Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
From a posting on the Fort Wayne Railroadfan website dated April 11, 2018:
Gents,
The three chem cars at Woodburn have been there for weeks. Those are not Systech cars. I live in Woodburn, and work for Lafarge/systech. If those cars were ours we would have seen them at the plant asap. Probably being stored for someone else.
On a side note cement shipments are about to get crazy this summer. Numbers will be between 10 and 20 car loads a week. That is of course dependent on our Columbus terminal tonnage, and how busy our truck business is this year. Looks like the railroad is gonna be busy!!
Gents,
The three chem cars at Woodburn have been there for weeks. Those are not Systech cars. I live in Woodburn, and work for Lafarge/systech. If those cars were ours we would have seen them at the plant asap. Probably being stored for someone else.
On a side note cement shipments are about to get crazy this summer. Numbers will be between 10 and 20 car loads a week. That is of course dependent on our Columbus terminal tonnage, and how busy our truck business is this year. Looks like the railroad is gonna be busy!!
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Thanks for the information
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Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
Went through Liberty Center yesterday crossings paved over but no scrap of the line yet rail date was 1897
Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
Rail line stays. Only thing will be rail removed or paved over at crossingsjrgerber wrote:Went through Liberty Center yesterday crossings paved over but no scrap of the line yet rail date was 1897
Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
Why keep the rail line in if it can't be used?
Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
Agreement was made in case of future development north of US 24jrgerber wrote:Why keep the rail line in if it can't be used?
At one time Bunge was looking at build north of US 24.
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Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
Any new trackwork developments?
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Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
Work is done everyday on the line somewhere.
Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
Any new developments? How business these days?
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Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
Ran into them coming back to Defiance on 9/10. Short train and mostly boxcars. My first time seeing them in person.
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Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
Long train of box cars coming through Antwerp this Morn. A very slow crawl with that many cars HAHA
Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
How is business? Any different power? Any new rehab activities?
Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
They have bulldozed most of the yardtracks
at Defiance. Will be building new tracks in same place.
at Defiance. Will be building new tracks in same place.
Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
Thanks how big will the new yard be?
Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
Thought I borrow a thread from Fort Wayne Railfan with some excellent pictures courtesy Notch 8:
http://www.fwarailfan.net/community/vie ... f=2&t=4286
http://www.fwarailfan.net/community/vie ... f=2&t=4286
Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
More from Fort Wayne Railfan and Notch 8 this is about the rails being taken out to Liberty Center, OH
http://www.fwarailfan.net/community/vie ... =21&t=4249
http://www.fwarailfan.net/community/vie ... =21&t=4249
Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
Gives good overview of work that needs to be done:
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Ra ... 0TIGER.pdf
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Ra ... 0TIGER.pdf
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Re: Napoleon, Defiance and Western: The Definitive Thread
Can't remember if this has been discussed here, but when do these guys normally run?
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