Last I heard QD is operated by a new company and still getting a carload of plastic pellets every week or so.Posted by Alex on 5/10/2020, 10:26 am
Always been fascinated by the JAIL, and how they kept it going for about 10 years now. 3 Class I connections.
I took a drive to Lansing to do some sight-seeing, and down to the new State Park Meridian Baseline.
On the LSMS branch of the JAIL, it looks like the flasher on the wig-wag @ Isbell drive has been removed. Nothing @ the QD, but a string of coal hoppers either in storage or for repair to the E of MLK drive. The terminus business, where rail cars are repaired, had a caboose and a Conrail boxcar.
On the belt line, nothing in storage near I-696. Also, the old Conrail auto loading fingers, where A&B advertised for storage, looked pretty rough. It looks like not a lot of rail activity down there. Any interchange w/ CN in a while?
Lastly, the elevator in Leslie is still in-place, but a derailer on the spur. Any idea of any future activity here?
Can someone confirm if there is a rail car repair business located on JAIL?
Elevator in Leslie is owned by the outfit near Charlotte (located on CS). They also own the two elevators in Mason. I've heard one of those elevators in Mason gets fertilizer every now and then. I'm sure JAIL would love to get business from any of the four locations.