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Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad History
Excerpts from the Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad Wikipedia page:
The Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad (reporting mark CFE) is a short line railroad offering service from Tolleston, Indiana to Crestline, Ohio, United States over the former Fort Wayne Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It began operations in 2004 as a division of the Central Railroad of Indianapolis (CERA), under the overall corporate ownership of RailAmerica. CFE operates 273 miles (439 km) of rail leased from CSX.
Conrail acquired the line in 1976, and later sold some of it to the Norfolk Southern Railway to relieve that company's ex-Nickel Plate Road main line. CSX Transportation acquired the entire line in the 1999 breakup of Conrail, and began to make improvements, including new crossing signals, paving crossings, and weeding the railroad. After this was complete, signs were posted at each crossing notifying motorists of an increase in train traffic.
In 2004, operations under the Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad name began; from the beginning of operations, the railroad has been owned by RailAmerica. In 2011 former Norfolk Southern supervisor Joseph (Joe) Parsons was named the General Manager of Chicago, Fort Wayne, & Eastern Railroad headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
On July 23, 2012, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. announced that it intended to purchase RailAmerica in a deal valued at $1.39 billion. Approval of the purchase was granted by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board on December 19, 2012, and ownership of the Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern was transferred to the G&W.
Traffic on the line includes grain, lumber products, chemicals, steel, and petroleum. The CFE transported around 39,000 carloads in 2008.
Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad Interchanges
- CSX (Crestline, Ohio, Lima, Ohio and Gary, Indiana).
- Elkhart & Western (Plymouth, Indiana).
- Indiana & Ohio Railway (Lima, Ohio).
- Norfolk Southern (Fort Wayne, Indiana and Lima, Ohio).
Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad Train Symbols
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| Symbol
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Origin
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Destination
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Notes
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| CHFW
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Blue Island, IL
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Fort Wayne, IN
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| FWCH
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Fort Wayne, IN
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Blue Island, IL
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| FWDE
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Fort Wayne, IN
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Decatur, IN
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| LIFW
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Lima, OH
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Fort Wayne, IN
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| LIPG
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Lima, OH
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Procter & Gamble - Lima, OH
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| LIVW
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Lima, OH
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Van Wert, OH
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| WAVA
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Warsaw, IN
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Valparaiso, IN
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Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad Locomotive Roster (likely incomplete)
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| Number
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Model
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Built
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History
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Notes
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| CFE 2095
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GP38-2
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19??
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| CFE 2096
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GP38-2
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19??
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| CFE 2097
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GP38-2
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19??
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| CFE 2098
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GP38-2
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19??
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Ex-NS/SOU.
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| CFE 2099
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GP38-2
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19??
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Ex-SOU.
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| CFE 2106
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GP38-2
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19??
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Ex-SOU.
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| CFE 2131
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GP38-2
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1973
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Ex-NS 5091/SOU 5091.
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| CFE 2132
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GP38-2
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1973
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Ex-NS 5103/SOU 5103.
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| CFE 2135
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GP38-2
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19??
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| CIND 2342
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SW1500
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1970
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Ex-PIR 2342/SOU 2342.
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| CFE 3023
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GP40-2
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1972
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Ex-SCRF 6412/GTW 6412/DTI 412.
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| CFE 3024
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GP40-2
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1973
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Ex-SCRF 6415/GTW 6415/DTI 415.
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| CFE 3041
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GP40-2
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19??
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Ex-B&O?
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| CFE 3042
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GP40-2
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1969
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Ex-CORP 4023/BO 3716.
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| CFE 3316
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SD40T-2
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1978
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Ex-OHCR 4025/SP 8520.
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| CFE 3487
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SD40-2
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19??
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| TPW 4056
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GP40X
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1978
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Ex-SP 7200.
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| CFE 5597
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SD40-2
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1972
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Ex-NREX 5597/CP 5597.
