West Michigan RR Abandonment Petition Coming

[NS3322]

Hanson Logistics is not a customer. The locomotives are parked there and the siding is used to help rearrange cars, but Hanson’s does not currently use rail service in Hartford.

I am pretty sure the "new" WMI hauled one car load for Hanson's and they then quit using rail service.

[SD80MAC]

That's correct. Here it is:

The New West Michigan Railroad by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

[NS3322]

That's correct. Here it is:

The New West Michigan Railroad by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

Nice photo! What the heck happened to the roof of the boxcar?

I never did get a shot of the old NW2u #100...

[RailfanVBC]

After viewing the new video showing all the new customers and reading the recent STB documents filed by the Lake Cora people, I am wondering what it would take to rebuild past Lake Cora?

[Tim]

Concerning the box car roof, somewhere it encountered a hard impact and the load bounced up hitting the roof.

[Doktor No]

Concerning the box car roof, somewhere it encountered a hard impact and the load bounced up hitting the roof.

Or a fork lift operator 'raised the roof' with his forks!

[DaveO]

Concerning the box car roof, somewhere it encountered a hard impact and the load bounced up hitting the roof.

Or a fork lift operator 'raised the roof' with his forks!

My guess as well. Confined space? What confined space?

[dave989]

Was in Hartford yesterday and business on the West Michigan has increased. The rubber recycling place had three cars ready for pickup, and at least 2 dozen tank cars on the branch. I know they are loading corn syrup but there must be another reason for so many tank cars. They were actually switching behind Hansens Logistics with tank cars and large covered hoppers. The line has been rehabed as far east as CR681. Have seen no sign that they will go farther east yet.

[Doktor No]

Back a few years ago they used to store tank cars that hauled aircraft de-icing fluids...obviously not needed this time of year. I have no idea though...if they're doing that now.

[SD80MAC]

No tank car storage, they're all revenue cars.

[Doktor No]

That is good news then.

[Mike H]

No corn syrup either. Fun fact of the day, there are no corn syrup production plants in Michigan. I personally have never seen one that isn't directly on rail.

Mike H

[NS3322]

No corn syrup either. Fun fact of the day, there are no corn syrup production plants in Michigan. I personally have never seen one that isn't directly on rail.

Mike H

It may not be a production plant, but there is a ADM Corn Syrup Terminal in Battle Creek!

[Mike H]

No corn syrup either. Fun fact of the day, there are no corn syrup production plants in Michigan. I personally have never seen one that isn't directly on rail.

Mike H

It may not be a production plant, but there is a ADM Corn Syrup Terminal in Battle Creek!

They unload, not load corn syrup & at least at one time a smaller amount of granular sugar. It's not like they are going to unload it at Battle Creek, then truck it to Hartford to be loaded back into cars lol.

Mike H

[lighthouse]

It’s been along time since anybody has posted on this thread So I thought I would update it.....The West Michigan railroad is alive and well!!!

[lighthouse]

Just saw CSX D700 roll past my window with rubber chip hoppers a box car and a tank car or three headed for the west Michigan railway

[SD80MAC]

The 3 high side gons are for the WMI. The tanks might also be for them as well.

[kd_1014]

Q329 today had 3 high gons for the WMI

[lighthouse]

D 700 just rolled back past my window heading east with most of the 16 covered hoppers that were delivered to the WMI last week along with some high side gondolas and bringing up the rear a CSX box car

[Mike H]

The boxcars go to Menasha in Coloma. D700 had 1 in & 1 out lately. I'm just guessing, but in years past it seemed like they probably didn't do more than 12 cars a year if that. The past few months they seemed to have been getting cars more frequently, but definitely not in a consistent manner. I kind of thought they had given up on rail so it's nice to see them getting cars again even if it is only once in a while. It definitely adds some variety to the train south of Holland.

Mike H