Storage on CSX Saginaw Sub

[atrainguy60]

CSX has put some autoracks in storage on the siding between Grand Blanc and Holly. I was wondering, does CSX run an extra to the siding, or do Q321 or Q322 drop the cars off there?

[sd70accsxt700]

Extra, most likley even D737, if it still exists.

[AARR]

Extra, most likley even D737, if it still exists.

I read every once and a while that D737 makes a run to Delta Tube (?) in Holly to drop off and pick up rail cars. I guess they repair rail cars there.

[conrailmike]

It depends, sometimes I've seen where they've had cars sit up there and then an extra runs up to get them and then I've also seen where Q321 will pick 'em up.

[trnwatcher]

This time of the year the railroads start to pre-stage bi-level auto racks in preperation for the auto makers shipping light trucks and SVU's in mid-late August. Back when CP was running on CSX they would usually start moving moving the bi-levels east in July and my mid-August they would start heading west loaded.
I have haerd that the Marion IN GM plant furloughed some workers for 3 weeks. I'm assuming this was for retooling for the new model year. If it's due to a slow down in sales could mean that these bi-levels might be sitting a while longer than normal.

[firemedic54]

I've never seen autoracks stored there before. They used to store well cars for some time. I'll keep my eye out and see how long they stay there.

[CharlieX90]

This is the time of year where the auto factory's have 2-3 week shutdowns to retool for the new models.

[Saturnalia]

Over in GR we've got an X203 heading to Gross (near St. Joseph) with autoracks for storage....
GDLK still has lots of autoracks south of town along it's lines too

[conrailmike]

The joke is on you guys because the time known as "shutdown" is almost non-existent anymore. I've been told that Chrysler doesn't really have it anymore, Ford I have no idea about. As for GM, it's pretty much up to the individual plants now. The contract now states that they must have it nailed down and announce the dates by the end of February. Our shutdown this year was originally scheduled for the first two weeks of July, it was then changed to the first week of July and the last week of August. Wanna piss off a bunch of people? Announce the dates and then two months later (when everyone has their vacations planned) go and change the dates Last year, we only had one week off for shutdown.

In the old days, model changeover used to last 2-4 weeks. Nowadays, model changeover happens with a 5 car gap in the line.

Starting toward the end of the month we start rolling a few saleable 2013 vehicles down the line everyday, right in line with the 2012. We will be full production with 2013's by October.

[atrainguy60]

I drove past the siding yesterday where the cars were, and the cars were gone.

[Saturnalia]

CSX Removed the autoracks from Gross Siding earlier this week too....