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Sat Nov 18, 2023 8:35 am

I was told on Tuesday the Plant would not re-open and is now Permanently Closed.

The equipment has been sold to Amsted Rail who are looking at moving it to Granite City IL or a facility in Mexico.

Mexico!~

Update on Brinco, earlier this week Brinco has gone from a Plant Layoff that happened earlier this year when National Steel Car located in Ontario Canada and also the Parent Company of Brinco went out on strike, Brinco supplied side frames and bolsters for the cars built in Ontario. the strike has b...

Doktor No wrote:Here is one at Nottowa in 1951. http://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net ... lect+3409)

Thank you Sir ! The Internet is an awesome tool !!

Anyone know of a derailment/crash near Wasepi MI on the Airline in 1948 ? Anyone have any pics of Waspei ? Nothing like bumping an Old Thread !

I changed jobs recently which takes me to the Canton OH area on a weekly basis.. The remains of the Pennsylvania RR is evident everywhere. The physical plant is big and the train are few.. Double track main and so few trains. What traffic passes thru Canton on the former PRR ? Was this a busier trac...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalrail/35691265991 Originally built in 1954 with a s/n 19524 for the NYC/CUT (Cleveland Union Terminal) and wore the number 5903 and as a Conrail Unit it wore the number 7303 and eventually ended up on the HCRC (Hillsdale County Railroad) and wore 1603 when on the...

With the wave of a hand it is gone and never to return by Mike Snow, on Flickr

The only customer in LC was a transload that I believe was related to the steel mill in Delta (used firebrick in gondolas, maybe). They have relocated to Napoleon. The diamond with I&O seemed to come and go as need required. Tank cars were stored on this stretch sometimes. So although not technical...

Arizona Chemical there is a track that services this facility, Is this an RJ Corman Property and if so what was it bofore becoming an RJ Corman Property ? Used to be part of a B&O line from Holloway Ohio (near Bellaire Ohio right across the river from Benwood Jct Wva) to Lorain that relied heavily ...

Arizona Chemical there is a track that services this facility, Is this an RJ Corman Property and if so what was it bofore becoming an RJ Corman Property ?

3/29/17 while going from Defiance to Fort Wayne today on 24 I noticed a contractor spraying the ROW.. the line looks like crap still.. got more waves in it then a bag of Lays ! Pioneer has replaced a couple boat loads of ties and looks like I see ballast ! Train was headed east behind the spray truc...

JoJames wrote:

bluestreak81 wrote:Has there been any progress on the crossing removals in Liberty Center?

Nothing. Unless something took place this last week.

Why bother removing them ?

So nobody goes anywhere when there is no wind ?

LakeATCS wrote:Looks like the Kendalville terminal lead at CP 379 is shunted on all the time now.

Its always been on..

Piston's returning to Fort Wayne ? I wish...

So..............what happened to this idea? http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/14/autos/ford-small-cars-mexico/ C-Max and Focus are still going to Hermosillo in Mexico Don't get your hopes up for lots of increased rail traffic. All of the vehicles mentioned in the announcement are all very low volume pro...

I assume you are talking about what's the current Simon Kenton Trail? If so that's the old NYC Bellefontaine Branch. I believe what you are saying is what I saw because the type of signals, Springfield is an interesting tangle of tracks, I don't see much traffic but I'm only in Springfield on weeke...

What railroad that left out of Springfield to the NE that's been ripped up in the last 10-30 years ? ran just to the north of the Robbins & Meyers Plant in Springfield.

Mike

The Agawa Canyon trains are not shut down. I about crap when I read that as I had not heard that it had shut down. I was up 15 years ago when the WC SD45's pulled the train. I'd like to go up and ride it again as the Canyon Train was fun ! The train is the only way in/out to some of the place along...

Is this line dark or signaled ? What is the frequency of the traffic over this line ? What is the current power on this line ?

Mike