Unloading The Windmill Trains

[DLM]

When and where will the Ludington bound will trains be unloaded? Is it visible from a public road?

[SD80MAC]

I have heard they were unloading them somewhere in Ludington yard, then trucking them to somewhere out near Scottville. There are a few public places (I seem to recall a bridge at the east end) where you can legally see into the yard, but keep in mind that most of the area immediatly around the yard is MQT property.

[Standard Railfan]

IIRC the contractor has established a laydown at the former Harbison Walker plant site on the south side of Ludington east of the Occidental Chemical plant (former Dow). The HW site is on the west side of S. Pere Marqutte Highway between 6th St and Conrad.

Just found an article in the Ludington Daily News:

"Second Train of Wind Turbine Parts Arrives
Brian Mulherin - Daily News Staff Writer

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

The second train full of wind parts was brought to Ludington by Marquette Rail Monday and what a train it was. The 60-car train had dozens of turbine blades, turbine nacelles and turbine hubs...
...Wind turbine parts have been collecting at the former Harbison-Walker manufacturing site on Pere Marquette Highway....

...Parts will be delivered to turbine sites starting May 29. There are 56 of the 476-foot-tall turbines planned for Lake Winds Energy Park in Riverton and Summit townships..."

[BB]

Sargent Sand bought the Harbison-Walker site and now have a track to it. You should be able to see the wind turbine components from the Pere Marquette Highway. There's some videos on Ludington Daily News of the train.

admin edit: video - http://youtu.be/vSmAOyO3yj0


Another one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... U9m8VwxRio

[AARR]

Sargent Sand bought the Harbison-Walker site and now have a track to it. You should be able to see the wind turbine components from the Pere Marquette Highway. There's some videos on Ludington Daily News of the train.

Is SS moving its transload from Muskegon to Ludington?

[Raildudes dad]

[quote="AARRIs SS moving its transload from Muskegon to Ludington?[/quote]

Yes Sargent is building ther own processing plant on the HW property. Thye are currently paying Nugent to process their product.

[AARR]

Is SS moving its transload from Muskegon to Ludington?

Yes Sargent is building ther own processing plant on the HW property. Thye are currently paying Nugent to process their product.

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From what I have read not all sand is equal. Frac sand in particular has to be of a certain size, hardness, and texture. You probably know all of that RDD but I found it very interesting reading.

[J T]

There's some videos on Ludington Daily News of the train.

admin edit: video - http://youtu.be/vSmAOyO3yj0


Another one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... U9m8VwxRio

I wish I knew how to edit video in iMovie, as I'd post the vid I took of the train going around the wye in GR on Sunday.