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Anyone hear anything about what’s going on there? There’s been some activity on the property lately with a trench being dug and some prefab rail being laid down (sans ballast so far because it’s been pretty badly flooded) on the south side of W. Jefferson but on the outside of the fence. I drove by today and noticed what is clearly equipment for a crossing, pieces of a signal bridge and a shed for the electronics waiting to be installed.
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Did a company open up on the property? HyCAL – Ferrolux Metals?
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AARR wrote:
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Did a company open up on the property? HyCAL – Ferrolux Metals?
No. That’s in the old McLouth Gibraltar plant.

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Well they won't be able to use the guise of a railroad to circumvent zoning rules.

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DaveO wrote:
Sun Apr 23, 2023 11:07 am
Well they won't be able to use the guise of a railroad to circumvent zoning rules.
See that’s where I’m confused. For the longest time RTRR was just a shell company and there’s been absolutely nothing going on there for probably close to 20 years beyond some old ties being stacked up on the property. All of a sudden since 2023 started a large stack of prefab and the crossing signal bridge has appeared, as well as whatever “construction” someone did. Something is going on and I don’t trust the Moroun family.

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I took these today from my bike. This is looking southbound from W. Jefferson. The grade crossing equipment is behind the trees on the left side of the bottom picture so it’s mostly hidden from view. I couldn’t really get a good picture of it because there was too much traffic.

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Work has begun rebuilding the crossing over W. Jefferson and reconnecting to Conrail.

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Chip wrote:
Mon Jun 26, 2023 7:23 pm
Work has begun rebuilding the crossing over W. Jefferson and reconnecting to Conrail.
What will the Riverview Trenton RR service?

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Good question. The owner seems to not have made any public statement. Not surprisingly.
It was noted RTRR has been storing trailers on their land.
Wonder who owns them? (that's not a real question)
The local group has noticed the trackwork.

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Tue Jun 27, 2023 6:49 am
Chip wrote:
Mon Jun 26, 2023 7:23 pm
Work has begun rebuilding the crossing over W. Jefferson and reconnecting to Conrail.
What will the Riverview Trenton RR service?
That’s a fantastic question. Everything around there is already serviced by Conrail. Unless they’re planning on building a yard for car storage I have no clue what could be going on.

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DaveO wrote:
Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:28 am
Good question. The owner seems to not have made any public statement. Not surprisingly.
It was noted RTRR has been storing trailers on their land.
Wonder who owns them? (that's not a real question)
The local group has noticed the trackwork.
What do you mean, local group?

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:49 am
What do you mean, local group?
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The overly dramatic Grosse Ile people are losing their minds over it from what I’ve seen in their facebook group.

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given the company behind all of this, that might be warranted in this case

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I mean, this was always the plan, right? When the Morouns bought the parcel south of Sibley (already owning everything north), the public plan was to be container transloading. I think the community groups gave people hope of steering the ultimate use, but I think the fate was sealed when it was bought.

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DaveO wrote:
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given the company behind all of this, that might be warranted in this case
could you elaborate please?
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David Collins wrote:
Mon Jul 10, 2023 9:18 pm
DaveO wrote:
Tue Jun 27, 2023 10:15 am
given the company behind all of this, that might be warranted in this case
could you elaborate please?
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I could be wrong, but, didn't Matty pass away a year or 2 ago?? But I see what you are saying--- and I would not trust that corporation either .

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joeyuboats wrote:
Tue Jul 11, 2023 9:58 am
I could be wrong, but, didn't Matty pass away a year or 2 ago?? But I see what you are saying--- and I would not trust that corporation either .
His son runs the company now. He’s a little less confrontational than the old man was but he’s still very much a chip of the old block from what I’ve seen and heard.

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somethings never change
not railroad related but shows the empire hasn't changed its' ways
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