tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post8064033845146260312..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: Wintertime in BrockvilleErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-39844584418150242112014-01-23T16:20:40.251-05:002014-01-23T16:20:40.251-05:00Thanks, Chris. I wouldn't have missed that muc...Thanks, Chris. I wouldn't have missed that much action if it was happening! RailTran trucking co. mentions the Hubbell St (north side of yard) and Perth St (metals distribution warehouse near station) on their website, and this photo shows one of those rebuilt and repainted GT boxcars in the background:<br /><br />http://www.railtran.com/Gallery/index.php?directory=.&currentPic=9<br /><br />Eric<br />Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-66225496633620312172014-01-22T23:16:19.331-05:002014-01-22T23:16:19.331-05:00When they unload cars they do in in a big whopping...When they unload cars they do in in a big whopping fleet. A whole whack load of trucks will show up and start taking the product out. The same trucking company that ships the big blocks that come in on the flats takes the small ones as well. <br /><br />The flats and the boxes would both have a similar weight capacity so there really isn't much difference. Just imagine 1 big one = 10 small ones (or something like that).<br /><br />I am not sure who Caraustar uses to ship their stuff from Brockville to Kingston. <br /><br />As I have mentioned before there is still no outbound product ... same with Wills and Kriska.GP9Rm4108https://www.blogger.com/profile/15089025192333706088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-45843748987294624102014-01-22T18:40:42.413-05:002014-01-22T18:40:42.413-05:00Thanks for that Brockville car traffic information...Thanks for that Brockville car traffic information, Chris. Do trucks ever transload out of the warehouse? Not that I've seen, but I'm not often there. I realize each car wouldn't carry many ingots due to weight. <br /><br />The 618-series cars seem to be on the way out? The HPJX cars seem to be taking their place.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-61551834029444127732014-01-22T04:00:16.336-05:002014-01-22T04:00:16.336-05:003 of those boxcars are still in town and have yet ...3 of those boxcars are still in town and have yet to be unloaded! There are a total of 17 cars (2 Caraustar, 15 ingot) in town right now for the warehouse. I wonder what is going on!<br /><br />On another note, a small gathering of the CN 618--- series ingot flats are gathering in town and seem to be in storage.GP9Rm4108https://www.blogger.com/profile/15089025192333706088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-69240422920679086752014-01-18T13:52:28.973-05:002014-01-18T13:52:28.973-05:00I am not in any way associated or affiliated with ...I am not in any way associated or affiliated with Tim Hortons, although I do occasionally (obviously) consume their coffee products and many, many baked goods. <br /><br />During today's visit to the credit union, I asked for as many tenners in cash as I could get. Four F40's!<br /><br />Did you know that Teavana and Starbucks are under the same corporate umbrella? A little EMG bird just told me!<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-3836924320273768892014-01-18T13:49:03.783-05:002014-01-18T13:49:03.783-05:00Hi Robert,
Thanks for your comment! A sign might ...Hi Robert, <br />Thanks for your comment! A sign might as well be posted reading: "You are now entering The Other Railway" or as it's sometimes called "The Leaky Roof Railway".<br /><br />I recently read a Transportation Safety Report from 1991 in which a CP crew ventured onto CN rails in Smiths Falls, ON. You may have seen the Youtube video...an LRC approaches the CP locos and the crew bales! The CP crew had absolutely no signs to tell them where CN's trackage began. Perhaps therefore the sign at Brockville!<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-34197665948596042192014-01-18T13:18:01.725-05:002014-01-18T13:18:01.725-05:00I really like the latest in the series of artistic...I really like the latest in the series of artistic shots of Timmy's coffee...complete with the new mylar (I think) $10 bill with train (which, of course, I'd not yet noticed..!)<br />My baby bro' has a lot of enterprising things going on...but one of my friends noted (when I shared his previous coffee shot on my FB page) that his work might be attractive to that corporation too!<br />Go Eric, Go! Amazing, all the things you do!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535699663887484751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-33655431803912403612014-01-18T11:14:00.842-05:002014-01-18T11:14:00.842-05:00Interesting Post, Eric. The signal view caught my ...Interesting Post, Eric. The signal view caught my attention: If you were accidentally running a CN train, the "CP" annotation would certainly get your attention ...Robert in Port Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807813545873570119noreply@blogger.com