NS to Champaign/Urbana
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 11:27 am
What does NS do on their line to Urbana? What kind of traffic and operations are there?
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The Anderson's elevator (grain and fertilizer storage complex) is at Rising, west of Champaign. Although located on NS (ex-Peoria & Eastern/Conrail), CN has access to this facility. Other active customers are Dart Container (formerly Solo Cup Company) and Emulsicoat (on the ex-P&E/Conrail), also in Urbana, which gets asphalt (not fuel for CUMTD buses).Mr. Tops wrote:Largest customer on the line is the large Anderson's elevator at "Staley", which is southwest of the Staley Rd / US-150 intersection on the west side of Urbana. Unit grain trains run as needed and CN also has trackage rights to the elevator. Within the last year, a small liquid fertilizer terminal was constructed on the property and they receive a handful of tanks at a time, as well. In Urbana, NS has the CUMTD bus terminal, which receives diesel fuel for city busses, etc. and Solo Cup receives plastic pellets on the remnants of the old Sindey-Urbana line just south of NS's "yard". D41 is a Thursday-only local that services these customers, in addition to the aforementioned grain trains to The Andersons.