Trackmobiles
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Trackmobiles
Wondering if anyone has spotted any Trackmobiles in service in the Lower Peninsula.
If you don't know Trackmobiles, they're a brand of "mobile railcar mover" formerly made by the Whiting Corporation of Harvey, IL, and now made in Canada. The current models look like this:
http://www.trackmobile.com/ourproductline.htm
But I'm particularly interested in the smaller models (1M, 2TM, 3TM, 5TM) which have their rail wheels at right angles to their road wheels.
-Mike
If you don't know Trackmobiles, they're a brand of "mobile railcar mover" formerly made by the Whiting Corporation of Harvey, IL, and now made in Canada. The current models look like this:
http://www.trackmobile.com/ourproductline.htm
But I'm particularly interested in the smaller models (1M, 2TM, 3TM, 5TM) which have their rail wheels at right angles to their road wheels.
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Not sure what model, but I know King Milling in Lowell on the MMRR has one. I think Michigan Rail Storage on MQT has one too?
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He was telling me earlier that there are some in OmniSource, these I have seen in action kicking around some gons.Charles W wrote:Which would be where?patrick wrote:got at least 4 in bay city.. no.. 6..
I know the sugar plant has (at least) two (one yellow, one white)...
Where are the other 4?
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Trackmobiles.
There is one at Michigan Packaging in Mason, also, we have one at SRI, and there is one at the elevator in Henderson.
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Thought of another one. Amway/Alticor in Ada on the GRE has atleast 1.
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The sugar plant up in Sebwaing (yeah, yeah, I think mispelled it again), had one I think and probably still does.
One of the elevators up in Pigeon (not the big one) has a modified tractor, as does the elevator in Imlay City (sorry, I know you weren't asking for those)...but does anyone know if the big elevator in Pigeon would have one?
Also, for what it's worth, there's at least one running around down in Elkhart (LaFarge?)...
One of the elevators up in Pigeon (not the big one) has a modified tractor, as does the elevator in Imlay City (sorry, I know you weren't asking for those)...but does anyone know if the big elevator in Pigeon would have one?
Also, for what it's worth, there's at least one running around down in Elkhart (LaFarge?)...
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SebewaingCharles W wrote:The sugar plant up in Sebwaing (yeah, yeah, I think mispelled it again), had one I think and probably still does.
Last I saw its just the tractor. I don't believe that Michigan Bean a bit farther north has one either. The bean plant just east of Elkton has a trackmobile though I do believe. They also use a tractor at the elevator in Colling.One of the elevators up in Pigeon (not the big one) has a modified tractor, as does the elevator in Imlay City (sorry, I know you weren't asking for those)...but does anyone know if the big elevator in Pigeon would have one?
Corn still?Railnut wrote:...as does the corn still near Caro
The guys there run that thing around like a dune buggy. I never knew a trackmobile could move so fast until I saw them running down their spurs once.
Its been a few years, but I did once see a trackmobile back in Michigan Sugar in Caro as well.