of the interesting products they would like to bring in via rail is cherries from growers in the Traverse City area. Rebuilding those line would allow the railroad to short haul cherries from TC to Reed City, but it would have to go via Clare, as there are no current plants to reinstall Cadillac to Reed City. Reinstallation from Clare to Baldwin would allow the potash loads to go both east and west from Michigan, depending on the routing from the plant, either via Baldwin to CSX in Grand Rapids, or via Clare to CN, NS or WLE via Durand and Toledo.
There is also additional news about two additional potential projects located along the GLOR's Northern Division and Saginaw Bay Divisions. First, in Ithaca, ZFS has proposed building a grain elevator and soybean processing plant where the failed ethanol plant was going to be built. If this project goes through, it will be a major customer of GLOR rail service and may significantly change operations of the Northern Division. On the Saginaw Bay Division, there is a proposal to put in a new renewable energy development just outside Durand. Some reports indicate this may be some sort of steel mill, although details are sketchy to say the least. Hopefully more details will be coming, but it appears the project planners have purchased or have options to purchase roughly 500 acres from the City of Durand for the project.
Finally, another proposal has been made to locate a waste to energy plant in the Thompsonville Area. This proposal, unlike previous proposals will include a complete recycling complex as well as waste to energy generation plant. The currently untilized section of track between Yuma and Thompsonville, purchased in 2002, would be located alongside the plant and would be used to bring in trash and haul out recyclable plastic and metal. Like several other projects, considerable investment would be required in the infrastructure to make the project ecomomically viable for the railroad.
The bad news for the GLOR is they will lose a sizable chunk of unit train traffic, as the JC Weadock Powerplant ceased operations late in 2015 and will be shuttered completely in 2016. The GLOR was providing coal for this plant. Coal is still being supplied to the Karn via their interchange with BNSF in Chicago. There are growing concerns how long this traffic will last, although the traffic, despite a significant volume, does not generate a significant revenue for the railroad.
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Re: Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad
Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad Roster July 2016
140 Rostered Locomotives
3- SW1200
1- SW1500
2 - MP15AC
1 - GP7
7 - GP9
3 - GP9u
1 - GP9R
3 - SD9M
2 - SD20
8 - GP30M
2 - GP30M-2X
2 - GP35-2
5 - GP35
9 - GP40
1 - GP40-2LW
9 - GP50
2 - GP60
3 - SD38-2
1 - 25T
1 - NW2
6 - GP38
2 - GP38AC
29 - GP38-2
1 - GP38-3
2 - GP39-2
12 - SD40-2
3 - SD40-2F
3 - SD40T-2
4- SD45T-2
1 - SD45R
1 - SD50
1 - SD60
3 - U23BR
1 - C30-7
1 - B30-7
3 - B30-7AB
1 - B39-8E
Active Roster
#1 SW1200 Formerly #73
#2 SW1200 Formerly #998
#3 SW1200 Formerly #999
#4 SW1500 Formerly #2342
#5 MP15AC Formerly HLCS #1400 Purchased off lease, 2015
#6 MP15AC Formerly HLCS #1401 Purchased off lease, 2015
#47 GP7 Formerly Ohi-Rail #47 Purchased 2016 from Ohi-Rail. Kept former D&TSL # and paint scheme.
#50 GP9 Former #24
#51 GP9 Former #1471
#52 GP9 Former #2
#53 GP9 Former #1759
#54 GP9 Former #1758
#55 GP9 Former #1755
#56 GP9 Former #1760
#57 GP9u Former CP #1549 Purchased in 2013
#58 GP9u Former CP #1571 Purchased in 2013
#59 GP9u Former CP #1596 Purchased in 2013
#60 GP9R Former RPLX 4617 Purchased 2010
#75 SD20 Former IHB #2925 Purchased 2016 from NRE
#76 SD20 Former IHB #2922 Purchased 2016 from NRE
#100 GP30M Former #80 Rebuilt 2013
#101 GP30M Former #81 Rebuilt 2014
#102 GP30M Former #82 Rebuilt 2014
#103 GP30M Former #83 Rebuilt 2014
#105 GP30M Former #2252 Rebuilt 2015
#106 GP30M Former #86 Rebuilt Again 2015
#107 GP30M-2X Former #557 Rebuilt in 2015 Experiment with -2 Electronics
#108 GP30M-2X Former #557 Rebuilt in 2015 Experiment with -2 Electronics
#150 SD9M Former NS #56 Purchased from NS. Refurbished at NRE -
#151 SD9M Former NS #51 Purchased from NS. Refurbished at NRE
#152 SD9M Former NS #55 Purchased from NS. Refurbished at NRE
#385 GP35-2 Rebuilt to -2 Electronics 2016 Retains original AA #.
#387 GP35-2 Rebuilt to -2 Electronics 2016 Retains original AA #.
#390 GP35 Retains AA Orange Paint Scheme. Retains original AA #.
#391 GP35 Painted in Operation Lifesaver Paint Retains original AA #.
#392 GP35 Painted in AA Wabash Paint Scheme Retains original AA #.
#393 GP35 Painted in “Ferry in the Fog” Scheme Retains original AA #.
#394 GP35 Painted in 2nd TSBY Scheme Retains original AA #.
#401 GP40 Former CN #6401 Purchased 2011 DT&I Heritage Scheme
#402 GP40 Former #4008
#403 GP40 Former #4023
#404 GP40 Former #4024
#405 GP40 Former #4030
#406 GP40 Former #4032
#407 GP40 Former #4034
#408 GP40 Former #4036
#409 GP40 Former CSCD #6637 Purchased off Lease 2008
#410 GP40-2LW Former #9712
#500 GP50 Former #5000
#501 GP50 Former #5001
#502 GP50 Former #5002
#503 GP50 Former #5003
#504 GP50 Former #5004
#505 GP50 Former #5005
#508 GP50 Former #5008
#513 GP50 Former #5013
#514 GP50 Former #5014
#601 GP60 Former #7149 ITCS Equipped for Amtrak Line Use
#601 GP60 Former #7150 ITCS Equipped for Amtrak Line Use
#800 SD38-2 Former UPY#800 Purchased 2015
#801 SD38-2 Former PRLX #209 Purchased 2013 DM&IR Paint Scheme
#814 SD38-2 Former UPY #814 Purchased 2012
#905 GP30M Retained NKP # and NKP Paint scheme Rebuilt in 2014
#906 GP30M Retained NKP # and NKP Paint scheme Rebuilt in 2014
#1226 25-Tonner Retains TSBY # and paint scheme. Owosso Shop Switcher.
