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Revision as of 03:49, 27 July 2021
Huron & Eastern Overview
Huron and Eastern Railway is a short line railroad operating 394 miles of track in The Thumb and Flint/Tri-Cities area of the lower peninsula of Michigan. It is currently owned by Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., who purchased it from RailAmerica in 2012. The railroad is headquartered in the former Michigan Central Railroad depot in Vassar.
Huron and Eastern's locomotive power is a mix of former Central Michigan, Saginaw Valley, and original HESR rolling stock.
The railway's main line extends northeast from Saginaw to Bad Axe, and then southeast to Croswell.
HESR's other line extends from Midland east to Bay City, and then south, through Saginaw to Durand. The line was former Central Michigan Railroad and Grand Trunk Western Railroad track.
The railroad's traffic comes largely from agricultural products, as well as industrial goods, such as cement, fly ash, and chemicals. The HESR hauled around 34,000 carloads in 2008.
Interchanges
Huron & Eastern interchanges with:
Huron & Eastern (HESR) Frequencies
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Frequency
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AAR Channel
|
Notes
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161.355
|
83
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Dispatcher
|
160.440
|
22
|
Road and Yard
|
161.280
|
78
|
Road
|
161.310
|
80
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Yard
|
160.380
|
18
|
FCC Base & Mobile
|
161.400
|
86
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FCC Base & Mobile
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Huron & Eastern Trains
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Symbol
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Origin/Base
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Destination/Turn Location
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Frequency
|
Notes
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701
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Durand
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Bay City
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Mon-Fri
|
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702
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Bay City
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Durand
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Mon-Fri
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703
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Bay City
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Saginaw/Midland
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Mon-Fri Nights
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Switches Genesee Yard in Saginaw before going to Midland
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704
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Midland
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Bay City
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Mon-Fri Nights
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740
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Bay City
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Saginaw
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Mon-Fri
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Works all customers between Bay City and Saginaw
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767
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Durand
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Durand
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Mon-Fri
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Durand Yard job and Owosso local
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770
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Bay City
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Durand
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Varies
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Grain extras as needed
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800
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Vassar
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Saginaw
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Mon-Sat
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Interchanges with LSRC in Saginaw. Occasionally works Gavilon in Zilwaukee.
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805
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Varies
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Saginaw
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Varies
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Grain extra
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810
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Vassar
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Vassar
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As needed
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Works various industries in Reese, Caro, and other locations
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820
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|
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Huron & Eastern Locomotives
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Number
|
Model
|
Year Built
|
Paint Scheme
|
Heritage
|
Notes
|
HESR 2026
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GP38-3
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1969
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G&W w/HESR Logos
|
Ex-CMGN 8004/BO 3720.
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Built as a GP40, rebuilt by Helm Pacific into GP38AC for CMGN in 1988
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HESR 2028
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GP38-2
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1982
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CMGN Gray & Red Scheme
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Ex-CMGN 2014/DVR 227.
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HESR 2144
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GP38-2
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1974
|
G&W w/HESR Logos
|
Ex-NS 5112/SOU 5112.
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HESR 2145
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GP38-2
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197?
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G&W w/HESR Logos
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Ex-NS Chopped Nose.
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HESR 3036
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GP40-2LW
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1976
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CMGN Black
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Ex-HESR 9712/CMGN 9712/CN 9654.
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HESR 3037
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GP40-2LW
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1974
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HESR Black
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Ex-WGCR 9519/CN 9519.
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Arrived in 2012.
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HESR 3038
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GP40-2LW
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1975
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G&W w/HESR Logos
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Ex-KXHR 9580/YVRR 9580/CN 9580.
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Repainted from RA Black Scheme Late 2013.
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HESR 3390
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SD40-2
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1972
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G&W w/MQT Logos
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Ex-MQT 3390/GLLX 3002/CP 5638.
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Reassigned to HESR from MQT Apr-2016; to HESR Reporting Marks Q2-2016.
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HESR 3414
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SD40-2
|
1979
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G&W w/HESR Logos
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Ex-LTEX 3280/UP 3280/MKT 616.
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Arrived on HESR 9-2018.
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HESR 3484
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SD40M-2
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1966
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G&W w/HESR Logos
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Ex-HESR 2661/UP 2661/SP 9130.
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Built as SP SD45 9130, rebuilt by MKM. Repainted June 2017.
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HESR 3865
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GP38-2
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1976
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Rail America Red, White & Blue
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Ex-CRIP 4352/PLE 2058.
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HESR 3866
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GP38-2
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1976
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Rail America Red, White & Blue
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Ex-CRIP 4353/PLE 2059.
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HESR 3867
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GP38-2
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1976
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Rail America Red, White & Blue
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Ex-CRIP 4354/PLE 2060.
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Former Huron & Eastern Locomotives
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Number
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Model
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Year Built
|
Heritage
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Disposition/Notes
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SGVY 998
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SW1200
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1965
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Ex-WOHO 234/TRRA 1234.
