These dolostone quarries have low transportation costs. It appears that the one just north of MI-134 uses a couple of conveyor belts to feed the dock. And the one a couple miles further north uses a dedicated railroad.
These quarries produce 3-4 million net tons of dolostone and limestone per year. [msu]
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Peggy Captain posted several photos taken from the self-unloading boom of a ship. When they are loading a ship, they raise the boom and turn it to the side out of the way.
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The name of the dedicated railroad seems to be Michigan Limestone.
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| MichiganRailroads Michigan Limestone's Baldwin switcher switches cars at or near Port Dolmite in the 1980's. [Neil Plagens]. |
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