Tank Cars on the Annie?

JANGAJONGA · Unread post by **JANGAJONGA** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:58 pm

Recently caught the Ann Arbor and noticed that almost the whole train was made up of tank cars carrying hot liquids, I have never noticed anything like this before....new customer somewhere?

Unread post by **AARR** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:00 pm

JANGAJONGA wrote:Recently caught the Ann Arbor and noticed that almost the whole train was made up of tank cars carrying hot liquids, I have never noticed anything like this before....new customer somewhere?

There is a thread somewhere titled "Rumors" IIRC that mentions the possibility of AARR handling traffic for Marathon Refinery in Melvindale. We were trying to guess where the cars would be staged for loading/unloading. My guess is the old Dundee Cement site.

JANGAJONGA · Unread post by **JANGAJONGA** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:01 pm

This was on the osmer turn nb

sd70accsxt700 · Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:03 pm

Hot and not placecards, Asphalt.

Unread post by **AARR** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:11 pm

sd70accsxt700 wrote:Hot and not placecards, Asphalt.

I know GLC delivers asphalt to MMRR in Alma for Terry Products but that traffic has always arrived on CN in Durand or CSX to SBS to MMRR at Paines. So I do not know if thats what you saw, JJ, or if its the Marathon traffic that was rumored

JANGAJONGA · Unread post by **JANGAJONGA** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:01 pm

The placards were 3257 which i think means molten liquids

PerRock · Unread post by **PerRock** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:12 pm

JANGAJONGA wrote:The placards were 3257 which i think means molten liquids

UN3257 is: "Elevated temperature liquid, n.o.s., at or above 100 C and below its flash point (including molten metals, molten salts, ect.)."

peter

Unread post by **AARR** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:59 am

I do not know if this is another possibility or not but Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizer recently opened a tank farm in Ashley where they can take in larger blocks of cars.

shack · Unread post by **shack** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:41 am

Its ashphalt for alma

penn central · Sat Dec 31, 2011 10:15 am

I kinda thought it was for Terry Materials, Does anybody know if the old Alma Iron and Metal witch is now owned by Podnos is still shipping by rail or not i haven't seen a load of scrap in a long time come from Paines.

Unread post by **AARR** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 10:22 am

shack wrote:Its ashphalt for alma

Thanks shack. Any idea why its being routed on AA? It usually arrives CN-Durand or SBS-Paines.

penn central wrote:Does anybody know if the old Alma Iron and Metal witch is now owned by Podnos is still shipping by rail or not i haven't seen a load of scrap in a long time come from Paines.

Have not heard anything about this recenlty. Padnos usually ships their stuff by rail so maybe just a lull in the rail shipments now.

sd70accsxt700 · Sat Dec 31, 2011 11:28 am

AARR wrote:
shack wrote:Its ashphalt for alma
Thanks shack. Any idea why its being routed on AA? It usually arrives CN-Durand or SBS-Paines.

penn central wrote:Does anybody know if the old Alma Iron and Metal witch is now owned by Podnos is still shipping by rail or not i haven't seen a load of scrap in a long time come from Paines.
Have not heard anything about this recenlty. Padnos usually ships their stuff by rail so maybe just a lull in the rail shipments now.

Gee where is my thanks.

penn central · Sat Dec 31, 2011 11:33 am

Many many thanks to you. sd70accsxt700

shack · Unread post by **shack** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:19 pm

I think the asphalt coming in on the NS thru Toledo, think also a few more grain trains might be going that way, majority of the grain go to csx toledo though, Alma Iron and Metel truck there stuff to saginaw and than put it on rail last i heard

penn central · Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:32 pm

shack wrote:I think the asphalt coming in on the NS thru Toledo, think also a few more grain trains might be going that way, majority of the grain go to csx toledo though, Alma Iron and Metel truck there stuff to saginaw and than put it on rail last i heard

Wow thanks for the update Shack, I wonder if it's going to Rifkin.

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