Comments on: Trundling down the remaining active portion of the Kinghorn Sub, a CN extra utilizing GMD1 1439 leads 3 boxes destined for Thunder Bay packaging on the northeastern side of the city.

By: David Young

David Young — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 05:16:02 +0000

Thanks for the update Chris. Unfortunate to hear About this “spur” now…

I guess they are shipping out of the old shop at Neebing then?

By: Chris Wilson

Chris Wilson — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 04:06:38 +0000

Its cheaper to truck the pulp to Thunder Bay, (average of 160 bales a truck vs 360 a rail car) and load onto CN vs a direct CP shipment.

From what I can tell, lately they have been using this method to ship west/south to MI/WI/TN… Before the cars would get placed on the “CN Haulage” for Franz (only to get delayed another week) and go to various eastern spots like Mehoopany, PA; Ottawa, ON; Chester, PA; Crabtree, PQ etc…

Not sure if the next shipment down this line will be scrap steel from the plant or what. Nice touch Dave.

By: Chris Wilson

Chris Wilson — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 04:00:54 +0000

For the record…

Thunder Bay Packaging was owned by Buchanan Forest Products as a truck to rail/boat transfer for pulp from Terrace Bay. Pulp is now shipped 2.5 hours down the highway to a transfer facility in CN’s Neebing Yard.