The line south of Plymouth is still the Saginaw Sub, though management is considering splitting the Saginaw sub into north of Plymouth (Saginaw Sub) and south of plymouth (Toledo Sub) to more effectively budget operations.59caddy wrote:What's Oak Yard? Is it the yard in Livonia?
Also, when do your intermodal trains typically run? We'd like to run autorack trains to Toledo in competition against GR&P and DSR. We plan on loading in the afternoons/evenings, when the Ford plant is about done making cars for the day, switch while that's happening, and running them to Toledo by midnight. BTW, how much is 8,000 tons on a loaded autorack train?
We are, however, not sure if we will win a contract from Ford. If we don't, we probably will very few trains down the Toledo Sub. If we do win them as customer, it will be lots of trains down the Toledo Sub, and inevitably lots of $$$$$ for you!
Anyway, a 100-car intermodal train should tip the scales around 8,000 tons.
The distance passed by trains from your limits at CH 23.0 to Alexis at CC 130.1, is a distance of 50 miles. Your fee will be .5 cents per ton-mile. So 8,000 tons over the free 8,000 would cost you $2,000. BTW, the baseline price for passage is $400, whether or not you weigh the tonnage for an ordinary 400 dollar fee. If you're over $400, it is simply by ton-miles.
Trains entering MQT limits from the Detroit Sub should call MQT's Plymouth Tower, who will after passage of Plymouth hand you over to the MQT Saginaw Sub dispatcher. When northbound off the CSX Toledo Terminal at Alexis, you do not need to call the dispatcher to enter MQT trackage, because you will appear on the computer already, but will need to confirm your routing to Detroit BEFORE passing Carleton, MP 105.0, so they can be sure to route you correctly to Plymouth.
Any questions, just ask