#1977 NW2 Painted in TSBY Black and Yellow Paint Scheme Retained #
#2000 GP38 Former #4802 Scheduled for Rebuild in 2016
#2001 GP38 Former #5080 Scheduled for Rebuild in 2016
#2002 GP38 Former #7771 Scheduled for Rebuild in 2016
#2003 GP38 Former #7791 Scheduled for Rebuild in 2017
#2004 GP38 Former #7802 Scheduled for Rebuild in 2017
#2005 GP38 Former #3852 Scheduled for Rebuild in 2017
#2006 GP38AC Former #8802 Painted in CMGN Paint Scheme, Rebuild scheduled in 2017
#2007 GP38AC Former #8804 Painted in HESR Paint Scheme, Rebuild scheduled in 2017
#2008 GP38-2 Former GMTX #2635 Purchased 2014.
#2009 GP38-2 Former GMTX #2648 Purchased 2014.
#2010 GP38-2 Former GMTX #2652 Purchased 2014.
#2011 GP38-2 Former GMTX #2676 Purchased 2014.
#2012 GP38-2 Former GMTX #2663 Purchased 2014.
#2013 GP38-2 Former GMTX #2675 Purchased 2014.
#2014 GP38-2 Former #201 Rebuild scheduled in 2017
#2015 GP38-2 Former #202 Rebuild scheduled in 2018
#2016 GP38-2 Former #203 Rebuild scheduled in 2018
#2017 GP38-2 Former #204 Rebuild scheduled in 2018
#2018 GP38-2 Former #2014 Rebuild scheduled in 2018
#2019 GP38-2 Former #399 Former LLPX GP38-2 2336 Purchased 2010 (Renumbered 399)
#2020 GP38-2 Former #398 Former LLPX GP38-2 2331 Purchased 2010 (Renumbered 398)
#2021 GP38-2 Former #397 Former LLPX GP38-2 2327 Purchased 2010 (Renumbered 397)
#2022 GP38-2 Former #396 Former LLPX GP38-2 2325 Purchased 2010 (Renumbered 396)
#2023 GP38-2 Former #395 Former LLPX GP38-2 2325 Purchased 2010 (Renumbered 395)
#2024 GP38-2 Former GMTX #2187 Purchased 2015
#2025 GP38-2 Former # 3880
#2026 GP38-2 Former # 3881
#2027 GP38-2 Former # 3882
#2028 GP38-2 Former # 3883
#2029 GP38-2 Former # 3884
#2030 GP38-2 Former # 3885
#2031 GP38-2 Former # 3886
#2032 GP38-2 Former # 3887
#2033 GP38-2 Former # 3888
#2034 GP38-2 Former # 3889
#2035 GP38-2 Former LLPX #2602 Purchased off lease 2015
#2036 GP38-2 Former LLPX #2611 Purchased off lease 2015
#2037 GP38-3 Former CEFX #6671 Purchased off lease 2015
#2200 GP39-2 Former #2368
#2201 GP39-2 Former #2373
#4000 SD40-2 Former #4082
#4001 SD40-2 Former #4083
#4002 SD40-2 Former #4084
#4003 SD40-2 Former #4085
#4004 SD40-2 Former NREX #5587 Purchased off lease 2012
#4005 SD40-2 Former NREX#5678 Purchased off lease 2012
#4006 SD40-2 Former CEFX#3092 Purchased off lease 2012
#4007 SD40-2 Former CSX #8106 Purchased in 2014
#4008 SD40-2 Former STLH #5593 Purchased in 2012
#4009 SD40-2 Former CP #5924 Purchased in 2012
#4010 SD40-2 Former ICE #6217 Purchased in 2013
#4011 SD40-2 Former ICE #6369 Purchased in 2013
#4012 SD40-2F Former CP #9000 Purchased in 2013
#4013 SD40-2F Former CP #9005 Purchased in 2013
#4014 SD40-2F Former CP #9010 Purchased in 2013
#4015 SD40T-2 Former #4070
#4016 SD40T-2 Former # 4071
#4017 SD40T-2 Former #4072
#4500 SD45T-2 Former CEFX #9362 Purchased off lease 2012
#4501 SD45T-2 Former CEFX #9392 Purchased off lease 2012
#4502 SD45T-2 Former CEFX #9400 Purchased off lease 2012
#4503 SD45T-2 Former NREX#9300 Purchased off lease 2012
#4504 SD45R Former #9500
#5000 SD50 Former NREX #5070 Purchased 2016
#6000 SD60 Former NS #6510 Purchased 2014
#8903 U23BR Retained # Rebuilt 2012 Retained CMGN Paint Scheme
#8904 U23BR Retained # Rebuilt 2012
#8905 U23BR Retained # Rebuilt 2012
#9000 C30-7 Former #5175 HESR Heritage Scheme
#9001 C30-7 Former #5086
#9100 B30-7 Former 5492
#9150 B30-7AB Former 2001
#9151 B30-7AB Former 2002
#9152 B30-7AB Former 4065
#9200 B39-8E Former NREX #8520 Purchased 2016
Scrapped
SW1200RS #1667 – Former parts source locomotive Scrapped 2010
GP9 #5967 - Blown Main Generator 2014 – Stripped of parts and scrapped Dec 2015
GP30 # 84 Stripped of Parts and Scrapped 2015
GP30 #2251 Stripped of Parts and Scrapped 2015
GP30 #2253 Stripped of Parts and Scrapped 2015
GP30 #2255 Stripped of Parts and Scrapped 2015
C30-7 5075 Stripped of Parts and Scrapped 2015
Out of Service – Stored unserviceable
GP9 #179 Parts Source Locomotive - Owosso Yard
GP9 #180 Parts Source Locomotive - Owosso Yard
GP35 #389 Parts Source Locomotive - Owosso Yard
GP35 #2648 Parts Source Locomotive - Owosso Yard
GP35 #2681 Parts Source Locomotive - Owosso Yard
Sold
#301 RS2 Sold to Steam Railroad Institute
#303 RS2 Sold to Steam Railroad Institute
#85 GP30 Sold to Cincinnati Union Terminal
Lease Expired / Returned
GLLX #4
GLLX #3001
GLLX #3002
GLLX #3003
NYSW #4050
NYSW #4052
NYSW #4054
140 Rostered Locomotives
3- SW1200
1- SW1500
2 - MP15AC
1 - GP7
7 - GP9
3 - GP9u
1 - GP9R
3 - SD9M
2 - SD20
8 - GP30M
2 - GP30M-2X
2 - GP35-2
5 - GP35
9 - GP40
1 - GP40-2LW
9 - GP50
2 - GP60
3 - SD38-2
1 - 25T
1 - NW2
6 - GP38
2 - GP38AC
29 - GP38-2
1 - GP38-3
2 - GP39-2
12 - SD40-2
3 - SD40-2F
3 - SD40T-2
4- SD45T-2
1 - SD45R
1 - SD50
1 - SD60
3 - U23BR
1 - C30-7
1 - B30-7
3 - B30-7AB
1 - B39-8E
Active Roster
#1 SW1200 Formerly #73
#2 SW1200 Formerly #998
#3 SW1200 Formerly #999
#4 SW1500 Formerly #2342
#5 MP15AC Formerly HLCS #1400 Purchased off lease, 2015
#6 MP15AC Formerly HLCS #1401 Purchased off lease, 2015
#47 GP7 Formerly Ohi-Rail #47 Purchased 2016 from Ohi-Rail. Kept former D&TSL # and paint scheme.
