HomeMy WebLinkAboutSoo Line / Railroad Spur - North Indurstrial ParkDannhoff, Allyn J.
From: Krafl, Warren P.
Senk Tuesday, March 19, 2002 1:54 PM
To: Patek, David; Kinney, Jackson; Dannhoff, Allyn J.
Ca Matulle, Darlene P.
Subject: North Industrial Park -- Railroad Spur
Via in-house mail, I am sending to each of you for your files a sel of agreemen[s between the Soo Line Railroad and lhe
City conceming the railmad spur in the North IndusVial Park.
The City secured UDAG [o build the eztension of track off of the main line �o serve Banner Packaging and W iswnsin
Industrial Shipping Supplies, Inc., now known as Pacur. The first agreement in 1979 requires the railroad to own and
maintain the lead track between the main line and a 14-foot clearance point (position B on ihe map atlached to the above-
referenced materials) The City owns and maintains �he 1,500 +(- foot long spur belween the clearance point and the end
of the spur, west of the Moser Street crossing (between positions B and C on ihe map). A May 5, 1980 agreement permits
Banner to own and maintain the extension into its facility (behveen positions D and E). A May 28, 1980 agreement allows
Pacur to own and maintain the extension from the crossing into its facility (between positions F and G).
Today, the main spur runs along the southem property line of Northem W isconsin W arehousing, 3600 Moser. There are
now two more extensions off the main spur which serve Banner Packaging, 3550 Moser, but so tar I have no[ found any
agreements wilh Banner to permi[ these additional switches; perhaps ihe derk's office can locate Ihese as well. There is
still the extension of ihe main spur, west of Ihe Moser Street crossing, to serve Pacur, 3555 Moser.
Tom Rogers, from Canatlian Nalional Railroad, met with me this aftemoon. [CN is �he successor to Wisconsin CeNral,
LTD., which purchased lhe Soo Line from bankruptcy] He indicates that Brenda of Banner Packaging said ihe company
maintains the spur from about 100 fee[ af[er the swi�ch to the point where the last switch and extension leads into its
building. [However, a city contrector replaced ties last fall from Ihe position B switch ihrough the curve.] Pawr maintains
lhe extension from [he crossing into its facility. He looks to ihe City to maintain the Moser SVeet crossing and lhe Vack
about 200 feet east of �he crossing.
As Ihe CN inspector he will report his findings in writing to the City and will send them to Dave, as director of Public Works.
The Vack remains in good condition for the Class 1 service provided to the industries. He will recommend that ihe City
consider adding ties to keep the gauge in place in the sVaight-away section leading to the Moser crossing [As a sitle
note, Dave, he suggested iha� we consider having ihe contractor re-set some of ihe ties. Normal gauge is 56.5 feet and
some of ihem through [he curve are as wide as 57.5, which is reaching the outer limits of federal "leeway." 58 feet is out
of service, he added.] In the final analysis, Dave will be the contact person between the City and ihe railroad for this
spurlextension.
TNX,
wpk
Note to Allyn: You might want to put a copy of ihis note and map into each affeded property file in your office tor reference
by our successors. Let Darlene know if you think you need copies of the agreements for any of them.
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