Notes for article editors:
- Sort by subdivision (alphabetically), then town (west to east or north to south)
- Active railroad interchanges are to be marked as such.
- If the customer is not served from the mainline or siding, then indicate it as such. For example, BASF in Wyandotte is on the Alkali Street Spur.
- Active customers only (shipped within the past two years)
Detroit Region
Detroit Line
- Runs from CP West Detroit (Detroit) to CP Day (track 2) (Gibraltar)/CP Blaha (track 1) (Brownstown Charter Twp.).
Interchanges
- Interchanges with CSX and Norfolk Southern at Detroit.
- Interchanges with Delray Connecting Railroad and Norfolk Southern at River Rouge.
- Interchanges with Canadian National and Norfolk Southern at Trenton.
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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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| Detroit
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St. Marys Cement
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Cement Manufacturer
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Covered Hoppers
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| Detroit
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Detroit Water & Sewerage
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Water Treatment
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Tank Cars
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Accessed on the Exhibition Spur.
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| River Rouge
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International Precast Solutions
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Steel Slabs
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Covered Hoppers
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Located in River Rouge Yard.
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| River Rouge
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Great Lakes Railcar Repair Services
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Railcar Repair
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Various
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Located in River Rouge Yard.
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| Wyandotte
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BASF Corp.
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Chemicals
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Tank Cars
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Accessed on the Alkali Street Spur.
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| Riverview
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Materials Processing Inc.
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Coating Warehouse
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Boxcars
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Located on the remains of the Wyandotte Southern Railroad, accessed by way of the CN Flat Rock Subdivision.
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| Riverview
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Jones Chemicals
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Chemicals
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Tank Cars
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Located on the remains of the McLouth Trenton Lead, accessed by way of the CN Flat Rock Subdivision.
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Junction Yard Running Track
- Runs from CP Townline (Dearborn) to CP YD (River Rouge).
Interchanges
- Interchanges with Canadian National at Dearborn.
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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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| Dearborn
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Ford River Rouge Complex (Dearborn Truck Plant)
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Vehicle Loading/Auto Parts/Vehicle Frames
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Autoracks/Boxcars/Flatcars
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| Dearborn
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Cordin Transport/Axis-CT Services Auto Ramps
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Vehicle Loading
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Autoracks
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| Dearborn
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AK Steel
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Steel Plant
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Flatcars/Hoppers/Gondolas
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| Detroit
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Detroit Salt Co.
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Salt Manufacturer
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Covered Hoppers
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Lincoln Industrial
- Runs from CP Ecorse Jct. (Detroit) to Lincoln Yard (Melvindale).
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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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| Detroit
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Marathon
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Oil Refinery
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Tank Cars
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| Melvindale
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Traditional Logistics
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Vehicle Loading
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Autoracks
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| Melvindale
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Marathon
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Oil Refinery
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Tank Cars
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| Melvindale
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Evans Distribution
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Inbound Lumber
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Centerbeam Flatcars
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Active shipper?
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| Melvindale
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Shrader Tire & Oil
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Chemicals/Rubber
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Tank Cars
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| Melvindale
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GLE Scrap Metal
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Scrapyard
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Gondolas
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Lincoln Secondary
- Runs from CP Ecorse Jct. (Detroit) to CP Carleton.
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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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| Melvindale
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Columbian Express Services
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Warehousing
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Boxcars
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Currently inactive. Adjacent crossing at Rialto St. still has crossbucks in place.
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| Lincoln Park
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Metro International Trade
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Warehousing
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Boxcars
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Building listed for sale in 2018. Active shipper?
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| Southgate
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AJM Packaging Corporation
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Steel Manufacturer
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Boxcars
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| Taylor
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Fritz Enterprises
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Scrapyard
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Gondolas
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| Brownstown Charter Twp.
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Ford Brownstown Complex
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Auto Parts/Sheet Metal
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Boxcars
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| Ash Twp.
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Guardian Industries
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Glass Manufacturer
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Covered Hoppers
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Marsh Industrial
- Part of the Detroit Line.
- Due to the sheer amount of customers, it has its own list.
- Branches off from the Detroit Line at CP YD (River Rouge), and runs east, then south, to Tecumseh Yard (Ecorse).