#50 GP9 Former #24
#51 GP9 Former #1471
#52 GP9 Former #2
#53 GP9 Former #1759
#54 GP9 Former #1758
#55 GP9 Former #1755
#56 GP9 Former #1760
#57 GP9u Former CP #1549 Purchased in 2013
#58 GP9u Former CP #1571 Purchased in 2013
#59 GP9u Former CP #1596 Purchased in 2013
#60 GP9R Former RPLX 4617 Purchased 2010
#75 SD20 Former IHB #2925 Purchased 2016 from NRE
#76 SD20 Former IHB #2922 Purchased 2016 from NRE
#100 GP30M Former #80 Rebuilt 2013
#101 GP30M Former #81 Rebuilt 2014
#102 GP30M Former #82 Rebuilt 2014
#103 GP30M Former #83 Rebuilt 2014
#105 GP30M Former #2252 Rebuilt 2015
#106 GP30M Former #86 Rebuilt Again 2015
#107 GP30M-2X Former #557 Rebuilt in 2015 Experiment with -2 Electronics
#108 GP30M-2X Former #557 Rebuilt in 2015 Experiment with -2 Electronics
#150 SD9M Former NS #56 Purchased from NS. Refurbished at NRE -
#151 SD9M Former NS #51 Purchased from NS. Refurbished at NRE
#152 SD9M Former NS #55 Purchased from NS. Refurbished at NRE
#385 GP35-2 Rebuilt to -2 Electronics 2016 Retains original AA #.
#387 GP35-2 Rebuilt to -2 Electronics 2016 Retains original AA #.
#390 GP35 Retains AA Orange Paint Scheme. Retains original AA #.
#391 GP35 Painted in Operation Lifesaver Paint Retains original AA #.
#392 GP35 Painted in AA Wabash Paint Scheme Retains original AA #.
#393 GP35 Painted in “Ferry in the Fog” Scheme Retains original AA #.
#394 GP35 Painted in 2nd TSBY Scheme Retains original AA #.
#401 GP40 Former CN #6401 Purchased 2011 DT&I Heritage Scheme
#402 GP40 Former #4008
#403 GP40 Former #4023
#404 GP40 Former #4024
#405 GP40 Former #4030
#406 GP40 Former #4032
#407 GP40 Former #4034
#408 GP40 Former #4036
#409 GP40 Former CSCD #6637 Purchased off Lease 2008
#410 GP40-2LW Former #9712
#500 GP50 Former #5000
#501 GP50 Former #5001
#502 GP50 Former #5002
#503 GP50 Former #5003
#504 GP50 Former #5004
#505 GP50 Former #5005
#508 GP50 Former #5008
#513 GP50 Former #5013
#514 GP50 Former #5014
#601 GP60 Former #7149 ITCS Equipped for Amtrak Line Use
#601 GP60 Former #7150 ITCS Equipped for Amtrak Line Use
#800 SD38-2 Former UPY#800 Purchased 2015
#801 SD38-2 Former PRLX #209 Purchased 2013 DM&IR Paint Scheme
#814 SD38-2 Former UPY #814 Purchased 2012
#905 GP30M Retained NKP # and NKP Paint scheme Rebuilt in 2014
#906 GP30M Retained NKP # and NKP Paint scheme Rebuilt in 2014
#1226 25-Tonner Retains TSBY # and paint scheme. Owosso Shop Switcher.
#1977 NW2 Painted in TSBY Black and Yellow Paint Scheme Retained #
#2000 GP38 Former #4802 Scheduled for Rebuild in 2016
#2001 GP38 Former #5080 Scheduled for Rebuild in 2016
#2002 GP38 Former #7771 Scheduled for Rebuild in 2016
#2003 GP38 Former #7791 Scheduled for Rebuild in 2017
#2004 GP38 Former #7802 Scheduled for Rebuild in 2017
#2005 GP38 Former #3852 Scheduled for Rebuild in 2017
#2006 GP38AC Former #8802 Painted in CMGN Paint Scheme, Rebuild scheduled in 2017
#2007 GP38AC Former #8804 Painted in HESR Paint Scheme, Rebuild scheduled in 2017
#2008 GP38-2 Former GMTX #2635 Purchased 2014.
#2009 GP38-2 Former GMTX #2648 Purchased 2014.
#2010 GP38-2 Former GMTX #2652 Purchased 2014.
#2011 GP38-2 Former GMTX #2676 Purchased 2014.
#2012 GP38-2 Former GMTX #2663 Purchased 2014.
#2013 GP38-2 Former GMTX #2675 Purchased 2014.
#2014 GP38-2 Former #201 Rebuild scheduled in 2017
#2015 GP38-2 Former #202 Rebuild scheduled in 2018
#2016 GP38-2 Former #203 Rebuild scheduled in 2018
#2017 GP38-2 Former #204 Rebuild scheduled in 2018
#2018 GP38-2 Former #2014 Rebuild scheduled in 2018
#2019 GP38-2 Former #399 Former LLPX GP38-2 2336 Purchased 2010 (Renumbered 399)
#2020 GP38-2 Former #398 Former LLPX GP38-2 2331 Purchased 2010 (Renumbered 398)
#2021 GP38-2 Former #397 Former LLPX GP38-2 2327 Purchased 2010 (Renumbered 397)
#2022 GP38-2 Former #396 Former LLPX GP38-2 2325 Purchased 2010 (Renumbered 396)
#2023 GP38-2 Former #395 Former LLPX GP38-2 2325 Purchased 2010 (Renumbered 395)
#2024 GP38-2 Former GMTX #2187 Purchased 2015
#2025 GP38-2 Former # 3880
#2026 GP38-2 Former # 3881
#2027 GP38-2 Former # 3882
#2028 GP38-2 Former # 3883
#2029 GP38-2 Former # 3884
#2030 GP38-2 Former # 3885
#2031 GP38-2 Former # 3886
#2032 GP38-2 Former # 3887
#2033 GP38-2 Former # 3888
#2034 GP38-2 Former # 3889
#2035 GP38-2 Former LLPX #2602 Purchased off lease 2015
#2036 GP38-2 Former LLPX #2611 Purchased off lease 2015
#2037 GP38-3 Former CEFX #6671 Purchased off lease 2015
#2200 GP39-2 Former #2368
#2201 GP39-2 Former #2373
#4000 SD40-2 Former #4082
#4001 SD40-2 Former #4083
#4002 SD40-2 Former #4084
#4003 SD40-2 Former #4085
#4004 SD40-2 Former NREX #5587 Purchased off lease 2012
#4005 SD40-2 Former NREX#5678 Purchased off lease 2012
#4006 SD40-2 Former CEFX#3092 Purchased off lease 2012
#4007 SD40-2 Former CSX #8106 Purchased in 2014
#4008 SD40-2 Former STLH #5593 Purchased in 2012
#4009 SD40-2 Former CP #5924 Purchased in 2012
#4010 SD40-2 Former ICE #6217 Purchased in 2013
#4011 SD40-2 Former ICE #6369 Purchased in 2013
#4012 SD40-2F Former CP #9000 Purchased in 2013
#4013 SD40-2F Former CP #9005 Purchased in 2013
#4014 SD40-2F Former CP #9010 Purchased in 2013
#4015 SD40T-2 Former #4070
#4016 SD40T-2 Former # 4071
#4017 SD40T-2 Former #4072
#4500 SD45T-2 Former CEFX #9362 Purchased off lease 2012
#4501 SD45T-2 Former CEFX #9392 Purchased off lease 2012
#4502 SD45T-2 Former CEFX #9400 Purchased off lease 2012
#4503 SD45T-2 Former NREX#9300 Purchased off lease 2012
#4504 SD45R Former #9500
#5000 SD50 Former NREX #5070 Purchased 2016
#6000 SD60 Former NS #6510 Purchased 2014
#8903 U23BR Retained # Rebuilt 2012 Retained CMGN Paint Scheme
#8904 U23BR Retained # Rebuilt 2012
#8905 U23BR Retained # Rebuilt 2012
#9000 C30-7 Former #5175 HESR Heritage Scheme
#9001 C30-7 Former #5086
#9100 B30-7 Former 5492
