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[quote user="CShaveRR"] I know that the West Olive trains at one time came to the plant via Toledo and Grand Rapids.  That's probably not practical any more, with the coal coming from the west and--if the rumors are true--an increase coming.[/quote] West Olive still recieves eastern coal via CSX from Toledo. Maybe 2 or 3 trains a week at most.[quote]Who serves the power plant in Lansing?  I noticed that they got their own (leased) coal cars recently, but when we get coal for Lansing, we always route it via CN.[/quote]The coal that is routed via CN goes to the Lansing Board of Water & Light's Eckert Power Plant southwest of town. Some trains also run to the Ottawa Power Station along the Grand River near downtown Lansing.[quote]CSX and predecessors have used the line from Porter west to Pine or thereabouts for roughly the past 100 years, since PM built the line from New Buffalo to Porter.  Has it just become worse since the Conrail breakup?[/quote] Definently worse. I know of a few westbounds waiting for 5 hours recently to get onto NS.
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