Interchanges
- Interchanges with Canadian National and Delray Connecting Railroad at River Rouge and Ecorse.
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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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| River Rouge
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United States Gypsum Co.
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Gypsum
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Covered Hoppers
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| River Rouge
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Carmeuse Lime & Stone
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Limestone
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Covered Hoppers
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| River Rouge
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Shell
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Oil Terminal
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Tank Cars
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| River Rouge
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Chemtrade Solutions
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Chemicals
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Covered Hoppers
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| River Rouge
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Great Lakes Steel
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Steel Mill
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Steel Coil Cars/Gondolas/Hoppers
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Portions of plant are scheduled to shut down in 2020.
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| Ecorse
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Nicholson Terminal & Dock
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Shipyard/Warehousing
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Boxcars/Other
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| Ecorse
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Great Lakes Steel
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Steel Mill
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Steel Coil Cars/Gondolas/Hoppers
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Portions of plant are scheduled to shut down in 2020.
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Michigan Line
- Runs from Milepost 2.02 in Detroit (just east of CP Bay City) to CP Townline (Dearborn).
Interchanges
- Interchanges with Canadian National, CSX and Norfolk Southern at Dearborn.
- Interchanges with CSX and Norfolk Southern at Detroit.
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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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| Dearborn
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Ford River Rouge Complex (Dearborn Truck Plant)
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Vehicle Loading/Auto Parts/Vehicle Frames
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Autoracks/Boxcars/Flatcars
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| Dearborn
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AK Steel
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Steel Plant
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Flatcars/Hoppers/Gondolas
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| Dearborn
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Xcel Steel
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Steel Fabricator
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Gondolas
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Served jointly with CSX.
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| Dearborn/Detroit
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Edward C. Levy
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Gravel
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Gondolas
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Located in Livernois Yard.
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| Detroit
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Ferrous Processing & Trading Co.
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Scrapyard
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Gondolas
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| Detroit
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Land Transportation
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Warehousing
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Boxcars
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Building listed for sale in 2018. Active shipper?
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| Detroit
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AJM Packaging Corporation
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Steel Manufacturer
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Boxcars
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Accessed via spur from Livernois Yard.
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North Yard Branch
- Runs from CP Scotten (Detroit) to CP Bonita (Detroit).
Interchanges
- Interchanges with Detroit Connecting Railroad and Canadian National in Detroit.
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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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| Hamtramck
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Border City USA
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Warehousing
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Boxcars
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Currently inactive.
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Sterling Secondary
- Runs from CP Bonita (Detroit) to Sterling Yard (Sterling Heights).
Interchanges
- Interchanges with Norfolk Southern at Sterling Heights.
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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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| Sterling Heights
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Detroit Newspaper Agency
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Newspaper Printing
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Boxcars
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Boxcars may be placed on sidings either within the building or outside.
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| Sterling Heights
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Sterling Heights Roofing
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Roofing Products
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Boxcars
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Currently inactive.
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| Sterling Heights
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FCA Sterling Stamping Plant
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Auto Parts Manufacturer
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Boxcars/Gondolas
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| Sterling Heights
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Amplas Compounding Inc.
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Plastic Fabrication
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Covered Hoppers
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Currently inactive.
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| Warren
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US Army Tank Automotive Command
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Military Warehouse
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Flatcars
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| Warren
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International Technical Center
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Warehouse
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Boxcars
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At least one of the building's tenants is getting rail service. Unsure of which one(s).
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| Warren
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Super Steel Treating Co.
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Steel Warehouse
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Flatcars
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Currently inactive.
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| Warren
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FCA Warren Stamping Plant
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Auto Parts Manufacturer
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Gondolas
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| Warren
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FCA Warren Truck Assembly Plant
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Vehicle Loading
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Autoracks/Flatcars
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Receives truck frames in additon to loading autoracks
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| Detroit
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ABC Supply Co. Inc.
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Building and Construction Products
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Covered Hoppers/Boxcars/Tank Cars
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Accessed on the Erin Industrial Spur.
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| Detroit
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US Transloading Services
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Warehousing
Tank Cars
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Accessed on the Erin Industrial Spur.
