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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 **
Katy Rd Auto Facility Tk #2 4     New Autos **


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 Grains LOG


LaGRANGE

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



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 3     Fertilizer LOF
        Grain LOG
MP Interchange 4 Traffic Any Traffic Any
Amtrak/TRE Station (ML #2)          



GRANGER

Industry length / cars shipping car type receiving car type
Badlands 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)          
Budweiser Distributor 1     Beer XM
Plantation Foods 4 Corn LOG Corn LOG
    Grain LOG Grain LOG
    Maize LOG Maize LOG
    Soy LOG Soy LOG
    Wheat LOG Wheat LOG
Temple Team Tk 2        



WACO

Industry length / cars shipping car type receiving car type
Bardor Corp Plant 1 Newspaper Print Rolls XM Recycled Newsprint XM
Waco Cottonseed 1     Fertilizer LOF
Hoffman Grocery Wholesale 2     Paper Goods RM
        Canned Goods XM
        Non-Perishables XM
Hoffman Bananas 2     Bananas, Citrus RM
        Vegatables RM
Bardor Corp Warehouse 1 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 Transfer Track 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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