By the way: the name of Tennessee Eastman was changed to Eastman Chemical Company in 1994.
While I was in college in Bristol, I took part in a tour of the company--and one of my classmates went to work there after he graduated, and did quite well as he developed--and patented--several dyes.
Johnny
csxns Marshaw steam station has NS and CSX they will be ok Cliffside will need the Clinchfield and at the Cliffside spur is a new plant Horse Head metals opened up about three years ago.
Marshaw steam station has NS and CSX they will be ok Cliffside will need the Clinchfield and at the Cliffside spur is a new plant Horse Head metals opened up about three years ago.
They may not be around much longer either...
'Temporary Idle' for Mooresboro Production Facility, Horsehead
dubch87They may not be around much longer either
Russell
The Cliffside Steam plant isn't doing much either. The same two sets of empty hoppers have been tying up both tracks at the plant since late November.
Wonder if Cliffside changed over to Natural Gas it is a major power plant in that area.
csxns Wonder if Cliffside changed over to Natural Gas it is a major power plant in that area.
There's no natural gas lines that run to that area so I wouldn't think so. There were two days last week that smoke was coming from the stack. Other than those two days there's been nothing since November.
dekemdThere's no natural gas lines that run to that area so I wouldn't think so. There were two days last week that smoke was coming from the stack. Other than those two days there's been nothing since November
csxns Thanks do you know what route the Case farms unit train take.
Thanks do you know what route the Case farms unit train take.
Which Case Farms? The one in Shelby, NC?
dekemdShelby, NC?
They were running it about once a week. They would run all the way to Bostic and then bring the train back to Shelby. I haven't seen that train in quite a while. There are trains that come by while it is dark so I may be missing it, or they may not run all the way to Bostic anymore. Since they don't have to worry about tying up the main line anymore they may just stop at Case and work it without going to Bostic.
So is there any traffic at all on the Clinchfield between Erwin and Bostic? I will be in Mitchell County on Monday and would love to catch something in Spruce Pine, but I'm not getting my hopes up.
696 and 697 that i know of.
csxns 696 and 697 that i know of.
Thanks for the info. I wasn't around long enough to see or hear anything.
Duke Energy cites rail costs as a factor for modifying two coal units at Cliffside to co-fire natural gas. CEO Lynn Good says that plants with only one rail carrier (CSX in this case) have higher transportation costs than those with two. Marshall is the only coal plant in the Carolinas served by both CSX and NS.
I'm willing to bet CSX won't be holding on to the former Clinchfield much longer.
dubch87Duke Energy cites rail costs as a factor for modifying two coal units at Cliffside to co-fire natural gas. CEO Lynn Good says that plants with only one rail carrier (CSX in this case) have higher transportation costs than those with two. Marshall is the only coal plant in the Carolinas served by both CSX and NS. I'm willing to bet CSX won't be holding on to the former Clinchfield much longer.
I am certain Duke Energy will drop their prices to their customers with what they are saving by switching away from CSX transported coal. [/sarcasm]
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