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| − | |Out of service. Bent frame. Going to Progress Rail to be rebuilt. | + | |Out of service. Bent frame. To be rebuilt. |
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| | |[http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5140420 GLC 398] | | |[http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5140420 GLC 398] |
Revision as of 05:17, 25 February 2021
Great Lakes Central Overview
The Great Lakes Central Railroad is a Class III rail carrier formed in 2005 with the purchase of the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay Railway (TSBY).
The railroad operates former Ann Arbor trackage from Ann Arbor to Yuma. GLC aso operates former PRR trackage from Cadillac to Petoskey, former PRR trackage from Walton Jct. (north of Cadillac) to Traverse City with ex PM branches to Grawn and Williamsburg, former NYC trackage from Owosso to Chesaning, and former GTW trackage from Ashley to Middleton. The GLC also operates a small portion of the abandoned CSX (C&O) Ludington Subdivision in Clare, Michigan, to serve a few industries.
GLC is jointly owned by Federated Railways and Watco.
Interchanges
Great Lakes Central Railroad interchanges with:
- CN and HESR at Durand.
- MMRR at Alma.
- CSX at Ann Pere (Howell).
- AA at Osmer (Ann Arbor).
Great Lakes Central (GLC) Frequencies
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| Frequency
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AAR Channel
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Notes
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| 160.575
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31
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General Operations (Road & Dispatcher)
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| 161.100
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66
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Owosso Shops
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Great Lakes Central Locomotives
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| Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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History
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Notes
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| GLC 329
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SD40-2
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1966
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Ex-CEFX 3143/MKCX 5348/ATSF 5348/ATSF 5567.
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In active service. Built as an SD45.
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| GLC 382
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SD40-2
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1970
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Ex-CITX 3089/GCFX 3089/CRLX 602/CR 6262/PC 6262.
|
In active service. Built as an SD40.
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| GLC 383
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SD35
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1965
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Ex-MRL 705/IMRL 705/MRL 1553/N&W 1553
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In active service. Built as a high nose unit, chopped by MRL. To be rebuilt into an SD35-3
|
| GLC 384
|
SD35
|
1965
|
Ex-MRL 702/IMRL 702/MRL 1546/N&W 1546
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Built as a high nose unit, chopped by MRL. To be rebuilt into an SD35-3
|
| GLC 385
|
GP35
|
1964
|
Ex-TSBY 385/AA 385.
|
Out of service. First unit to wear GLC paint.
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| GLC 386
|
SD35
|
1965
|
Ex-MRL 701/IMRL 701/MRL 1566/N&W 1566
|
Built as a high nose unit, chopped by MRL. To be rebuilt into an SD35-3
|
| GLC 390
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GP35
|
1964
|
Ex-TSBY 390/AA 390.
|
In active service.
|
| GLC 391
|
GP35
|
1964
|
Ex-TSBY 391/AA 391.
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Out of service.
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| GLC 392
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GP35
|
1964
|
Ex-TSBY 392/AA 392.
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In active service. Second unit to wear GLC paint.
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| GLC 393
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GP35
|
1964
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Ex-TSBY 393/AA 393.
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In active service. GLC 10th Anniversary unit.
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| GLC 394
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GP35
|
1964
|
Ex-TSBY 394/AA 394.
|
Out of service. Still in TSBY paint.
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| GLC 395
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GP38-2
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1972
|
Ex-LLPX 2306/ EMDX 750/CR 7950.
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In active service.
|
| GLC 396
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GP38-2
|
1972
|
Ex-GMTX 2325/LLPX 2325/CR 8012/PC 8012.
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In active service.
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| GLC 397
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GP38-2
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1972
|
Ex-LLPX 2327/UP 451/UP 1951/EMDX 815/CR 8015/PC 8015.
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Out of service. Bent frame. To be rebuilt.
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| GLC 398
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GP38-2
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1972
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Ex-LLPX 2331/UP 456/UP 1956/EMDX 82/CR 8021/PC 8021.
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In active service.
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| GLC 399
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GP38-2
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1972
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Ex-LLPX 2336/UP 1963/CR 8031/PC 8031.
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In active service.
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| GLC 1226
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25 Tonner
|
1953
|
Ex-GLC 2126/TSBY 2126/Petoskey Portland Cement.
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Owosso shop switcher.
