Ed, I checked, the blue containers were APL Logistics.
MP173 Ed Kyle:Do you live in Muscatine or that area or is there a webcam you access. I always enjoyed my travels to Muscatine...busy small town with lots of industry. The drive on Iowa 22 along the Mississippi (and the CP line, ex Rock Island) was scenic. Ed
Ed Kyle:Do you live in Muscatine or that area or is there a webcam you access.
I always enjoyed my travels to Muscatine...busy small town with lots of industry. The drive on Iowa 22 along the Mississippi (and the CP line, ex Rock Island) was scenic.
Ed
Ed Kyle Not sure if this was Train 181, but a northbound with a single well car and one Swift container, followed by 11 autoracks, passed Ottumwa, Iowa at 2103 (2003 time mark) on May 13, 2023. A KCS unit led, follwed by a CP unit.
Not sure if this was Train 181, but a northbound with a single well car and one Swift container, followed by 11 autoracks, passed Ottumwa, Iowa at 2103 (2003 time mark) on May 13, 2023. A KCS unit led, follwed by a CP unit.
Yes, that was the first 181.
The next southbound Train 180 (-13) passed Ottumwa at 0550 (0450 time mark) on May 14 with 28 doublestack cars carrying red and green and blue and white containers, some possibly labeled "Spark".
Those would be "SparX" containers belonging to Sparx Logistics based in Hong Kong. They had been showing up on 260/261 previously.
May 13, a Saturday, saw at least eight trains at Ottumwa - the 180/possible 181, the usual 260/261 drags, three grain trains (looked like grain cars anyway), and a solid southbound autorack train. There may also have been a ninth, a southbound coal train that I didn't see.
Ed Kyle New CPKC intermodal Trains 180/181 (SB/NB) began service on May 11 as planned. Train 181 departed Monterrey, MX just after midnight on May 11th. Train 180 left Bensenville during the evening of May 11, passing Muscatine, Iowa at 0325 on May 12 and Washington, IA at 0455. The second Train 180 passed Muscatine, IA at 0526, Washington, IA at 0633, and Ottumwa, IA at 0802 on Saturday May 13. It was led by CP 8702/CP 9817 and 27 well cars with about 51 orange containers, all Schneider. I haven't seen a Train 181 at Muscatine yet, as of 7 AM on May 13.
New CPKC intermodal Trains 180/181 (SB/NB) began service on May 11 as planned.
Train 181 departed Monterrey, MX just after midnight on May 11th.
Train 180 left Bensenville during the evening of May 11, passing Muscatine, Iowa at 0325 on May 12 and Washington, IA at 0455.
The second Train 180 passed Muscatine, IA at 0526, Washington, IA at 0633, and Ottumwa, IA at 0802 on Saturday May 13. It was led by CP 8702/CP 9817 and 27 well cars with about 51 orange containers, all Schneider.
I haven't seen a Train 181 at Muscatine yet, as of 7 AM on May 13.
It arrived in Shreveport, LA about 40 hours from Monterrey taking about 13 hours from passing the webcam at Rosenberg, TX until videoed north of Shreveport crossing into Arkansas. Not a big train, but surprising to me including JB Hunt containers.
First MMX-181
So everyone is focused on Mexico because of the press releases from the merger obviously. Have you looked at or considered CP's new access to Texas? Texas is growing very rapidly and should fly by California in the next 5-10 years in terms of Economy and Population growth. Seems to me that has a corresponding impact to railroad revenue and traffic. It's not just Mexico.
In contrast, California is shrinking in population and not growing as fast with it's economy which is closing the gap faster.
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