#9150 B30-7AB Former 2001
#9151 B30-7AB Former 2002
#9152 B30-7AB Former 4065
#9200 B39-8E Former NREX #8520 Purchased 2016
Scrapped
SW1200RS #1667 – Former parts source locomotive Scrapped 2010
GP9 #5967 - Blown Main Generator 2014 – Stripped of parts and scrapped Dec 2015
GP30 # 84 Stripped of Parts and Scrapped 2015
GP30 #2251 Stripped of Parts and Scrapped 2015
GP30 #2253 Stripped of Parts and Scrapped 2015
GP30 #2255 Stripped of Parts and Scrapped 2015
C30-7 5075 Stripped of Parts and Scrapped 2015
Out of Service – Stored unserviceable
GP9 #179 Parts Source Locomotive - Owosso Yard
GP9 #180 Parts Source Locomotive - Owosso Yard
GP35 #389 Parts Source Locomotive - Owosso Yard
GP35 #2648 Parts Source Locomotive - Owosso Yard
GP35 #2681 Parts Source Locomotive - Owosso Yard
Sold
#301 RS2 Sold to Steam Railroad Institute
#303 RS2 Sold to Steam Railroad Institute
#85 GP30 Sold to Cincinnati Union Terminal
Lease Expired / Returned
GLLX #4
GLLX #3001
GLLX #3002
GLLX #3003
NYSW #4050
NYSW #4052
NYSW #4054
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Re: Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad
That is an impressive roster. I may have missed it but where is the main engine repair/service facility?
PatC created a monster, 'cause nobody wants to see Don Simon no more they want AARR I'm chopped liver, well if you want AARR this is what I'll give ya, bad humor mixed with irrelevant info that'll make you roll your eyes quicker than a ~Z~ banhammer...
Re: Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad
January 1st, 2017 Update:
Improvements continue on the Clinton - Raisin Center Branch. The GLOR has decided to change the operations slightly on the line, staging locomotives #1 and and #2 at the yard in Clinton. ADR-1 will now bring the train from Adrian to Tecumseh, using the normal Adrian Subdivision Power. They cut off the power from Adrian, normally a pair of GP9s, and pick up the 2 SW1200's from the Tecumseh Yard. The train is symboled ADR-3 while on the Clinton Branch. Often an X-ADR-X will need to be called to return the train to Adrian.
The former Michigan Airline reinstallation is now complete, and in service. A new symbol has been created, PIN-1 to operate the Pinckney to Whitmore Lake segment. Power is stored in Pinckney, and will pick up the cars dropped by AA-1. They will then normally run back west to Pinckney, servicing Fyke, before returning east to service Whitmore Lake. Service is generally two GP7 or GP9 locomotives running in a push pull allignment.
Discussions have continued regarding the reinstallation of the line from Clare to Bladwin, with it looking increasingly likely this line will be reinstalled with the trail next to the line. Given the estimated timing of 5-7 additional years for the Potash line to be reinstalled, this project is not a high priority project. GLOR will be picking up a new transload customer in Clare, Yoplait. Yoplait is going to be creating a new product that will be sold in glass containers. The glass for this product will be shipped into Clare and transloaded onto trucks for delivery to the factory. Currently all outbound product is still slated to be sent outbound via truck.
Additional good news is two new (1 new and 1 returning after a long absence customers) may be coming to Greenville. The former Electrolux plant may be brought back into service producing refridgerators again. Additionally, there has been some talk about the former Federal Mogul property being brought back into rail service. A lot of behind the scenes things are happening with Federal Mogul, so time will tell if they will ever resume service. Additionally, there is some possibility that a new business in Belding may want rail service as well.
The railroad is also looking at purchasing a well known property in Lima, Oh to service a major locomotive maintainance facility to replace the existing smaller facilities in Owosso and Cincinnati, Oh. This property is the former Lima Locomotive Works. Plans are to construct a locomotive maintainance and storage facility on a portion of the property and a museum detailing the railroad history of the area on the remainder of the property. The property is not located in a currently GLOR line, so if the project moves forward, trackage rights would need to be secured between the GLOR and NS to access the property.
The current locomotive maintainance facilities served their purposes well, but given the expansion of the GLOR over the years and the wide variety of power employed on the railroad, the need for a centralized locomotive maintainance facility is apparent.
GLOR has also decided to enter the leasing business and several locomotives may be getting leased to businesses / other railroads on a short and long term basis in the near future.
Improvements continue on the Clinton - Raisin Center Branch. The GLOR has decided to change the operations slightly on the line, staging locomotives #1 and and #2 at the yard in Clinton. ADR-1 will now bring the train from Adrian to Tecumseh, using the normal Adrian Subdivision Power. They cut off the power from Adrian, normally a pair of GP9s, and pick up the 2 SW1200's from the Tecumseh Yard. The train is symboled ADR-3 while on the Clinton Branch. Often an X-ADR-X will need to be called to return the train to Adrian.
The former Michigan Airline reinstallation is now complete, and in service. A new symbol has been created, PIN-1 to operate the Pinckney to Whitmore Lake segment. Power is stored in Pinckney, and will pick up the cars dropped by AA-1. They will then normally run back west to Pinckney, servicing Fyke, before returning east to service Whitmore Lake. Service is generally two GP7 or GP9 locomotives running in a push pull allignment.