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Now BJRY 1510.
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SGVY 999
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SW12
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1953
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Ex-SCTR 5323/BFC 5323.
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Sold to Adrian and Blissfield, now ADBF 1223.
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HESR 1721
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GP9
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1959
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Ex-MNN 1471/DME 1471/NW 2801/NKP 801.
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Scrapped May 2016 in Bay City.
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CMGN 2001
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B30-7AB
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1983
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Ex-BN 4054.
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Retired in 2011 and sold to Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab Railroad in Mexico.
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CMGN 2002
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B30-7AB
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1983
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Ex-BN 4058.
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Retired in 2011 and sold to Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab Railroad in Mexico.
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HESR 2027
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GP38
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1969
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Ex-NECR 3852/NECR 9534/IC 9534/ICG 9534/GMO 715.
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Transferred to HESR in 2008. Sold to Metro East Industries in 2017.
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HESR 2029
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GP38AC
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1971
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Ex-CORP 3838/GSWR 5124/GSWR 3837/C&O 4824.
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Sold to MEI in 2018. Now BIP 378.
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HESR 2107
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GP38-2
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1972
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Ex-NS 5029/SOU 5029.
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Reassigned to TPW in Fall 2019.
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HESR 3034
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GP40-2LW
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1974
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Ex-OTVR 3034/TPW 4054/CN 9475.
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Arrived Oct. 2014 from OTVR. Returned to OTVR in 2018.
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HESR 3044
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GP40
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1971
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Ex-ISRR 3044/ISRR 4037/ISRR 6554/CSX 6554/BO 3779.
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Reassigned from ISRR to HESR Feb. 2015. Left HESR in 2019 for OTVR.
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HESR 3045
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GP40
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19??
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Ex-ISRR 3045/CN ????.
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Reassigned to HESR in 2015. Left HESR in 2019 for OTVR.
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HESR 3391
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SD40-2
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1974
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Ex-MQT 3391/GLLX 3003/CP 5803.
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Reassigned from MQT to HESR Feb. 2015. Returned to MQT Fall 2019.
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HESR 3485
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SD40M-2
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1966
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Ex-HESR 2668/UP 2668/ACL 1025.
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Built as ACL SD45 1025, rebuilt by MKM. Repainted June 2017. Left HESR in May 2020 for TPW.
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HESR 4065
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B30-7AB
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1983
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Ex-CMGN 4065/BN 4065.
|
Retired in 2011 and sold to Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab Railroad in Mexico.
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HESR 5086
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C30-7
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1980
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Ex-CMGN 5086/BN 5086.
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Retired in 2012. Scrapped at Bay City in September 2013.
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HESR 5175
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C30-7
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1981
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Ex-CMGN 5175/BNSF 5175/ATSF 8132.
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Retired in 2012. Scrapped at Bay City in September 2013.
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HESR 5492
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B30-7
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1977
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Ex-CMGN 5492/BN 5492/SLSF 870.
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Retired in 2012. Scrapped at Bay City in September 2013.
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HESR 8802
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GP38AC
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1969
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Ex-CMGN 8802/BO 3718.
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Reassigned to IMRR in 2016. Then sold to PRLX as PRLX 8802. Now HSRX 3009.
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CMGN 8903
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U23B
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1973
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Ex-UP 534/MP 4500/MP 2250/MP 668.
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Retired in 2011 and sold to Ferrocarriles del Istmo de Tehuantepec in Mexico.
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CMGN 8905
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U23B
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1973
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Ex-DM 4504/CMGN 4504/UP 538/MP 4504/MP 2254/MP 672.
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Retired in 2012. Scrapped at Bay City in September 2013.
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HESR Bad Axe Subdivision Customers
- Runs from Saginaw (via Bad Axe) to Croswell.
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Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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Flint Recycling
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Buena Vista
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Scrapyard
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Gondolas
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Nutrien
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Arthur
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Fertilizer Plant
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
|
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ADM Edible Bean
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Arthur
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Bean Elevator
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Covered Hoppers/Boxcars
|
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Star of the West Milling
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Gilford
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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Quality Roasting
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Gilford
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Soy Feed Mill
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Covered Hoppers
|
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Star of the West Milling
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Fairgrove
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Grain & Bean Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
|
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ADM Edible Bean
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Fairgrove
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Bean Elevator
|
Covered Hoppers
|
Inactive?
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Cooperative Elevator
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Fairgrove
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Fertilizer Plant
|
Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
|
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Michigan Bean
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Akron
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Bean Elevator
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Boxcars
|
A.k.a. Goodchild Trading.