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| GLC 1977
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NW2
|
1942
|
Ex-TSBY 1977/UP 1034.
|
Out of service. Stored in Farwell, Michigan. Still in TSBY paint.
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Former Great Lakes Central Locomotives
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| Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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History
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Notes
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| GLC 389
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GP35
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1964
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Ex TSBY 389/AA 389.
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Scrapped April 2018.
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| GMTX 2663
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GP38-2
|
1970
|
Ex-LLPX 2039/CSX 2117 /BO 4817.
|
Leased from GATX. Returned.
|
| GMTX 2675
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GP38-2
|
1971
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Ex-PRLX 6542/CSX 6542/BO 3766.
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Leased from GATX. Returned.
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| TSBY 2648
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GP35
|
1965
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Ex- TSBY 2648/SOU 2648.
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High short hood. Scrapped April 2018.
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| TSBY 2681
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GP35
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1965
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Ex-TSBY 2681/SOU 2681.
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High short hood. Scrapped April 2018.
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|
Great Lakes Central Rolling Stock
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| Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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History
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Notes
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| GLC 1342
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Dining Car
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1954
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Ex-TSBY 1342/VIA 1342/CN 1342.
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In active service.
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Great Lakes Central Customers
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| Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Receives/Ships
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Notes
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| RheTech
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Whitmore Lake
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Plastic Materials
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Covered Hoppers
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| Cargill Feed Mill
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Owosso
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Feed Mill
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Covered Hoppers
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| Nutrien AG Solutions
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Henderson
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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| The Andersons
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Oakley
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers/Boxcars
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| Fruitchey Bean Corn Plant
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Oakley
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Bean & Corn Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| MAC Middleton Elevator
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Middleton
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| AgroLiquid
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Ashley
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Liquid Fertilizer Manufacturer
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Tank Cars
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| Zeeland Farm Services
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Ithaca
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Soybean Processing Plant
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Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers
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| Mid Michigan Specialty Crop
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Ithaca
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| Shepherd Elevator
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Shepherd
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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| Highland Plastics
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Shepherd
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Plastic Sheet Manufacturer
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Covered Hoppers
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| Superior Fertilizer
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Rosebush
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Boxcars/Tank Cars
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|
| Rosebush Feed & Grain
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Rosebush
|
Grain & Feed Elevator
|
Covered Hoppers
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| Letherer Truss & Wall Systems
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Clare
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Lumber & Building Materials
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Centerbeam Flatcars
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| Northern Logistics Transload
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Clare
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Bulk Materials Transload
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Covered Hoppers
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| East Jordan Plastics Transload
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Clare
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Plastics Transload
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Covered Hoppers
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|
| Lear Corporation
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Farwell
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Automotive Seating & E-Systems
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Tank Cars
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|
| Falmouth Cooperative
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McBain
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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|
| Hydrolake Services
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McBain
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Utility Pole Transload
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Flatcars
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| Biewer Sawmill
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McBain
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Sawmill
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Centerbeam Flatcars/Hoppers
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| Viking Energy
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McBain
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Biomass Power Plant
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Gondolas/Open Hoppers
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|
| MAC Transload
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Cadillac
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Agricultural Transload
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Covered Hoppers
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|
| Quality Energy
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Cadillac
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Propane Transload
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Tank Cars
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|
| LC Manufacturing
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Cadillac
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Hot Forging & Processing
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Flatcars
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| Pulpwood Yard
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Cadillac
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Pulpwood Transload
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Pulpwood Flatcars
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|
| ABC Coke
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Cadillac
|
Coke Transload
|
Open Hoppers
|
|
| Wyoming Feed
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Cadillac
|
Feed Mill
|
Covered Hoppers/Cottonseed Hoppers
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| Wexford Sand
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Yuma
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Sand Products
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Covered Hoppers
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| Amerhart
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Williamsburg
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Lumber Yard
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Centerbeam Flatcars
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| Beacon Recycling
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Traverse City
|
Scrapyard
|
Gondolas/Open Hoppers
|
|
| Michigan Consolidated Gas
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Kalkaska
|
Natural Gas Supplier
|
Tank Cars
|
|
| Magnum Solvent
|
Kalkaska
|
Chemical Transload
|
Tank Cars
|
|
| Buzzi Unicem Cement
|
Elmira
|
Cement Terminal
|
Covered Hoppers
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| Petoskey Plastics
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Petoskey
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Plastic Products
|
Covered Hoppers
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