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Re: Michigan Rail business news redux
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:16 pm
by GRHC
AARR wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:14 pm
Will Keystone continue to receive rail service?
GRHC wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:31 am
Apparently the Endeavor facility located in Harlem Michigan has been sold and is now owned by a company named Keystone according to the word on the street.
Keystone received 2 car loads at the Harlem facility today.
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Re: Michigan Rail business news redux
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:16 pm
by redside20
Re: Michigan Rail business news redux
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:59 pm
by AARR
My impression was the plant was underutilized and would need increased production to maximize its potential.
The plants yard, which if I have accurate information might receive 7-10 cars a week, looks like it can handle triple that volume.
I’m open to corrections and accurate information.
Re: Michigan Rail business news redux
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:19 pm
by JBaxter
AARR wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:59 pm
My impression was the plant was underutilized and would need increased production to maximize its potential.
The plants yard, which if I have accurate information might receive 7-10 cars a week, looks like it can handle triple that volume.
I’m open to corrections and accurate information.
Not all of this expansion will take place at the site in ada that receives rail traffic, this looks like it more has to do with their facility off of Spaulding. Their yard has a massive capacity, it once housed the entire American freedom train. Over the summer they moved 3 cars in 2.5 months. One cover hopper in, one tank car out, and one covered hopper in. But the volume could have changed since then based on their production needs
Re: Michigan Rail business news redux
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:25 pm
by Plannerdad
Seems like I see a couple cars a week in the yard for Amway. I know there was at least 1 this week.
Re: Michigan Rail business news redux
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:33 pm
by NS3322
AARR wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:59 pm
My impression was the plant was underutilized and would need increased production to maximize its potential.
The plants yard, which if I have accurate information might receive 7-10 cars a week, looks like it can handle triple that volume.
I’m open to corrections and accurate information.
Apparently, Amway wants to move operations at a California facility to Ada...
https://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county ... expansion/
Re: Michigan Rail business news redux
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:53 pm
by GP30M4216
It was a big deal around 2006-07 when National in Niles began using rail and NS B-1-G began bringing coiled wire to them. I’m not sure when they last got rail service, but the end is near…
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/20 ... utType=amp
