Conrail Updates 2018

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I like your reports, CRD.
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Southbound sitting by 10 Mile Rd. On Sterling Secondary. Looks like NS GP38-2 leading auto racks. Even though it’s not moving its lights are on.
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NS 5018 at Bonita heading on Terminal East with autoracks.

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NY-6, NS 5056 returned to North Yard at 11am with about a dozen cars from PVS.

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NY-6, NS 5056 shoving into North Yard with 5 tanks from PVS, Conrail Caboose, 5 Scrap Gons from Strong Steel.

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NY-21 headed for Mack Yard.

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NS 5226 shoving 3 tanks on Sterling Secondary out of North Yard to Lantz Steel.

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There is a FEC SD70 at Sterling Yard along with about 8 other engines including a BNSF and UP
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NS 5056 returning to North Yard on Terminal West with 1 Gon from Winston Bros.

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There is a long string of frames on flat cars in Sterling Yard. Does anyone know which assembly plant receives these?
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The new frame unloading site north of 17 Mile. This site can hold more cars than the site at Mound.

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Thanks, CRD. I'll have to check it out :)
ConrailDetr​oit wrote:There is a long string of frames on flat cars in Sterling Yard. Does anyone know which assembly plant receives these? The new frame unloading site north of 17 Mile. This site can hold more cars than the site at Mound.
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Northbound vehicle rack train by 14 Mile Rd. on Sterling Secondary, Sterling Heights.
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RR-32, NS 5010 returning to the Rouge with 8 Covered Hoppers from Guardian, 3 Boxcars from AJM, 7 Hicubes from Ford Brownstown.

RR-25, NS 5220 went onto the Short Marsh with 4 Tanks for Shell Oil, 1 Covered Hopper for Carmeuse, 3 Boxcars for US Gypsum.

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NY-6, NS 5267 sitting on Terminal East with 3 tanks from PVS and 2 empty gons for Winston.

Scrap loads have been up lately with higher scrap prices.

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NY-7, NS 8183 is at Bonita with autorack loads from Mack Yard.

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LV-35, NS 5206 working Detroit Salt. Will shove 21 cars into Oakwood.

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LV-4, NS 5017 switching the Brickyard.

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Used to be a lot of brick shipped into Detroit by rail. I'm not aware of anyone who gets brick by rail anymore in Detroit. Does the "Brickyard" receive brick?
ConrailDetr​oit wrote:LV-4, NS 5017 switching the Brickyard.
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