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Cooperative Elevator
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Akron
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Grain Elevator
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
LaBudde Group
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Akron
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Vegetable Products
|
Covered Hoppers
|
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Bayside Best Beans
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Sebewaing
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Bean Plant
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Boxcars
|
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Michigan Sugar
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Sebewaing
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Sugar Products
|
Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers
|
|
Cooperative Elevator
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Sebewaing
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Grain Elevator & Fertilizer Plant
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
|
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Wallace Stone
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Bay Port
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Stone Quarry
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Stone Hoppers
|
|
Active Feed
|
Pigeon
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Feed Mill
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Covered Hoppers
|
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Cooperative Elevator
|
Pigeon
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Grain Elevator & Fertilizer Plant
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Covered Hoppers
|
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Cooperative Elevator Bean Plant
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Pigeon
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Bean Plant
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Boxcars
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Farmers Co-Op Grain
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Elkton
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Agricultural Warehouse
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Boxcars
|
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Cooperative Elevator
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Elkton
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
|
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Autokiniton
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Elkton
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Automobile Structure & Frame Components
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Gondolas
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Formerly Tower.
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Cooperative Elevator Elkton Terminal
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Elkton
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Grain Elevator & Fertilizer Plant
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Covered Hoppers/Boxcars/Tank Cars
|
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Cooperative Elevator
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Bad Axe
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Fertilizer Plant
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
|
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Gemini Plastics
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Ubly
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Plastic Manufacturing
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Covered Hoppers
|
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ADM Edible Bean
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Ubly
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Bean Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
|
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Cooperative Elevator
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Deckerville
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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Inactive?
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Michigan Sugar
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Croswell
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Sugar Products
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Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers
|
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Helena Chemical
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Croswell
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
|
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HESR Bay City Branch Customers
- Runs from Saginaw to Bay City.
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Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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Michigan Sugar
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Carrollton
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Sugar Products
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Tank Cars
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Gavilon Grain
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Zilwaukee
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
|
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Sargent Docks & Terminal
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Zilwaukee
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Transload & Dock Facility
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Covered Hoppers/Open Hoppers/Coal Hoppers
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Fertilizer & phosphate unit trains.
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Michigan Sugar
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Bay City
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Sugar Products
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Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers
|
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Charah Solutions
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Essexville
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Fly Ash Transload & Landfill
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Gondolas
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B.C. Cobb fly ash disposal. 18 month project.
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Saginaw Bay Fertilizer
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Essexville
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Fertilizer Terminal
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Covered Hoppers
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Jointly served with LSRC.
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Sequin Lumber
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Bay City
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Lumber Yard
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Centerbeam Flatcars
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HESR Colling Branch Customers
- Runs from Caro Jct. to Colling.
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Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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POET Biorefining
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Caro
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Ethanol Plant
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
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Michigan Sugar
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Caro
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Liquid Sucrose Manufacturer
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Tank Cars
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HESR Denmark Junction Branch Customers
- Runs from Millington to Munger.
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Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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Wilkinson Chemical
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Millington
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Brine Well
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Tank Cars
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LaBudde Group
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Richville
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Vegetable Products
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Covered Hoppers
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Star of the West Milling
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Richville
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Grain Elevator & Fertilizer Plant
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
|
Richville Branch.
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Star of the West Milling
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Reese
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Bean & Grain Elevator
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Boxcars/Covered Hoppers
|
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HESR Harger Branch Customers
- Runs from Saginaw to Buena Vista.
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Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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Tri-State Forest Products
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Buena Vista
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Lumber Products
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Centerbeam Flatcars
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HESR Kinde Branch Customers
- Runs from Bad Axe to Kinde.
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Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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Midwestern BioAg
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Kinde
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
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Inactive?
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ADM Edible Bean
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Kinde
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Bean Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
|
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Farmers Co-Op
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Kinde
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Grain Elevator & Fertilizer Plant
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
|
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HESR Midland Branch Customers
- Runs from Bay City to Midland.
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Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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Ittner Bean & Grain
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Auburn
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Grain & Bean Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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Inactive.
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ADM Edible Bean
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Auburn
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Bean Elevator
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Boxcars/Covered Hoppers
|
Inactive.
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The Andersons
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Auburn
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
|
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Dow Chemical
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Midland
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Chemical Company
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Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers
|
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Dow Silicones
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Midland
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Silicone Products
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Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers
|
|
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HESR Owosso Branch Customers
- Runs from Durand to Owosso.
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Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
|
Notes
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ADS Pipe
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Owosso
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Pipe & Drainage Products
|
Covered Hoppers
|
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Georgia-Pacific
|
Owosso
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Corrugated Containers
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Boxcars
|
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HESR Port Huron Subdivision Customers
- Runs from Saginaw (via Vassar) to Brown City.
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Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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Star of the West Milling
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Gera
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Grain & Bean Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
|
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M.A.C. Sand Sales
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Vassar
|
Sand Products
|
Covered Hoppers
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Inactive?
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MAC Elevator
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Marlette
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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MAC Elevator
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Brown City
|
Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
|
|
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HESR Ruth Branch Customers
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Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
|
Notes
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Cooperative Elevator
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Ruth
|
Grain Elevator & Fertilizer Plant
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Covered Hoppers
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HESR Saginaw Branch Customers
- Runs from Durand to Saginaw.
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