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| Detroit
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FCA Mt. Elliot Tool & Die Plant
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Auto Parts Manufacturer
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Boxcars
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Currently inactive. Accessed on the Erin Industrial Spur.
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| Detroit
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Pacorini Metals
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Metal Supplier
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Flatcars
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| Detroit
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Integrated Manufacturing & Assembly
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Aluminum Manufacturer
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Boxcars
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Utica Industrial
- Runs from Sterling Yard (Sterling Heights) to Utica (north of Utica proper in Shelby Township).
- No trains currently run north of M-59, due to the closure and demolition of the Ford Utica Trim Plant, the last active customer in this area, for an Amazon.com warehouse that receives no rail service. Tracks and crossings are fully intact.
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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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| Sterling Heights
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Shuert Technologies
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Plastic Fabrication
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Covered Hoppers
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| Sterling Heights
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MNP Corp.
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Fastener Supplier
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Boxcars
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Currently inactive.
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| Sterling Heights
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Ford Van Dyke Transmission Plant
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Auto Parts Manufacturer
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Boxcars
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| Sterling Heights
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Metalsa Sequence Center
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Auto Frame Unloading
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Flatcars
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| Sterling Heights
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Ford Sterling Axle Plant
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Auto Parts Manufacturer
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Boxcars/Gondolas
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| Sterling Heights
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FCA Sterling Heights Assembly Plant
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Vehicle Loading
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Autoracks
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South Jersey/Philadelphia Region
Penns Grove Secondary
Interchanges
- Interchanges with SRNJ at Woodbury.
- Interchanges with SGS at Paulsboro.
- Interchanges with SMS at Bridgeport.
- Interchanges with DUPX at Deepwater.
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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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| Woodbury
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Woodbury Yard
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Interchange
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Centerbeams, Potash/Fertilizer Covered Hoppers, and occasionally Boxcars & Reefers
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| Thorofare
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Solvay Specialty Polymers
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Chemicals
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Tank Cars
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| Paulsboro
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Port of Paulsboro
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Steel Slab Loading
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Gondolas
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| Paulsboro
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PBF Energy Refinery
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Oil Refinery
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LPG, Lube Oil, and occasionally Sulfur tanks
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| Paulsboro
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Exxon-Mobil Lube Plant
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Oil Refinery
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Lube Oil tanks
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| Gibbstown
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Port of Gibbstown
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Butane Loading
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Butane tanks
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| Bridgeport
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Advanced Drainage Systems
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Drainage & Piping Commodities
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Tank Cars
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| Bridgeport
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Home Depot
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Warehousing
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Boxcars & Centerbeams
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| Bridgeport
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Ez-Flo
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Warehousing
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Boxcars
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| Bridgeport
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RockSteady
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Warehousing
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Tank Cars
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| Bridgeport
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Peirce-Phelps
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Warehousing
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Tank Cars
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| Bridgeport
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Produce Junction
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Warehousing
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Reefers & Boxcars
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| Bridgeport
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Pandrol
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Warehousing
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Gondolas
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| Bridgeport
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Transflo
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Propane Tanks & Stone Hoppers
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| Bridgeport
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Rastelli
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Warehousing
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Sugar Covered Hoppers
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| Bridgeport
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Royal Sugar
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Warehousing
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Sugar Covered Hoppers
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| Bridgeport
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Americhem
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Warehousing
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Plastic Pellet Covered Hoppers
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| Bridgeport
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Mapei
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Warehousing
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Boxcars
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| Bridgeport
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Uptown Bakeries
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Warehousing
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Sugar Covered Hoppers
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| Bridgeport
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Heritage Bag
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Warehousing
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Covered Hoppers
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| Pedricktown
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Valtris
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Chemicals
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Chlorine, Toluene, Sodium Hydroxide Tanks
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| Pedricktown
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PolyOne
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Chemicals
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Plastic Pellet Covered Hoppers & Vinyl Chloride Tanks
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| Deepwater
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Chemours Chambers Works
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Chemicals
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Covered Hoppers & Gondolas
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| Deepwater
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Cogen Power Plant
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Coal
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Coal Hoppers
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