NS Rawsonville

[chapmaja]

The other night I witnessed what I assume was B71 working near Arkona Rd east of Milan. The train had 1 box car, 1 covered hopper and an uncountable number of container flats with RGSU blue containers on it.

Looking at Google maps tonight, it appears the blue containers are being loaded at either the WATCO Port and Transfer or NS Transload location near the Rawsonville Ford Plant. Which company is handling these cars, and what is the contents of these cars. From what I have found online, these containers appear to be trash containers. If they are trash, where are they being loaded and where is the destination location.

[LansingRailFan]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/RejXzAKY7436VKKK8?g_st=ic

Watco.

They are inbound trash cans for a landfill maybe in Belleville? Idk

[chapmaja]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/RejXzAKY7436VKKK8?g_st=ic

Watco.

They are inbound trash cans for a landfill maybe in Belleville? Idk

Looking through the State of Michigan Landfill Records, I can see two likely destinations for the trash coming into Rawsonville. The most likely destination appears to be the much maligned Arbor Hills Landfill, which has a remaining capacity calculated at only 6 years. This site, per the records, gets roughly 25% of its trash from Canada. The other likely destination would be Carleton Farms Landfill, which gets over 50% of its trash from Canada, and another roughly 15% from Massachusetts. Looking at the two locations on Google Maps, I don't see the containers present at either location. I think Carleton Farms infrastructure would be better suited to serving trash containers.

Interestingly, Arbor Hills actually had rail access previously, with a spur disconnected off the main from CSX.

I can't find any ownership information on the containers, but there is photographic evidence of the containers in Massachusetts, meaning I suspect they are going to Republic's Carleton Farms Landfill.

[DaveO]

I can't find any ownership information on the containers, but there is photographic evidence of the containers in Massachusetts, meaning I suspect they are going to Republic's Carleton Farms Landfill.

reporting mark is rsgu not rgsu
not that it will help identify the user but the owner is:
https://rsgu.eu/en/

[fmilhaupt]

A friend who hauled those containers for a few months told me that they go to the Republic facility in Carleton.

[chapmaja]

A friend who hauled those containers for a few months told me that they go to the Republic facility in Carleton.

Thank you. Does he have any idea where they come from? My guess is Massachusetts.

[LansingRailFan]

A friend who hauled those containers for a few months told me that they go to the Republic facility in Carleton.

Thank you. Does he have any idea where they come from? My guess is Massachusetts.

WHAT DOES MASSACHUSETTS SMELL LIKE

[Chip]

A friend who hauled those containers for a few months told me that they go to the Republic facility in Carleton.

Thank you. Does he have any idea where they come from? My guess is Massachusetts.

WHAT DOES MASSACHUSETTS SMELL LIKE

Boston

[AARR]

It’s my understanding that trash cars are sprayed with a deodorizer/disinfectant. So at least in theory they shouldn’t smell too bad.

[chapmaja]

A friend who hauled those containers for a few months told me that they go to the Republic facility in Carleton.

Thank you. Does he have any idea where they come from? My guess is Massachusetts.

WHAT DOES MASSACHUSETTS SMELL LIKE

Don't know, but I do know one thing. They take driving in construction zones much more serious in the Boston area than we do here. Driving around Boston every construction zone I went through had at least 1 state police car with lights on in the construction zone. Several cars were also pulled over in those zones.

[fmilhaupt]

A friend who hauled those containers for a few months told me that they go to the Republic facility in Carleton.

Thank you. Does he have any idea where they come from? My guess is Massachusetts.

My friend confirms it comes from Massachusetts.

[bctrainfan]

Thank you. Does he have any idea where they come from? My guess is Massachusetts.

WHAT DOES MASSACHUSETTS SMELL LIKE

Don't know, but I do know one thing. They take driving in construction zones much more serious in the Boston area than we do here. Driving around Boston every construction zone I went through had at least 1 state police car with lights on in the construction zone. Several cars were also pulled over in those zones.

FYI, many states in the Northeast require a police officer at most road construction sites. I believe the construction company pays for this. I know that a lot of officers work these as a lucrative side gig, generally they don't do much except be present, flagmen from the construction company do the actual traffic direction!

[CAT345C]

The trash is trucked to Will Carleton landfill. We did a job next to the dump and the trucks went by all day long.