Mineral Range Railroad info?

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JANGAJONGA
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Mineral Range Railroad info?

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Does anyone have any info on the operations or customer list of the MRR?
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JANGAJONGA wrote:Does anyone have any info on the operations or customer list of the MRR?
Only customer I am aware of is the explosives plant at the end of the line that receives covered hoppers and tank cars. The scrap yard is an on-again - off-again customer and I don't know where they are shipping right now. check out the interchange at Winthrop (or is it Pluto???). they interchange by switch back IIRC because they don't have a pssing siding.
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Pepin-Irreco is the explosives company that owns the track and Vreeland Rail Inc operates the trains. A&L opreates a scrap metal business but is not currently shipping by rail.Trains operate on an as needed basis. Here's a few shots from last fall.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mackinacmark/6248265855/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mackinacmark/6264602418/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mackinacmark/6270903252/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mackinacmark/6307325901/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mackinacmark/6262822722/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mackinacmark/6259857592/

Mark W. Andersen
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