railroader and son wrote:Seen picture's on a GLC Facebook page of them ripping up the hoppers,in the past the practice has been shove from Boardman Yard.
I looked at the GLC facebook page. Only a dozen or so pictures none this recent. Maybe I had the wrong page?
I see lots of cool photos like you said, but didn't find the hoppers getting ripped up. Can you check the link again or move the photos in here.
Look in middle of page, one pic there.
Also, looks like they pulled the train to Beacon, uncoupled one loco, put in siding, pulled ahead on main, pulled train back and rearranged locos. Neither run around was used and quite obvious a loco plow went across main on the road crossing to Beacon.
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TC Man wrote:
Impressive! So I'm guessing these 10 scrapped hoppers should turn into many gondola scrap loads for GLC. Hopefully?
So how does this work? Would Beacon have paid GLC a certain scrap value for the cars (with "free" delivery), and then GLC would make some revenue when the scrap is shipped out in gondolas (assuming Beacon ships the scrap via rail)?
Anyone have some business insight on my above question?[/quote]
A bit of speculation on my part: Beacon may be getting per car to cut up and load the remains. GLC may keep ownership until the scrap is sold to a mill or a broker.
TC Man wrote:
Impressive! So I'm guessing these 10 scrapped hoppers should turn into many gondola scrap loads for GLC. Hopefully?
So how does this work? Would Beacon have paid GLC a certain scrap value for the cars (with "free" delivery), and then GLC would make some revenue when the scrap is shipped out in gondolas (assuming Beacon ships the scrap via rail)?
Anyone have some business insight on my above question?
A bit of speculation on my part: Beacon may be getting per car to cut up and load the remains. GLC may keep ownership until the scrap is sold to a mill or a broker.[/quote]
Thanks! That makes good sense (even if just a guess, you're the first one to offer a guess)! I can see that making good business sense.
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I drove by Chilson Siding yesterday and the siding was cleaned out, so the cars stored there may have been moved to be scrapped as well, or brought out of storage for revenue service.
AANscaleRunner wrote:Left Cadillac for Clare at 1100.
Returned at 1525.
Wow, where did those four empty
centerbeams come from heading South?
And why would three empty centerbeams come back? Seems kinda inefficient.
The empties come to Cadillac from the south and then go right back south empty to McBain for the Place in McBain that loads them. There is no runaround in McBain so they direction of the switch means they have to come up to Cadillac first. Learned that from AARR.
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I was impressed to see four center beams. Usually it's one or sometimes two. Although a couple of them may be from Traverse City returning empty after delivering loads to Amerhart.
AANR, thanks for your videos. I like that you have a steady hand (even in the cold) and show the whole train.
TC Man wrote:
Pixl wrote:
AANscaleRunner wrote:Left Cadillac for Clare at 1100.
Returned at 1525.
Wow, where did those four empty
centerbeams come from heading South?
And why would three empty centerbeams come back? Seems kinda inefficient.
The empties come to Cadillac from the south and then go right back south empty to McBain for the Place in McBain that loads them. There is no runaround in McBain so they direction of the switch means they have to come up to Cadillac first. Learned that from AARR.
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There's was about 10 empty centebeams that went north last week. Seen them in the yard in Owosso 2 different day's. Brewer Logistics,a division of Brewer Lumber has been hauling a lot of lumber south though Mid Michigan. It would appear that there train loads are going up as well.