Discussions have continued regarding the reinstallation of the line from Clare to Bladwin, with it looking increasingly likely this line will be reinstalled with the trail next to the line. Given the estimated timing of 5-7 additional years for the Potash line to be reinstalled, this project is not a high priority project. GLOR will be picking up a new transload customer in Clare, Yoplait. Yoplait is going to be creating a new product that will be sold in glass containers. The glass for this product will be shipped into Clare and transloaded onto trucks for delivery to the factory. Currently all outbound product is still slated to be sent outbound via truck.
Additional good news is two new (1 new and 1 returning after a long absence customers) may be coming to Greenville. The former Electrolux plant may be brought back into service producing refridgerators again. Additionally, there has been some talk about the former Federal Mogul property being brought back into rail service. A lot of behind the scenes things are happening with Federal Mogul, so time will tell if they will ever resume service. Additionally, there is some possibility that a new business in Belding may want rail service as well.
The railroad is also looking at purchasing a well known property in Lima, Oh to service a major locomotive maintainance facility to replace the existing smaller facilities in Owosso and Cincinnati, Oh. This property is the former Lima Locomotive Works. Plans are to construct a locomotive maintainance and storage facility on a portion of the property and a museum detailing the railroad history of the area on the remainder of the property. The property is not located in a currently GLOR line, so if the project moves forward, trackage rights would need to be secured between the GLOR and NS to access the property.
The current locomotive maintainance facilities served their purposes well, but given the expansion of the GLOR over the years and the wide variety of power employed on the railroad, the need for a centralized locomotive maintainance facility is apparent.
GLOR has also decided to enter the leasing business and several locomotives may be getting leased to businesses / other railroads on a short and long term basis in the near future.
Re: Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad
So, who are the customers of the GLOR? With a reailroad this size, there is quite an expansive list.
I will start the customer list with some branch lines and seconary lines and work my way to the more major lines. A customers are active as of January 2017 unless otherwise noted.
Muksegon Secondary - Muskegon San Yard Owosso plus Owosso to Durand.
Bay Logistics - Spring Lake - Truck to Rail Transfer. Only 1 car in 2016, very infrequent user.
Nugent Sand - Norton Shores - Sand Mine. Mining ceased in 2016, Last train service will be cleanup and removal of infrastructure in early 2017.
Nugent Sand - Berry Jct - Sand Transload - Transloaded from Dalton Township Mine.
Mart Dock - Muskegon - Very infrequent service. Boar and truck to rail tranload. 2 cars in 2016
BASF - North Muskegon - Chemicals
Gerber - Fremont - Inbound Refers - fruit and veggies from west coast. Customer regained after years of not getting service. Approximately 5 cars per week.
Webb Chemical - Muskegon - Chemicals
Brinks - North Muksegon - Inbound Liquid Fertilizer
Ceres Solutions - Fremont - Liquid Fertilizer - Potash - Outbound Grain. Infrequent Service
Fremont Team Track - Fremont - Transload - Mainly lumber. Occassional boxcars - Infrequent shipper.
Ravenna Feed and Grain - Ravenna - Occassional animal feed inbound, inboud dry fertilizer.
Ravenna Lumber - Ravenna - Ocassional centerbeam lumber.
Ravenna Ductile Iron - Inbound raw materials and outbound product - infrequent shipper - uses Ravenna Lumber Spur
Dyktra's Elevator - Conklin - Infrequent inbound dry fertilizer and outbound grain.
Penn Jct - Interchange with Coopersville and Marne
Standard Building Systems - Walker - Inbound Lumber
CSX and Grand Elk Interchange - Grand Rapids Yards (both Ann Street) and the New Ann St Yard (north of the diamond) are used for interchanging traffic).
GR Irrigation - Grand Rapids- One time rail user in 2016. Unloaded on siding across from facility. Will be infrequent used at best.
Percision Poly - Grand Rapids - Covered Hoppers
Amway - Ada - Covered Hoppers and occassional tank cars.
King Milling - Lowell - Inbound Wheat / Ocassional outbound flour
Wieber Lumber - Fowler - Infrequent inbound Lumber
Matthew's Elevator - Fowler - Infrequent inbound fertilizer
Hicks - Farm Service - St. Johns - Inbound Fertilizer / Outbound Grain
Lowe's Distribution Center- St. Johns - Inbound Lumber / Inbound Boxcars
Michigan Milk Producers Association - Ovid - Outbound Dry Products - Boxcars, Outbound Bulk Butter - Refers
Woodard Furtniture - Owosso - Inbound Wood / Outbound Furniture - Infrequent Shipper
Gerogia Pacific - Owosso - Corregated Containers - Boxcars
Advanced Drainage Systems - Hoppers / Covered Hoppers - Occassional Pipe Loads
Glasers Lumber -Vernon - Occasional Centerbeam flats - 2-3 / year.
Harvest Mills - Durand - Infrequent inbound dry fertilizer / outbound grain
Operations are currently -
MSK-1 Works Muskegon Area Industries M-F
MSK-2 Muskegon to GR and Return Transfer - Works Ravenna, Conklin and Walker as needed
GR-1 Grand Rapids to Lowell Local. Also works Greenville Branch in Lowell
GR-2 Grand Rapids Yard Switcher. Works Grand Rapids Ann Street Yards. As needed will work west to Walker or east to Precision Poly.
GR-3 Grand Rapids Extra Crew. Will go east west or north based on needs as an extra crew.
DGR / GRD Durand to Grand Rapids and Return. Transfer train from Durand to Grand Rapids. Will also work local industries between Ovid and St. Johns and pick up DB cars from Greenville Branch at Malta. Currently running M-W-F only. May be cut back to a two or 1 day per week trip as car counts are often in single digits or teens out of Durand and Grand Rapids, with local customer cars included.
Interchanges are:
Holland (CSX) - Very infreqently used. Via trackage rights West Olive to Holland. No current customers south of the swing bridge.
Grand Rapids (Grand Elk and CSX)
CN (Durand)
NS (Toledo)
WLE (Toledo) Via
Can also take cars to UP, BRC. IHB, BNSF and others via Southern and Western Divisions, although no cars currently are running via that long and winding route. Cars from Muksegon Secondary for western interchange partners are currently routed via either CSX (Grand Rapids) to Chicago or NS (via Grand Elk).
In Fremont, Gerber finally began getting some product inbound in refers from the west coast and south. Normally busier in winter and spring as the plant tries sourcing locally for summer and fall.
I will start the customer list with some branch lines and seconary lines and work my way to the more major lines. A customers are active as of January 2017 unless otherwise noted.
Muksegon Secondary - Muskegon San Yard Owosso plus Owosso to Durand.
Bay Logistics - Spring Lake - Truck to Rail Transfer. Only 1 car in 2016, very infrequent user.
Nugent Sand - Norton Shores - Sand Mine. Mining ceased in 2016, Last train service will be cleanup and removal of infrastructure in early 2017.
Nugent Sand - Berry Jct - Sand Transload - Transloaded from Dalton Township Mine.
