The BNSF's move to direct switching forced TCRY to lay-off employees. BNSF actually only switches the Lamb Weston/Con-Agra facility, but that equated to ~40% of the revenue.
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TCRY contunues to switch the facility as well, besides a small tanker unloading operation and their newest feed elevator which recieves unit grain trains off the UP (with TCRY pilot). TCRY recently purchased 8 ex-UP SD40-2 (and one slug) of which one has been repainted as TCRY #31.
I pass by the TCRY yard/shop facility daily and frequently see the BNSF switching in the morning while sharing the single track with TCRY.
Richard O.
Pasco, WA