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Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 1:15 pm
by ConrailDetroit
As of Monday 4/16, there is a mystery covered hopper sitting at Warren Ave, adjacent to Vesco Oil and Boomer Materials. The 2 current customers are EQ (tanks) and Ferrous (gons).
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Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:51 pm
by Waddy
Vestco gets cars to. Never seen a plastics hopper on the line before.
Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 10:46 pm
by NYCMan
Saw a Pepsi Cola truck there today pumping from the hopper to the Pepsi Cola tank truck.
Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 6:43 pm
by GTW6401
They dropped off another 6 fresh hoppers today.
Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:10 pm
by Waddy
This line can definitly use the extra business hope it stays.
Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 3:12 pm
by ConrailDetroit
Covered Hoppers are gone. There appears to be some type of a fence under construction around where the covered hoppers were.
Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 9:05 am
by ConrailDetroit
DCON using the number #4 today.
Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 1:01 pm
by NS3322
ConrailDetroit wrote:DCON using the number #4 today.
Wow, I didn't know that unit was still operable.
Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 8:01 pm
by GTW6401
ConrailDetroit wrote:Covered Hoppers are gone. There appears to be some type of a fence under construction around where the covered hoppers were.
The hoppers are sitting north of Ferry Street. The new chain link fencing is gated and long enough to fit a couple railcars, and has the Detroit style razor wire along the top. Not a surprise to me considering they have fences and gates all along this line.
Wow, I didn't know that unit was still operable.
The 836 is still the primary engine in Detroit.
Re: Detroit Connecting RR - Covered Hopper
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 7:29 am
by NYCMan
Enquiring minds want to know. A couple months back I saw a Pepsi Cola tank truck pumping out (in?) a covered hopper along the DCON along Dequinder Ave. just south of Warren Ave. But, I was curious if anyone know what commodity is being hauled in the covered hoppers that was being transloaded? And, is it being shipped in or out?