Mart Dock - Muskegon - Very infrequent service. Boar and truck to rail tranload. 2 cars in 2016
BASF - North Muskegon - Chemicals
Gerber - Fremont - Inbound Refers - fruit and veggies from west coast. Customer regained after years of not getting service. Approximately 5 cars per week.
Webb Chemical - Muskegon - Chemicals
Brinks - North Muksegon - Inbound Liquid Fertilizer
Ceres Solutions - Fremont - Liquid Fertilizer - Potash - Outbound Grain. Infrequent Service
Fremont Team Track - Fremont - Transload - Mainly lumber. Occassional boxcars - Infrequent shipper.
Ravenna Feed and Grain - Ravenna - Occassional animal feed inbound, inboud dry fertilizer.
Ravenna Lumber - Ravenna - Ocassional centerbeam lumber.
Ravenna Ductile Iron - Inbound raw materials and outbound product - infrequent shipper - uses Ravenna Lumber Spur
Dyktra's Elevator - Conklin - Infrequent inbound dry fertilizer and outbound grain.
Penn Jct - Interchange with Coopersville and Marne
Standard Building Systems - Walker - Inbound Lumber
CSX and Grand Elk Interchange - Grand Rapids Yards (both Ann Street) and the New Ann St Yard (north of the diamond) are used for interchanging traffic).
GR Irrigation - Grand Rapids- One time rail user in 2016. Unloaded on siding across from facility. Will be infrequent used at best.
Percision Poly - Grand Rapids - Covered Hoppers
Amway - Ada - Covered Hoppers and occassional tank cars.
King Milling - Lowell - Inbound Wheat / Ocassional outbound flour
Wieber Lumber - Fowler - Infrequent inbound Lumber
Matthew's Elevator - Fowler - Infrequent inbound fertilizer
Hicks - Farm Service - St. Johns - Inbound Fertilizer / Outbound Grain
Lowe's Distribution Center- St. Johns - Inbound Lumber / Inbound Boxcars
Michigan Milk Producers Association - Ovid - Outbound Dry Products - Boxcars, Outbound Bulk Butter - Refers
Woodard Furtniture - Owosso - Inbound Wood / Outbound Furniture - Infrequent Shipper
Gerogia Pacific - Owosso - Corregated Containers - Boxcars
Advanced Drainage Systems - Hoppers / Covered Hoppers - Occassional Pipe Loads
Glasers Lumber -Vernon - Occasional Centerbeam flats - 2-3 / year.
Harvest Mills - Durand - Infrequent inbound dry fertilizer / outbound grain
Operations are currently -
MSK-1 Works Muskegon Area Industries M-F
MSK-2 Muskegon to GR and Return Transfer - Works Ravenna, Conklin and Walker as needed
GR-1 Grand Rapids to Lowell Local. Also works Greenville Branch in Lowell
GR-2 Grand Rapids Yard Switcher. Works Grand Rapids Ann Street Yards. As needed will work west to Walker or east to Precision Poly.
GR-3 Grand Rapids Extra Crew. Will go east west or north based on needs as an extra crew.
DGR / GRD Durand to Grand Rapids and Return. Transfer train from Durand to Grand Rapids. Will also work local industries between Ovid and St. Johns and pick up DB cars from Greenville Branch at Malta. Currently running M-W-F only. May be cut back to a two or 1 day per week trip as car counts are often in single digits or teens out of Durand and Grand Rapids, with local customer cars included.
Interchanges are:
Holland (CSX) - Very infreqently used. Via trackage rights West Olive to Holland. No current customers south of the swing bridge.
Grand Rapids (Grand Elk and CSX)
CN (Durand)
NS (Toledo)
WLE (Toledo) Via
Can also take cars to UP, BRC. IHB, BNSF and others via Southern and Western Divisions, although no cars currently are running via that long and winding route. Cars from Muksegon Secondary for western interchange partners are currently routed via either CSX (Grand Rapids) to Chicago or NS (via Grand Elk).
In Fremont, Gerber finally began getting some product inbound in refers from the west coast and south. Normally busier in winter and spring as the plant tries sourcing locally for summer and fall.
Re: Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad
February 1st, 2018 News Break:
The northern end of the railroad will be adding a couple new customers,
Hopefully by January 1st, 2019. East Jordan Iron Works has decided to connect their Elmire Plant to the GLC rail network. The ROW will cross US131 at Deadmans Hill Rd and follow 131 NB to the plant property. It is unknown at this time how many railcars per year will be produced, byt the agreement calls for a minimum of 500 railcars per year to be transported either into or out of the facility, or payment for said amount of cars. Construction of the
ROW will begin when weather allows such work to begin.
Additionally, final permits have been approved for the construction of the Thompsonville Area Waste Recycling and Energy Plant (TAWRE) Construction is estimated to take two years and infrastructure improvements to the rail line will be conducted while construction is ongoing. The project planners have agreed to a minimum 1,000 car load per year total or payment in lieu. The plant will receive inbound trash and will send out metal and plastic scrap to be processed. Organic material will be burned in an energy production facility.
The northern end of the railroad will be adding a couple new customers,
Hopefully by January 1st, 2019. East Jordan Iron Works has decided to connect their Elmire Plant to the GLC rail network. The ROW will cross US131 at Deadmans Hill Rd and follow 131 NB to the plant property. It is unknown at this time how many railcars per year will be produced, byt the agreement calls for a minimum of 500 railcars per year to be transported either into or out of the facility, or payment for said amount of cars. Construction of the
ROW will begin when weather allows such work to begin.
Additionally, final permits have been approved for the construction of the Thompsonville Area Waste Recycling and Energy Plant (TAWRE) Construction is estimated to take two years and infrastructure improvements to the rail line will be conducted while construction is ongoing. The project planners have agreed to a minimum 1,000 car load per year total or payment in lieu. The plant will receive inbound trash and will send out metal and plastic scrap to be processed. Organic material will be burned in an energy production facility.
