tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post3921946747453210946..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: CN's Oakland SubdivisionErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-22304978302778490912013-07-29T19:33:40.566-04:002013-07-29T19:33:40.566-04:00Yes I do, Brendan. Please email me at mile179kings...Yes I do, Brendan. Please email me at mile179kingstonATyahooDOTca.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-9676488475693262122013-07-29T16:13:06.429-04:002013-07-29T16:13:06.429-04:00Do you still have those calendars for sale?Do you still have those calendars for sale?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229243431565278655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-75249203252129821692012-02-26T17:08:12.666-05:002012-02-26T17:08:12.666-05:00Good to hear from you, Elijah.
Definitely weath...Good to hear from you, Elijah. <br /><br />Definitely weather-beaten. <br /><br />I do have a piece of MPE elevator aluminum from the Westroc elevator on CP. That's another post for another day. <br /><br />As I mentioned, the Oakland Sub was going to be a resource-based line, but the gypsum never materialized, as abandonment was first proposed in 1981. The amount of grain coming off the Oakland Sub wasn't enough to save it.<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-84389821657989381712012-02-25T23:52:21.527-05:002012-02-25T23:52:21.527-05:00Thoes certanly are some ratty peeled elevators! Of...Thoes certanly are some ratty peeled elevators! Of course, the eleveators I'm used to are metal plated.<br />Good to find out more about this Oakland sub. It's not in any of my timetables!Zartok-35https://www.blogger.com/profile/00449976580118722879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-41195886065708732222012-02-25T22:46:51.729-05:002012-02-25T22:46:51.729-05:00Mark and Jason, great to hear from you. More will ...Mark and Jason, great to hear from you. More will indeed be forthcoming. <br /><br />Unfortunately, I didn't make it to CN's Rossburn Sub, though I have seen photos of CN trains at Neepawa.<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-48585140208215236702012-02-25T20:51:37.519-05:002012-02-25T20:51:37.519-05:00Very interesting, thanks for the post. Do you have...Very interesting, thanks for the post. Do you have any photos or information about CN's Rossburn Sub?Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-15318346457276111482012-02-25T20:10:38.991-05:002012-02-25T20:10:38.991-05:00Great read, I'll say...........more more more
...Great read, I'll say...........more more more<br /><br /><br />M A PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-40593721231564442792012-02-25T15:40:14.979-05:002012-02-25T15:40:14.979-05:00Thanks for your comments. I'll be doing more ...Thanks for your comments. I'll be doing more posts on elevators on the CP Carberry Sub east and west of Portage.<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-80399135694483405962012-02-25T11:48:18.096-05:002012-02-25T11:48:18.096-05:00Greg McDonnell put a colorized version of that sho...Greg McDonnell put a colorized version of that shot in his "Wheat Kings" book, which is the first place I heard about Amaranth. It's good to know more about this line; it seems to be the place to go for thoes 6-foot Superior door boxcars.<br />I don't think I've ever seen such flakey peeling elevators as these! MPE was right to judge them 'poor quality'.Zartok-35https://www.blogger.com/profile/00449976580118722879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-82533525599955681622012-02-25T11:21:55.096-05:002012-02-25T11:21:55.096-05:00I'm American, not Canadian - but do love those...I'm American, not Canadian - but do love those light-railed branchlines. The county I live in has lost 100% of branchlines that served local truck farming for about 130 years.<br />Too bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-53826284154230766842012-02-25T11:11:22.349-05:002012-02-25T11:11:22.349-05:00Great post. It`s very interesting to read about th...Great post. It`s very interesting to read about the branch lines around here... it`s amazing how many of them have disappeared with barely a trace remaining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-2217293284200821902012-02-25T10:55:38.476-05:002012-02-25T10:55:38.476-05:00Thanks for your kind comments, Adam. The decline ...Thanks for your kind comments, Adam. The decline of the country elevator was precipitous once the abandonments and demolitions began. The little elevators just couldn't compete with centralized shipping points and US-style loaded unit trains.<br /><br />Lots of railroads in the US have been busy reactivating banked rail lines with the economic upturn. In Canada it's usually a one-way process. But then I'm a railfan, not a transportation analyst or agronomist.<br /><br />I'll be doing a future post on simple country elevators - I was able to photograph quite a few that didn't even have annexes like the one at Longburn.<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-46317565716295946862012-02-25T09:32:12.451-05:002012-02-25T09:32:12.451-05:00Great post, Eric. The photos of the abandoned line...Great post, Eric. The photos of the abandoned line and the elevators are some sad and compelling stuff. Its always disappointing when CN gives up on their subdivisions, like the Caso and the Kinghorn subs here in Ontario.<br /><br />Adam<br />Http://walkerweb.caAdam Walkerhttp://walkerweb.canoreply@blogger.com