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Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad Customers
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| City/Town
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Customer
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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| Valparaiso, Indiana
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Timbar Packaging & Display
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Lumber Transload
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Centerbeam Flatcars
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| Hanna, Indiana
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MidWest Agri
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| Hamlet, Indiana
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Farm Fertilizer & Seeds Inc.
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers
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| Hamlet, Indiana
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Starke County Co-Op
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| Bourbon, Indiana
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OmniSource
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Ferrous Processing
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Gondolas/Open Hoppers
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| Bourbon, Indiana
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CFS Fertilizer
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Tank Cars
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Active shipper?
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| Warsaw, Indiana
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Flint Group
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Packaging/Label Company
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Tank Cars
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| Warsaw, Indiana
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LSC Communications
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Printing Company
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Boxcars
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| Warsaw, Indiana
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Asphalt Materials
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Asphalt Terminal
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Tank Cars
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| Columbia City, Indiana
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Triad Metals International
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Steel Distributor
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Steel Coil Cars
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| Columbia City, Indiana
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American LandMaster UTVs
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UTV Manufacturer
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Boxcars
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Active shipper?
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| Columbia City, Indiana
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Essex Group
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Wire & Cable Manufacturer
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Boxcars
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| Columbia City, Indiana
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Steel Dynamics
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Steel Mill
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Flatcars/Gondolas/Hoppers/Boxcars
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| Columbia City, Indiana
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L.B. Foster Company
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Steel Distributor
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Flatcars
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| Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Interstate Cold Storage
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Cold Storage
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Refrigerated Boxcars
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| Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Essex Group
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Wire & Cable Manufacturer
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Tank Cars
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Served jointly with NS?
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| Williams, Indiana
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Williams AG Center/Grain
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| Decatur, Indiana
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Bunge
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Soy Crush Refinery
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
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| Decatur, Indiana
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Dolco Packaging
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Packaging Company
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Covered Hoppers
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| Monroeville, Indiana
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Trupointe Cooperative
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Grain Elevator/Propane Dealer
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
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Active shipper?
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| Convoy, Ohio
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Mercer Landmark
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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| Convoy, Ohio
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Mercer Landmark
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| Van Wert, Ohio
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Greif
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Packaging Company
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Covered Hoppers/Boxcars
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Active shipper?
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| Van Wert, Ohio
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Continental Structural Plastics
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Plastics Manufacturer
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Covered Hoppers
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| Van Wert, Ohio
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Scott Equity Exchange
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| Van Wert, Ohio
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Van Wert Terminal
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Liquid and Dry Commodities Transloading/Windmill Staging
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars/Flatcars
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| Delphos, Ohio
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Bunge
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Oilseed Processing
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Covered Hoppers
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| Delphos, Ohio
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Airgas
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Chemical Gases
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Tank Cars
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Active shipper?
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| Delphos, Ohio
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D&D Ingredients
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Animal Feed Manufacturer
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Covered Hoppers
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| Lima, Ohio
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Cargill
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| Lima, Ohio
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Land O'Lakes Purina Feed
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Feed Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| Lima, Ohio
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Nelson Packaging
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Packaging Company
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Tank Cars/Boxcars
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| Lima, Ohio
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Procter & Gamble
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Laundry Detergent Manufacturer
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Tank Cars
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| Ada, Ohio
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Heritage Cooperative
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| Ada, Ohio
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Heritage Cooperative
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
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Active shipper?
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| Kirby, Ohio
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The DeLong Company
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| Upper Sandusky, Ohio
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Heritage Cooperative
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Tank Cars
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Active shipper?
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| Upper Sandusky, Ohio
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Dlubak Glass
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Glass Manufacturer
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Covered Hoppers
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| Upper Sandusky, Ohio
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Heritage Cooperative
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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Served jointly with CSX.
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| Upper Sandusky, Ohio
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C&O Grain
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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Served jointly with CSX?
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| Upper Sandusky, Ohio
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Mennel Grain
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| Nevada, Ohio
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Mennco Grain
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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Active shipper?
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| Bucyrus, Ohio
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Bucyrus Elevator Division
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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