13615 Fenway Boulevard Ct N, Hugo, Minnesota

13615 Fenway Boulevard Ct N, Hugo, Minnesota 13615 Fenway Boulevard Ct N Hugo, Minnesota Located in the Bald Eagle Industrial Park in Hugo, Minnesota, 13615 Fenway Blvd Ct N, has an enclosed siding from the Minnesota Commercial Railway's Hugo Line that allows it to receive tanker cars. MNNR switching at Nor-Lakes in Hugo (2007). Maps Google Maps Bing Maps Related Hugo Minnesota Structures and Industries

Nor-Lakes Services Midwest Inc (????-2008)

Nor-Lakes occupied the building at 13615 Fenway Boulevard Ct N, Hugo, Minnesota prior to 2004 until 2008.

Nor-Lakes Services Midwest was founded in 1988 and was a lubricants manufacturer for private labels including the Farm-Oyl brand. The Farm-Oyl brand has been marketing lubricants in the mid-west since 1929^[1]. Often Farm-Oyl trucks could be seen at the loading docks on the north side of the building.

In spring of 2007 Nor-Lakes and the Farm-Oyl Company were acquired by CHS of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. CHS markets lubricants for use in agricultural, commercial, recreational and industrial equipment^[1]. CHS moved operations out of Hugo in 2008.

Recent Activity (2008-present)

In December of 2008, Minnesota Commercial again started bringing tanker cars to this location. Later, a "remote" controlled Alco switcher was dropped off the first week of 2009. The switcher, CTM1 (Commercial Transload of MN 1), is a 660hp MLW S11 built in 1959^[2]. More information about the switcher can be gathered from the blog entry New Locomotive in Town.

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} ThomasNet Industrial News Room. URL retrieved on March 13, 2009.
2. ↑ Yard Limit Spotters Guide. URL retrieved on March 13, 2009.