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- Sun Oct 09, 2016 11:45 am
- Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
- Topic: Can-opener in South Bend, IN.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5294
Re: Can-opener in South Bend, IN.
It looks like they are unloading the truck into the one behind it. That will raise it a couple inches and jam it in there real good. :lol: They should have loaded a few of those concrete freeway median barriers into the truck, and they could have backed it right out. :roll: Eh, you make the bottom ...
- Sun Sep 04, 2016 10:13 am
- Forum: Ohio Talk
- Topic: NS West Virginia Secondary-Columbus Oh to Alloy WV
- Replies: 101
- Views: 132403
Re: NS West Virginia Secondary-Columbus Oh to Alloy WV
Keep in mind that there are two methanol Plants on the way...This one will be built on a brownfield site of a former Chemical plant operated by Dow in Institute West Virgina..Thats a city between Nitro and Charleston. A nice pickup for Watco and NS...Now. CSX across the Kanawha River could use a sh...
- Sun Sep 04, 2016 10:04 am
- Forum: Ohio Talk
- Topic: NS West Virginia Secondary-Columbus Oh to Alloy WV
- Replies: 101
- Views: 132403
Re: NS West Virginia Secondary-Columbus Oh to Alloy WV
A far cry from what the daily traffic in and out of the Institute facility used to havemidland sub wrote:Supposedly 30-40 outbound cars a month is what they were told it will produce
- Sat Jul 09, 2016 8:37 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Grand Trunk in Saginaw/ Bay City Question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2670
Re: Grand Trunk in Saginaw/ Bay City Question
I grew up in the township. Right next to the line that went to Paines. I remember the Chessie units with a mix of grain and scrap gons running west, then them coming back with just the gons. My only other experience from that time frame would have been the dubious chemical trains running to midland...
- Mon Jul 04, 2016 10:29 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Grand Trunk in Saginaw/ Bay City Question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2670
Re: Grand Trunk in Saginaw/ Bay City Question
I grew up in the township. Right next to the line that went to Paines. I remember the Chessie units with a mix of grain and scrap gons running west, then them coming back with just the gons. My only other experience from that time frame would have been the dubious chemical trains running to midland
- Sun Jul 03, 2016 2:58 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Grand Trunk in Saginaw/ Bay City Question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2670
Re: Grand Trunk in Saginaw/ Bay City Question
You have to take into consideration that not a lot of people know the history there. All I remember growing up was Chessie and later CSXBamaSubdivision94 wrote:I feel the love.
- Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:03 am
- Forum: Illinois Talk
- Topic: Fueling NS in Chicago
- Replies: 17
- Views: 21298
Re: Fueling NS in Chicago
I wonder why Illinois or any other state can tax railroads for fuel when they don't use the roads. You could say those taxes are used to build highways that competing trucks drive on. Road taxes aren't the only taxes you pay on fuel. The sales tax in parts of Illinois, and especially in certain par...
- Sat Apr 09, 2016 9:37 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Saginaw Area Questions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5575
Re: Saginaw Area Questions
That is Gavilon Grain, which is served by LSRC. Trains going to Gavilon first head south at Mershon, then back across the diamond on HESR tracks before reaching the spur switch just north of Stoker Road. [/quote] No one anymore. As it stands, HESR & LSRC both switch Gavilon Grain. LSRC does majorit...
- Sat Jan 30, 2016 2:07 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: More Transformers Needed
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5327
Re: More Transformers Needed
Wonder what they are using the frac water tanks for? Standard operating procedure in any transformer yard where you are dealing with water. There is potential for contamination in the groundwater. it is containerized until sampling determines it is clean. If it is not clean it will be hauled to a t...
- Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:59 pm
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Michigan Rail Business news
- Replies: 355
- Views: 294985
Re: Michigan Rail Business news
I find it both amazing and sad that you have this huge plot of land that could be rebuilt and repurposed to provide jobs for hundreds to thousands of people, but yet nothing seems to be going on there until this relatively small project. I know there have been proposals for the land, but you would ...
- Sun Jan 26, 2014 1:22 pm
- Forum: Railfanning Information
- Topic: LSRC Special Move to Gaylord
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3233
Re: LSRC Special Move to Gaylord
They are there for scrap. There was a string of the same hoppers at OMNISOURCE in Bay city a few weeks ago
- Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:23 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Michigan Shortlines January 2014
- Replies: 81
- Views: 10872
Re: Michigan Shortlines January 2014
HESR 2668 and 3867 are sitting at Kochville rd in Zilwaukee. Looks like they are headed to Durand
- Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:33 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: LSRC Train derails in Saginaw
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5305
- Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:32 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Michigan Shortlines December 2013
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8505
Re: Michigan Shortlines December 2013
Lake state is headed for paines with an empty unit grain
- Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:07 am
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Michigan Shortlines December 2013
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8505
Re: Michigan Shortlines December 2013
Anyone have any info on the large cut of WRRC 3 bay open hoppers that have shown up at LSRC in Saginaw? Obviously stone cars, but I have not seen them previously
- Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:46 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Michigan Rail Business news
- Replies: 355
- Views: 294985
Re: Michigan Rail Business news
Is it true? I'm sort of pinching myself...But an Alabama manufacturer of cast iron pipe is coming to Flint. Coming to the old Buick City property http://www.freep.com/article/20131113/BUSINESS0101/311130151/Flint-Buick-City-American-Cast-Iron-Pipe-Co-General-Motors-RACER-GM Dont expect it to be lon...
- Thu Nov 07, 2013 6:26 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Suspicious Package found on NS in Detroit
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1823
Re: Suspicious Package found on NS in Detroit
The anthrax is deliciousJ T wrote:Was there white powder on those donuts?CAT345C wrote:Once found a suspicious package while out hi-railing. My co worker went and looked in it after I told him no...ended up being a box of expired doughnuts from the near by bakery.
- Thu Oct 24, 2013 12:28 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Michigan Shortline Updates October 2013
- Replies: 80
- Views: 9066
Re: Michigan Shortline Updates October 2013
HSER Durand job and what looks to be the thumb job have met in zilwaukee. The Durand job took approx 30 cars from the thumb turn. The thumb turn looks to be headed to bay city. 2027 and 2026 are headed south with 95 cars
- Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:45 am
- Forum: Michigan Talk
- Topic: Michigan Rail Business news
- Replies: 355
- Views: 294985
Re: Michigan Rail Business news
Well the Zilwaukee Peavy location has been receiving Grain for a few weeks now. I would expect some trains to head out of there this winter/spring.
- Mon Sep 16, 2013 6:54 pm
- Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
- Topic: Michigan Shortline Updates September 2013
- Replies: 134
- Views: 12129
Re: Michigan Shortline Updates September 2013
Heads up Durand railfans you have a southbound HESR headed your way the 2028 solo and two cars both CH's. If it were anyone else posting this I'd think this is a joke. I'd love to no the reason they are running a two car extra on a Sunday unless there are hot cars in Durand that need to go north bu...