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Re: Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad
Toledo to Traverse City Customers 2018
Mondelez – Toledo – Contract Plant Switching
Toledo Harbor Warehousing – Toledo – Boxcars – Infrequent Shipper
Hansen – Mueller – Toledo – Covered Hoppers
Alfa Green – Toledo –Covered Hoppers
Libbey Glass – Toledo – Covered Hoppers
ARC Terminal – Toledo – Tank Cars
New Horizons Baking Company – Toledo – Covered Hoppers
Auto Warehousing – Toledo – Autoracks
Smuckers – Toledo Temperance Yard – Covered Hoppers
Laskey Team Track – Toledo Temperance Yard – Tank Cars and Flat Cars
Airgas – Toledo- Tank Cars
Viking Paper – Toledo – Boxcars
Industrial Park Team Track – Temperance - Covered Hoppers, Box Cars, Flat Cars
Clean Tech – Dundee – Covered Hoppers
American Refining Group - Dundee – Tank Cars
FCA Engine Plant – Dundee - Boxcars
American Refining Group – Dundee – Tank Cars
Holcim –Dundee Cement Terminal -Dundee – Covered Hoppers
Aggregate Industries – Dundee –Open Hoppers – Loads at Cement Terminal – Infrequent Shipper
Milan Propane – Milan – Tank Cars Very infrequent shipper
Faurecia – Saline –Covered Hoppers – Boxcars (86’)
Fingerle Lumber – Ann Arbor – Infrequent Inbound Lumber
Burt Forest Products – Via Fingerle Lumber Spur
Rhe-Tech – Whitmore Lake – Covered Hoppers
Whitmore Lake Boating Supply Transload – Whitmore Lake – Inbound Covered Hoppers (new customer on Hoover Property (Manufactures boating supplies)
Fyke Sand and Gravel – Pinckney – Inbound construction debris, outbound gravel (open hoppers) and crushed concrete (covered concrete) On rebuilt MAL Spur
Bocks Big Acre Warehouse - Pinckney– Inbound Lumber, Inbound Birdseed, Inbound Animal Feed (Centerbeams and boxcars) On rebuilt MAL Spur
Zander Metal Recycling - Whitmore Lake – Outbound Scrap Metal
Zenith Global – Howell – Infrequent Shipper – Covered Hoppers
Lott Elevator Inc. Cohoctah – Covered Hoppers Outbound – Liquid Fertilizer / Dry Fertilizer Inbound
Steam Railroading Institute –
Cargill Animal Feed Mill – Owosso – Covered Hoppers
Nutrien Ag Solutions – Henderson – Liquid Fertilizer Tanks / Covered Hoppers Dry Fertilizer
The Anderson’s Bean Plant / The Anderson’s Corn Plant – Oakley – Outbound Grain / Inbound Liquid Fertilizer
Team Track – Chesaning – Infrequently used – covered hoppers – road salt for road commission.
Chesaning Auto Recyclers – Chesaning – Infrequent use, outbound scrap cars – service from “mainline”
Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizer- Ashley– Inbound and Outbound Tank Cars
MAC Middleton Elevator – Outbound Grain –Occasional Inbound Dry and Tank Fertilizer
AARR Enterprises MMGN Railroad Interchange – Middleton
ZFS – Ithaca – Construction Continues – Occasional Inbound material loads for building / processing plant – expected opening 2019
Mid-Michigan Specialty Crops – Ithaca – Covered Hoppers –
AARR Enterprises – AMI – Interchange
Consumers Energy – Alma – Infrequent Customer
Builders First Source – Alma – Infrequent Customer
Brown Milling – Shepherd – Outbound Grain
Highland Plastics –Shepherd Inbound Plastics Covered Hoppers
Brown Milling Fertilizer – Rosebush –Inbound Fertilizer Dry / Liquid
Brown Milling Grain – Rosebush – Outbound Grain Covered Hoppers
Northern Logistics Transload – Clare – Plastic Pellets
Letherer Truss – Clare – Inbound Lumber / Outbound completed truss’s Bulkhead and Centerbeams Flat cars
East Jordan Plastics Transload – Clare – Plastic Pelletes Covered Hoppers
Bouchy and Sons Transload – Farwell – Sand and Gravel Outbound – Crushed concrete / Limestone inbound (Transload from siding installed in 2015 along Grace St. ) May install spur into south end of property in next few years).
Lear Corporation – Farwell –Inbound Tank Cars
Ceres Solutions – McBain – Inbound Fertilizer Covered Hoppers
Biewer Lumber – McBain – Outbound Woodchips / Sawbust/ Lumber / Inbound Pulpwood Occasionally
Hyrolake –McBain – Outbound Utility Poles
Viking Energy – McBain – Inbound Railroad Ties
Atlantic Power- Cadillac – Inbound Pulpwood Transload at Selma Yard
Wexford Sand – Yuma – Outbound Sand
Cadillac Castings – Cadillac – Coke Inbound – Unloaded at Wyoming Warehouse Spur
Wyoming Warehouse – Cadillac – Covered Hoppers / Cottonseed boxcars / covered hoppers Inbound
Quality Energy – Cadillac – Propane Tankers
MAC Transload – Grain – Infrequent Shipper –
LC Manufacturing – Cadillac – Infrequent Rail Use – Transload at North Yard
Kingsley Lumber – Kingsley – Inbound Lumber Centerbeam Flatcars – Infrequent user unloads from mainline
Amerhart – Williamsburg – Inbound Lumber Centerbeam Flatcars
Sara Lee Bakery – Traverse City – Inbound Flour, Fruit and Sugar - Outbound Frozen Product – Refers
Beacon Recycling – Traverse City – Outbound Scrap – Inbound to be scrapped railroad equipment
GoGo Squeeze – Grawn – Inbound fruit / inbound cane sugar
Grawn Propane – Grawn – Inbound Propane –Infrequent Shipper
Lambda Energy – Kalkaska – LPG / Butane Tanks
Kalkaska Building Supply – Kalkaska – Lumber and Brick Loads Inbound. Infrequent Shipper
Dynamic Drilling – Kalkaska – Infrequent Shipper Boxcar loads of drilling mud.
Magnum Solvents – Kalkaska – Methanol Transload – On Passing Siding
Ellsworth Farmers Exchange – Mancelona – Inbound Fertilizer / Bagged Animal Feed
East Jordan Plastics – Mancelona - Plastic Pellets Transload at Ellsworth Farmers Exchange
Buzzi Unicem – Elmira – Cement Transload
East Jordon Iron Works – Elmira – Beginning in 2019
Amerigas – Petoskey – Propane Tankers
AARR Enterprises CP&P Railroad Interchange – Petoskey
The GLOR will be changing operations in Northern Michigan slightly. GLOR is now originating a local TC-1 out of Boardman Yard in TC. The local crew will be called from Cadillac and drive to TC, work the industries in TC, run south to Walton Jct, exchange cars with CNTN, and return to TC. It is estimated that this local will be operated 2 days per week. This is in part due to the increased operations needed on the line from EJIW siding construction and added traffic from the interchange with the CP&P in at Foreman (Petoskey). Track conditions on the lines also played a part, as track conditions are making it difficult to run all operations on the line. Power for the TC local is expected to be first generations GP's, either the GP7 or GP9 varieties. It is anticipated two units will used on the TC local, although it is possible the railroad will keep 3 units in TC so there is additional power as needed, or in case of a breakdown.
