I heard "3 loads, 43 empties" on my scanner, but you can tell if freight cars are loaded or empty by checking the bogie coil springs. If pressed, then the car is loaded. If open, the car is empty. This train's loads were among the last several cars on the rear. These were from the Ingredion Inc. sorbitol plant in Mapleton.
@@bn13814 Thank you! I just realized what is made at Ingredion---would that mean mostly tank cars going out and hopper cars going into to the plant?? Just curious!
@@HermanLewis-h4q Corn syrup is shipped from Ingredion's Summit Argo (Chicago) wet corn refinery via CN-Gilman-TPW to Mapleton, where corn syrup is hydrogenated to manufacture sugarless bulk sweeteners such as sorbitol. Ingredion has a lease track in TP&W's East Peoria Yard, so corn syrup tank cars are left there until ordered into the plant. Sorbitol (and other products) are shipped from Mapleton by rail to at least a few destinations on a regular basis. (NOTE: Ingredion was known as Corn Products International until 2012. )
@@bn13814 Thank you! I visited the Argo Plant on Archer Avenue when I was in Middle School--more than 60 years ago. Many railroad modelers love the activity at Argo--it is a huge facility--even bigger than the Clinton, Iowa ADM. Without knowing the background--well, it is just shuttling cars around--like doing the dishes--necessary but not really interesting.!!!
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Good video of a local.
How do we know the exact freight manifest for TZPR 2133--how do we know for sure at a glance the loaded cars?
I heard "3 loads, 43 empties" on my scanner, but you can tell if freight cars are loaded or empty by checking the bogie coil springs. If pressed, then the car is loaded. If open, the car is empty. This train's loads were among the last several cars on the rear. These were from the Ingredion Inc. sorbitol plant in Mapleton.
@@bn13814 Thank you! I just realized what is made at Ingredion---would that mean mostly tank cars going out and hopper cars going into to the plant?? Just curious!
@@HermanLewis-h4q Corn syrup is shipped from Ingredion's Summit Argo (Chicago) wet corn refinery via CN-Gilman-TPW to Mapleton, where corn syrup is hydrogenated to manufacture sugarless bulk sweeteners such as sorbitol. Ingredion has a lease track in TP&W's East Peoria Yard, so corn syrup tank cars are left there until ordered into the plant. Sorbitol (and other products) are shipped from Mapleton by rail to at least a few destinations on a regular basis. (NOTE: Ingredion was known as Corn Products International until 2012. )
@@bn13814 Thank you! I visited the Argo Plant on Archer Avenue when I was in Middle School--more than 60 years ago. Many railroad modelers love the activity at Argo--it is a huge facility--even bigger than the Clinton, Iowa ADM. Without knowing the background--well, it is just shuttling cars around--like doing the dishes--necessary but not really interesting.!!!