Unit trains on the Plymouth Sub
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Unit trains on the Plymouth Sub
So I have a quick question regarding operations on the Plymouth Sub. Do grain trains and other bulk trains on the Plymouth Sub only go to and from Webberville, grand ledge and fowlerville? Is there any that go to and from Grand Rapids? Just curious. I am going to be in Lake Odessa all day tomorrow and Saturday visiting a buddy at his lakehouse and was hoping to get a train at least going down the dipper.
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Re: Unit trains on the Plymouth Sub
Hi there, the major elevators that receive and load unit grain trains are at Webberville, Grand Ledge, and Newaygo on the MQT north of Grand Rapids, not Fowlerville. Newaygo hasn’t received many trains in recent years but you might get lucky. MQT just brought a 90 car loaded train down and I think it’s still sitting in Wyoming yard waiting for power to arrive from either Rouge or Barr. Perhaps that will happen today or tomorrow for a Friday or Saturday grain eastbound run.
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Re: Unit trains on the Plymouth Sub
Oh my. Wow perfect timing! Hope that’s the case. Usually grain trains I see on the Plymouth sub are like you said go to and from grand ledge and Webberville
Re: Unit trains on the Plymouth Sub
Most of the product from MAC In Newaygo is used with a couple hundred miles and leaves by truck. MAC's people say there are incentives to use agricultural products within the state and only train load shipments they are doing is "excess" material. They loaded two in the last few weeks which is unusual.
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Re: Unit trains on the Plymouth Sub
Well it turns out me and my buddy got G125 from Grand Rapids today in Lake Odessa. Didn’t get the shot I wanted. But I got it. Thank you for the heads up
Re: Unit trains on the Plymouth Sub
Yeah, but how was the lake?
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Re: Unit trains on the Plymouth Sub
Gorgeous. We’re about to go jet skiing and kayak in a little bit.