Walbridge yard status?

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Walbridge yard status?

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Had the opportunity to take a swing by Walbridge yard on Sunday, while the large number of autoracks parked in the yard didn't surprise me, the apparent lack of cars other than autoracks did. Is that switching now done at Stanley? I also noticed that the new crew building looks to be nearly complete, which will probably mean that the current one is not long for this world.
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Maybe things have changed, or maybe I don't recall correctly, but I thought one yard was for carload traffic and the other was for everything else :?
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They still do most classification at Walbridge last I knew, they do anything that they can hump there. I am not sure what Stanley is used for anymore.
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hey still do most classification at Walbridge last I knew, they do anything that they can hump there. I am not sure what Stanley is used for anymore.
Walbridge has not have a hump, or has had a hump in around 15 years. With the new 1 Plan, you see very few mixed freight in Walbridge now. It all goes over to Stanley. Even before the new 1 plan, most all mixed was at Stanley. The new "brick" has been open for two months now. I am suprised the old building is still standing. Get your photos of it now. It is supposed to come down soon.
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sd70accsxt700 wrote:I am suprised the old building is still standing. Get your photos of it now. It is supposed to come down soon.
Funny - I think I've always avoided shooting the old building - guess I better go get some shots this week! :lol:

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Blah, I mixed up the east and west yard. MDH is right, it's Walbridge that I don't know what they use for anymore.
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MagnumForce wrote:Blah, I mixed up the east and west yard. MDH is right, it's Walbridge that I don't know what they use for anymore.
You meant Matt :wink: (I just commented on Matt's comment) but Walbridge is mainly used for automotive traffic - although in this economy that's translated into a lot of autorack storage...
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I just drove by Walbridge and Stanley, today.
Stanley was a very busy place. Walbridge was pretty tame.
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