Norfolk Southern D49 7-15-25
Given the length of today's Norfolk Southern local on its return leg to Normal, it is obvious it did not run on Monday. The train's 57 cars are an interesting study.
1 GAMX 25133/tank car/liquid feed
1 GAMX 25133/tank car/liquid feed
2 ADMX 636112/covered hopper/grain product
3 ADMX 636008/covered hopper/grain product
4 NS 170173/coil care car/ L/C coil steel (empty)
5 TILX 642137/covered hopper/grain product
6 ADMX 64252/covered hopper/grain product
7 CTCX 730860/tank car/denatured alcohol
8 TILX 20052/tank car/carbon dioxide refrigerated liquid
9 TILX 402459/tank car/carbon dioxide refrigerated liquid
10 TILX 402161/tank car/carbon dioxide refrigerated liquid
11 MWCX 481003/covered hopper/grain product
12 ADMX 635975/covered hopper/grain product
13 TILX 641597/covered hopper/grain product
14 ITFX 650041/covered hopper/grain product
15 TILX 194307/tank car/industrial alcohol
16 UTLX 209299/tank car/industrial alcohol
17 MBKX 190038/covered hopper/grain product
18 TILX 642177/covered hopper/grain product
19 MWCX 481152/covered hopper/grain product
20 ADMX 63498/covered hopper/grain product
21 TILX 641473/covered hopper/grain product
22 ADMX 64315/covered hopper/grain product
23 ADMX 636192/covered hopper/grain product
24 GATX 32559/tank car/ L/C??? (empty)
25 MBKX 10128/2-bay covered hopper/granulated slag
26 MBKX 10952/2-bay covered hopper/granulated slag
27 OZIX 4743/2-bay covered hopper/granulated slag
28 OZIX 25163/2-bay covered hopper/granulated slag
29 OZIX 16275/2-bay covered hopper/granulated slag
30 OZIX 9083/2-bay covered hopper/granulated slag
31 SHPX 450152/2-bay covered hopper/granulated slag
32 SHPX 43901/2-bay covered hopper/granulated slag
33 EQUX 18641/covered hopper/plastic granules
34 MRMX 3167/2-bay covered hopper/granulated slag
35 EQUX 620286/covered hopper/plastic granules
36 STSX 61027/tank car/ L/C corn syrup (empty)
37 STSX 4643/tank car/ L/C corn syrup (empty)
38 STSX 51358/tank car/ L/C corn syrup (empty)
39 ITFX 650047/covered hopper/grain product
40 TILX 642195/covered hopper/grain product
41 TILX 649762/covered hopper/grain product
42 TILX 649934/covered hopper/grain product
43 ADMX 634440/covered hopper/grain product
44 TILX 642150/covered hopper/grain product
45 NATX 27001/tank car/corn syrup
46 COER 9410/gondola/coiled wire rod
47 COER 9136/gondola/coiled wire rod
48 COER 9149/gondola/coiled wire rod
49 TILX 350040/tank car/industrial alcohol
50 TILX 350021/tank car/industrial alcohol
51 TILX 198866/tank car/industrial alcohol
52 TILX 195164/tank car/industrial alcohol
53 TILX 400950/tank car/carbon dioxide refrigerated liquid
54 CTCX 736602/tank car/industrial alcohol
55 TILX 400938/tank car/carbon dioxide refrigerated liquid
56 TILX 20048/tank car/carbon dioxide refrigerated liquid
57 TILX 402152/tank car/carbon dioxide refrigerated liquid
(1) The GAMX tank car is similar those used by IMRR-served Agridyne LLC/Timberlake Sales at Crescent (Pekin) for liquid feed loading, though I supposed it could have been loaded with steepwater by TZPR-served Alto Pekin LLC.
(2) All covered hoppers marked "grain product," totaling of 21, probably arrived on at least two Iowa Interstate train SIPEs last week. Nos. 39-42 were on Thursday's SIPE. I don't know if SIPE ran over the weekend, but the empty coil steel car on Tuesday's D49 would have been on an SIPE, but wasn't on Thursday's train.
(3) The three STSX corn syrup tank cars, owned by Primient (formerly Tate & Lyle, nee A. E. Staley) were on Thursday's SIPE. I'd guess the covered hoppers ahead and behind - two each - were as well.
(4) The GATX tank car (#24) appeared empty, and lacked haz-mat placards. It might be an animal fat car returning to Tyson Fresh Meats at Logansport, Indiana.
(5) There were nine granulated slag and two plastic granule loads from the Illinois & Midland RR (IMRR). The former were shipped from Enviri/Harsco plant at Powerton. The latter were Equistar Chemicals storage-in-transit cars.
(6) One denatured alcohol (UN 1987) and seven industrial alcohol (UN 1170) loads might all be from one or more of Alto's three Pekin plants, particularly those next to CO2 refrigerated liquid loads.
(7) Seven CO2 refrigerated liquid loads are from either Linde or Messer plants at Pekin. The former can load two at a time, the latter at least three.
(8) Three more loads of coiled wire rod from Liberty Steel & Wire is a good thing to see.
CAPTION: Norfolk Southern Railway train D49 (Normal IL to E. Peoria IL) is shown departing the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad in East Peoria, Illinois late-afternoon Tuesday, July 15, 2025. NS 6923 and NS 6963 have 57 cars.
- David P. Jordan
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