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==Delray Connecting History==
 
==Delray Connecting History==
*AAR Reporting Marks - DC.
 
 
*Operates on Zug Island in Detroit.
 
*Operates on Zug Island in Detroit.
 
*Owned and operated by Transtar, Inc., the railroad division of U.S. Steel.  
 
*Owned and operated by Transtar, Inc., the railroad division of U.S. Steel.  
 
*Operates 15.46 miles of mostly industrial trackage.  
 
*Operates 15.46 miles of mostly industrial trackage.  
*Interchanges with the CN, NS, CSX, and Conrail Shared Assets.
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*Interchanges with NS and Conrail Shared Assets.
*In addition to providing Great Lakes Works with a full service railroad switching operation, the Delray weighs cars, dumps cars at a rotary dumper, makes track repairs and repairs railroad cars at its facilities.  
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*In addition to providing Great Lakes Works with a full service railroad switching operation, the Delray weighs cars, dumps cars at a rotary dumper, makes track repairs and repairs railroad cars at its facilities.
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==Delray Connecting Locomotives==
 
==Delray Connecting Locomotives==
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* [[Former Delray Connecting Locomotives]]
 
{| class="toc" summary="Contents"
 
{| class="toc" summary="Contents"
 
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! Model
 
! Model
 
! Year(s) Built
 
! Year(s) Built
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! History
 
! Notes
 
! Notes
 
|-
 
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|DC 1
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|[http://www.railroadmichigan.com/delray001s1.jpg DC 1]
 
|SW9  
 
|SW9  
 
|1952   
 
|1952   
|Ex-CN. Out of service, bad wheels 1-1-16.
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|Ex-CN 7707/CN 7007.
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|Out of service, bad wheels 1-1-16.
 
|-
 
|-
|DC 3
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|[http://railroadfan.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10012/DCRR_003_B_5-2007.jpg DC 3]
 
|SW1  
 
|SW1  
|1952  
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|1952
|Ex-TCCX 1991/GLS 35; viable spare.
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|Ex-TCCX 1991/DSCX 1138/GLSX 35.
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|Spare locomotive.
 
|-
 
|-
|DC 64
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2100052 DC 64]
 
|SW1001
 
|SW1001
|19??
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|1975
|Ex-US Steel.
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|Ex-USSX 64/FRDX 10023.
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|DC 65
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|SW10
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|19??
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|Ex-US Steel; front high Radiator fan; out of service 5-1-2017.
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|-
 
|-
|DC 219
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|[https://www.flickr.com/photos/148747074@N04/51907671560/in/photolist-2n5Uoju-2mKZT7u-2k6XcS4-2iQVneg-2iQqq6k-2iKrH5E-2iomkRU-2h66rWk-2mYbhYg-2g6KMAm-2gaPFsn-2gFVWTQ-2cRbnY8-2ef3MRe-S6VoTY-2j3Zvig-2iGvMSS-2iCpLjS-2imTsrt-S6VoTh-2cRbo1T-2d8YA41-S6VoV1-2cRbo8B-2ef3MW4-2cRboaF-S6VoVb-2cRboet-2ef3MXM-2ef3MYP-23CxPG8-2cRbogT-2cRboir-2cRbokR-2ef3N5F-2ef3N7z-QtGp1F-QtGp3p-S8wEX5-2cRbonz-2d8YA9b-2ef3N5R-2enrrbi-2d8YAch-QtGoVF-QtGp5Z-23CxPJn-2ef3Nb2-2ef3NbH-2cRbo62 DC 219]
 
|SW1001
 
|SW1001
|19??
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|1973
|Ex-Birmingham Southern 219; still in yellow & lettered.
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|Ex-BS 219/FS 219/BS 219/BS 19.
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|Still in yellow & lettered for BS.
 
|-
 
|-
|DC 372
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|[https://www.flickr.com/photos/148747074@N04/52556726593/in/photolist-2o5fXLv-2nWgRWv-2naqexY-2n5Uoju-2mKZT7u-2k6XcS4-2iQVneg-2iQqq6k-2iKrH5E-2iomkRU-2h66rWk-2mYbhYg-2g6KMAm-2gaPFsn-2gFVWTQ-2cRbnY8-2ef3MRe-S6VoTY-2j3Zvig-2iGvMSS-2iCpLjS-2imTsrt-S6VoTh-2cRbo1T-2d8YA41-S6VoV1-2cRbo8B-2ef3MW4-2cRboaF-S6VoVb-2cRboet-2ef3MXM-2ef3MYP-23CxPG8-2cRbogT-2cRboir-2cRbokR-2ef3N5F-2ef3N7z-QtGp1F-QtGp3p-S8wEX5-2cRbonz-2d8YA9b-2ef3N5R-2enrrbi-2d8YAch-QtGoVF-QtGp5Z-23CxPJn DC 372]
 
|MP15DC
 
|MP15DC
 
|1976
 
|1976
|Ex-Birmingham Southern; still in yellow, new DC paint.
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|Ex-BS 372/LTEX 1503/USSX 955.
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|Still in yellow w/ new DC logo.
|DC 459
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|SW1000
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|1971
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|Ex-New Orleans Public Belt/EJ&E.
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|-
 
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|}
 
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! Notes
 
! Notes
 
|-
 
|-
|US Steel
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|DTE EES Coke
 
|Zug Island
 
|Zug Island
|Steel Mill
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|Coke Battery
|Gondolas/Steel Coil Cars/Bottle Cars
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|Open Hoppers
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|NS brings in the trains, but DCRR does the switching.
 
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|US Steel Hot Strip Mill
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|Darling Ingredients
|River Rouge
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|Zug Island
|Steel Mill
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|Animal Fat Transload
|Steel Coil Cars/Flatcars/Hoppers
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|Tank Cars  
 
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|US Steel Great Lakes Mill
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|Great Lakes Steel BOP Shop
 
|River Rouge
 
|River Rouge
 
|Steel Mill
 
|Steel Mill
|Gondolas/Hoppers/Steel Coil Cars/Bottle Cars
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|Gondolas/Open Hoppers/Steel Coil Cars
 
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Latest revision as of 05:28, 23 January 2023

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Delray Connecting History

  • Operates on Zug Island in Detroit.
  • Owned and operated by Transtar, Inc., the railroad division of U.S. Steel.
  • Operates 15.46 miles of mostly industrial trackage.
  • Interchanges with NS and Conrail Shared Assets.
  • In addition to providing Great Lakes Works with a full service railroad switching operation, the Delray weighs cars, dumps cars at a rotary dumper, makes track repairs and repairs railroad cars at its facilities.

Delray Connecting Locomotives

Number Model Year(s) Built History Notes
DC 1 SW9 1952 Ex-CN 7707/CN 7007. Out of service, bad wheels 1-1-16.
DC 3 SW1 1952 Ex-TCCX 1991/DSCX 1138/GLSX 35. Spare locomotive.
DC 64 SW1001 1975 Ex-USSX 64/FRDX 10023.
DC 219 SW1001 1973 Ex-BS 219/FS 219/BS 219/BS 19. Still in yellow & lettered for BS.
DC 372 MP15DC 1976 Ex-BS 372/LTEX 1503/USSX 955. Still in yellow w/ new DC logo.

Delray Connecting Customers

Customer Location Company Description Type of Railcar Notes
DTE EES Coke Zug Island Coke Battery Open Hoppers NS brings in the trains, but DCRR does the switching.
Darling Ingredients Zug Island Animal Fat Transload Tank Cars
Great Lakes Steel BOP Shop River Rouge Steel Mill Gondolas/Open Hoppers/Steel Coil Cars




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