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busyemt

Post subject: NS centerbeam cars

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:03 pm

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Is the BNSF using large wood beams for flooding repair or building the commuter rail stuff? Today I saw a whole bunch of Norfolk Southern centerbeam flats (series 120xxx) at NTW. First, empties were arriving from the north/west, then I saw loaded cars coming from the east. The wood was untreated or pressure treated, about two ties in length with blue painted ends and four bolts in each one. I picture them as cribbing or supports of some sort.

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brahamfireman

Post subject: Re: NS centerbeam cars

Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:06 pm

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Location: Formerly M.P. 97 on The BNSF Hinckley sub.

prolly swap mats for the Embridge pipe project in northern MN. there have been over 100 cars that have gone to Superior to be off loaded in Carlton. They lay them down in the swamps and drive over them. once done they get picked back up.

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railtalk

Post subject: Re: NS centerbeam cars

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:58 pm

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Pipeline project is correct.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/outstatem ... ssage/9799

They arrived this week and are being unloaded at Rosby between Cass Lake and Bemidji.

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busyemt

Post subject: Re: NS centerbeam cars

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:22 pm

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Post subject: Re: NS centerbeam cars

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 pm

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NTW-SUP then onto the Cass Lake local.

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railtalk

Post subject: Re: NS centerbeam cars

Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:13 am

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brahamfireman

Post subject: Re: NS centerbeam cars

Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:26 am

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I ment Rapids local. not Cass lake. how they are getting that far west I dont know. the rapids local might be going all the way to Cass Lake to spot them then the CL shoves them to Rosby.

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8years2Go

Post subject: Re: NS centerbeam cars

Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:09 pm

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Post subject: Re: NS centerbeam cars

Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:19 pm

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xrayguy

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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 5:39 pm

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