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Mesquite Belt RR
Industries Shipping & Receiving

HOUSTON

Industry	Length / cars	Shipping	Car type	Receiving	Car type
EUREKA YARD TRACK #
1101 (Upper Eureka)	20
1102 (Upper Eureka)	20
1103 (Upper Eureka)	20
1104 (Lower Eureka)	20
1105 (Lower Eureka)	20
1106 (Lower Eureka)	20
1107 (Lower Eureka)	20
Texas Lehigh Cement	9			Bulk Cement	LOC
Texas Lehigh Cement	9			Storage	LOC
Nationwide Steel	3	Steel Rolls	GH	Steel Ingots	GC
Katy Rd Auto Facility Tk#1	4			New Autos	Enclosed Auto Rack
Katy Rd Auto Facility Tk #2	4			New Autos	Enclosed Auto Rack

BROOKSHIRE

Industry	Length / cars	Shipping	Car type	Receiving	Car type
Igloo Corp. Tk #1	3			Plastic Pellets	LOP
Igloo Corp. Tk #2	5	Coolers	XM

SEALY

Industry	length / cars	shipping	car type	length / cars	receiving	car type
S SF Interchange	2	Traffic	Any	2	Traffic	Any
N SF Interchange	2	Traffic	Any	2	Traffic	Any
Schier Grain Supply Co	5	Shelled Corn	LOG
		Ear Corn	LOG
		Maize	LOG

LaGRANGE

Industry	length / cars	shipping	car type	receiving	car type
TRE Station (ML #1)
LCRA Fayette Power Project	50	Empty Coal	Rotary Dump	Coal	Rotary Dump

SMITHVILLE

SMITHVILLE YARD TRACK #	length / cars
1501	9
1502	8
1503	7
Industry	length / cars	shipping	car type	receiving	car type
LCRA Car Shops Tk #1	6	Repaired Cars	Any
LCRA Car Shops Tk #2	7			Damaged Cars	Any

TAYLOR

Industry	length / cars	shipping	car type	receiving	car type
Williamson Co Grain Inc	4			Fertilizer	LOF
				Grain	LOG
MP Interchange	4	Traffic	Any	Traffic	Any
*TRE Station* (ML #2)

GRANGER

Industry	length / cars	shipping	car type	receiving	car type
Blacklands CO-OP Gin	10	Crop, Cover Crop Seeds	LOG	Crop, Cover Crop Seeds	LOG
Bin 1 (Tk 1)	1	Corn	LOG	Corn	LOG
Bin 2 (Tk 1)	1	Cotton Seed	LOG	Cotton Seed	LOG
Bin 3 (Tk 1)	1	Cotton Seed Meal	LOG	Cotton Seed Meal	LOG
Bin 4 (Tk 1)	1	Maize	LOG	Maize	LOG
Bin 5 (Tk 1)	1	Oats	LOG	Oats	LOG
Bin 6 (Tk 2)	1	Peanuts	LOG	Peanuts	LOG
Bin 7 (Tk 2)	1	Rye	LOG	Rye	LOG
Bin 8 (Tk 2)	1	Sorguhm	LOG	Sorguhm	LOG
Bin 9 (Tk 2)	1	Soy	LOG	Soy	LOG
Bin 10 (Tk 2)	1	Wheat	LOG	Wheat	LOG
Georgetown RR	50	Aggregate	GB	Empty Aggregate Cars	GB

TEMPLE

Industry	length / cars	shipping	car type	receiving	car type
*Amtrak/TRE Station* (ML #2)
Plantation Foods	3	Corn	LOG	Corn	LOG
		Grain	LOG	Grain	LOG
		Maize	LOG	Maize	LOG
		Soy	LOG	Soy	LOG
		Wheat	LOG	Wheat	LOG
Ham & McCreight Plumbing Supply Inc	1			John Mansfield Owens Corning Insulation	XM
	1			Claw-footed Bathtubs	XM
Best-Rite Chalkboard Company	1	Display Cases	XM	Board lumber	All-Door Boxcars
	1	Dry Erase Boards	XM	Plywood lumber	All-Door Boxcars
Jack Hilliard Budweiser Distributor	2			Beer	RM

WACO

Industry	length / cars	shipping	car type	receiving	car type
Jarvis-Paris-Murphy Grain Co.	1	Grain	LOF	Field Beans	LOF
Hoffman Grocery Wholesale	2			Paper Goods	RM
				Canned Goods	XM
				Non-Perishables	XM
Hoffman Bananas	2			Bananas, Citrus	RM
				Vegetables	RM
Bardcor Corp Warehouse	2	Newspaper Print Rolls	XM	Newspaper Print Rolls	XM
*Amtrak/TRE Station* (ML #2)

Ft. Worth

Industry	length / cars	shipping	car type	receiving	car type
Cargill Elevator	10	Barley, Cotton Seed, Cotton Seedmeal, Corn, Maize, Oats, Peanuts, Rye, Sorguhm, Sudan, Wheat	LOG	Barley, Cotton Seed, Cotton Seedmeal, Corn, Maize, Oats, Peanuts, Rye, Sorguhm, Sudan, Wheat	LOG
Cargill Track #1	10	Outbound; Loaded	LOG	Inbound; Loaded	LOG
Cargill Siding	10	Outbound; Empty	LOG	Inbound; Empty	LOG

AAR Codes :

FB	Bulkhead Flatcar
FC	TOFC
FM	Flatcar
GB	Gondola
GC	Gondola, covered
GH	Gondola with hoods, Coilcar
HM	Hopper, two bay
HT	Hopper, thre bay or more
LOC	Cov. Hopper, Cement
LOG	Cov. Hopper, Grain
LOP	Cov. Hopper, Plastics
NE	Caboose
RM	Reefer, Mech.
S	Stockcar
TA	Tankcar
TG	Tankcar, Gas
TO	Tankcar, Oil
TS	Tankcar, Syrup
XM	Boxcar

More Information :

AAR Car types from Oct 1989 ORER
Ian Cranstone's AAR list
AAR Mechanical Designations
Passenger cars
Link to AAR Car Codes

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