Mondelez – Toledo – Contract Plant Switching
Toledo Harbor Warehousing – Toledo – Boxcars – Infrequent Shipper
Hansen – Mueller – Toledo – Covered Hoppers
Alfa Green – Toledo –Covered Hoppers
Libbey Glass – Toledo – Covered Hoppers
ARC Terminal – Toledo – Tank Cars
New Horizons Baking Company – Toledo – Covered Hoppers
Auto Warehousing – Toledo – Autoracks
Smuckers – Toledo Temperance Yard – Covered Hoppers
Laskey Team Track – Toledo Temperance Yard – Tank Cars and Flat Cars
Airgas – Toledo- Tank Cars
Viking Paper – Toledo – Boxcars
Industrial Park Team Track – Temperance - Covered Hoppers, Box Cars, Flat Cars
Clean Tech – Dundee – Covered Hoppers
American Refining Group - Dundee – Tank Cars
FCA Engine Plant – Dundee - Boxcars
American Refining Group – Dundee – Tank Cars
Holcim –Dundee Cement Terminal -Dundee – Covered Hoppers
Aggregate Industries – Dundee –Open Hoppers – Loads at Cement Terminal – Infrequent Shipper
Milan Propane – Milan – Tank Cars Very infrequent shipper
Faurecia – Saline –Covered Hoppers – Boxcars (86’)
Fingerle Lumber – Ann Arbor – Infrequent Inbound Lumber
Burt Forest Products – Via Fingerle Lumber Spur
Rhe-Tech – Whitmore Lake – Covered Hoppers
Whitmore Lake Boating Supply Transload – Whitmore Lake – Inbound Covered Hoppers (new customer on Hoover Property (Manufactures boating supplies)
Fyke Sand and Gravel – Pinckney – Inbound construction debris, outbound gravel (open hoppers) and crushed concrete (covered concrete) On rebuilt MAL Spur
Bocks Big Acre Warehouse - Pinckney– Inbound Lumber, Inbound Birdseed, Inbound Animal Feed (Centerbeams and boxcars) On rebuilt MAL Spur
Zander Metal Recycling - Whitmore Lake – Outbound Scrap Metal
Zenith Global – Howell – Infrequent Shipper – Covered Hoppers
Lott Elevator Inc. Cohoctah – Covered Hoppers Outbound – Liquid Fertilizer / Dry Fertilizer Inbound
Steam Railroading Institute –
Cargill Animal Feed Mill – Owosso – Covered Hoppers
Nutrien Ag Solutions – Henderson – Liquid Fertilizer Tanks / Covered Hoppers Dry Fertilizer
The Anderson’s Bean Plant / The Anderson’s Corn Plant – Oakley – Outbound Grain / Inbound Liquid Fertilizer
Team Track – Chesaning – Infrequently used – covered hoppers – road salt for road commission.
Chesaning Auto Recyclers – Chesaning – Infrequent use, outbound scrap cars – service from “mainline”
Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizer- Ashley– Inbound and Outbound Tank Cars
MAC Middleton Elevator – Outbound Grain –Occasional Inbound Dry and Tank Fertilizer
AARR Enterprises MMGN Railroad Interchange – Middleton
ZFS – Ithaca – Construction Continues – Occasional Inbound material loads for building / processing plant – expected opening 2019
Mid-Michigan Specialty Crops – Ithaca – Covered Hoppers –
AARR Enterprises – AMI – Interchange
Consumers Energy – Alma – Infrequent Customer
Builders First Source – Alma – Infrequent Customer
Brown Milling – Shepherd – Outbound Grain
Highland Plastics –Shepherd Inbound Plastics Covered Hoppers
Brown Milling Fertilizer – Rosebush –Inbound Fertilizer Dry / Liquid
Brown Milling Grain – Rosebush – Outbound Grain Covered Hoppers
Northern Logistics Transload – Clare – Plastic Pellets
Letherer Truss – Clare – Inbound Lumber / Outbound completed truss’s Bulkhead and Centerbeams Flat cars
East Jordan Plastics Transload – Clare – Plastic Pelletes Covered Hoppers
Bouchy and Sons Transload – Farwell – Sand and Gravel Outbound – Crushed concrete / Limestone inbound (Transload from siding installed in 2015 along Grace St. ) May install spur into south end of property in next few years).
Lear Corporation – Farwell –Inbound Tank Cars
Ceres Solutions – McBain – Inbound Fertilizer Covered Hoppers
Biewer Lumber – McBain – Outbound Woodchips / Sawbust/ Lumber / Inbound Pulpwood Occasionally
Hyrolake –McBain – Outbound Utility Poles
Viking Energy – McBain – Inbound Railroad Ties
Atlantic Power- Cadillac – Inbound Pulpwood Transload at Selma Yard
Wexford Sand – Yuma – Outbound Sand
Cadillac Castings – Cadillac – Coke Inbound – Unloaded at Wyoming Warehouse Spur
Wyoming Warehouse – Cadillac – Covered Hoppers / Cottonseed boxcars / covered hoppers Inbound
Quality Energy – Cadillac – Propane Tankers
MAC Transload – Grain – Infrequent Shipper –
LC Manufacturing – Cadillac – Infrequent Rail Use – Transload at North Yard
Kingsley Lumber – Kingsley – Inbound Lumber Centerbeam Flatcars – Infrequent user unloads from mainline
Amerhart – Williamsburg – Inbound Lumber Centerbeam Flatcars
Sara Lee Bakery – Traverse City – Inbound Flour, Fruit and Sugar - Outbound Frozen Product – Refers
Beacon Recycling – Traverse City – Outbound Scrap – Inbound to be scrapped railroad equipment
GoGo Squeeze – Grawn – Inbound fruit / inbound cane sugar
Grawn Propane – Grawn – Inbound Propane –Infrequent Shipper
Lambda Energy – Kalkaska – LPG / Butane Tanks
Kalkaska Building Supply – Kalkaska – Lumber and Brick Loads Inbound. Infrequent Shipper
Dynamic Drilling – Kalkaska – Infrequent Shipper Boxcar loads of drilling mud.
Magnum Solvents – Kalkaska – Methanol Transload – On Passing Siding
Ellsworth Farmers Exchange – Mancelona – Inbound Fertilizer / Bagged Animal Feed
East Jordan Plastics – Mancelona - Plastic Pellets Transload at Ellsworth Farmers Exchange
Buzzi Unicem – Elmira – Cement Transload
East Jordon Iron Works – Elmira – Beginning in 2019
Amerigas – Petoskey – Propane Tankers
AARR Enterprises CP&P Railroad Interchange – Petoskey
The GLOR will be changing operations in Northern Michigan slightly. GLOR is now originating a local TC-1 out of Boardman Yard in TC. The local crew will be called from Cadillac and drive to TC, work the industries in TC, run south to Walton Jct, exchange cars with CNTN, and return to TC. It is estimated that this local will be operated 2 days per week. This is in part due to the increased operations needed on the line from EJIW siding construction and added traffic from the interchange with the CP&P in at Foreman (Petoskey). Track conditions on the lines also played a part, as track conditions are making it difficult to run all operations on the line. Power for the TC local is expected to be first generations GP's, either the GP7 or GP9 varieties. It is anticipated two units will used on the TC local, although it is possible the railroad will keep 3 units in TC so there is additional power as needed, or in case of a breakdown.
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Re: Great Lakes and Ohio River Railroad
Thank you for including me 
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