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Beacon recycling

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Dose anyone know what's happening with beacon?

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Re: Beacon recycling

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Sure. They buy various metals and sort, process, and sell to foundries when the price is right. Repeat over and over. And if its all just sitting in the yard, my guess if they have to find a buyer willing to pay a reasonable price.
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Re: Beacon recycling

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TC Man wrote:Sure. They buy various metals and sort, process, and sell to foundries when the price is right. Repeat over and over. And if its all just sitting in the yard, my guess if they have to find a buyer willing to pay a reasonable price.
Do you think they will continue rail shipments?

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Re: Beacon recycling

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I'm not a fortune teller- but you can always contact Beacon and ask. Or sit back, relax, and observe. I am guessing that you are a teenager, so you have many years to watch and observe changes up here. 8)
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They shipped 3 cars to 2 different mills. I assume they were test runs but assuming can be wrong.

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Re: Beacon recycling

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Just had 3 empty NS gondolas go north through Mount Pleasant about 10 minutes ago.

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csx801 wrote:Just had 3 empty NS gondolas go north through Mount Pleasant about 10 minutes ago.
Hmmmm

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Re: Beacon recycling

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Someone post the numbers and I can trace them.

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Raildudes dad wrote:Someone post the numbers and I can trace them.

From AAScalerunner video:

NW 190187
NS 200154
NS 197355. This one hard to read though.
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Re: Beacon recycling

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Only the NW traces in Cadillac. One is going to Kansas City, the other to NC, bad numbers

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NS 200954 and NS 197365

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All trace now. 2 going to Canton OH, nothing showing on the 3rd

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Re: Beacon recycling

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Anyone have any pictures of beacon in Traverse City?

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There are a few somewhere on the board. I'll see if I can find them.
Waddy wrote:Anyone have any pictures of beacon in Traverse City?
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Waddy wrote:Anyone have any pictures of beacon in Traverse City?
Here's the post with pictures of beacon:. viewtopic.php?f=20&t=35016&p=379585&hil ... on#p379585
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