tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post9107684588764836627..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: An Afternoon on the Millhaven Spur, 1997Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-12562762851183108742023-01-14T22:26:19.495-05:002023-01-14T22:26:19.495-05:00Thanks, A. Check out my posts on ]Springtime in Mi...Thanks, A. Check out my posts on ]Springtime in Millhaven' and 'Propane Facility at Millhaven' for more.<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-71979209390830444682023-01-14T20:45:05.985-05:002023-01-14T20:45:05.985-05:00Gibson gas still has a trackmobile for moving cats...Gibson gas still has a trackmobile for moving cats into their storage area Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-41296325862280120872023-01-14T20:44:00.516-05:002023-01-14T20:44:00.516-05:00these days only one cando locomotive sits behind a...these days only one cando locomotive sits behind a gate in behind the coco paving operation engine 1004 it shunts the cats into coco pavings yard area and pulls them out to the mainline for cn 518 to pick up with the cars from Gibson had and Lafarge and the tank train cars from the Lennox and Addington power plant Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-50637169844144027152010-10-25T22:52:17.655-04:002010-10-25T22:52:17.655-04:00Hi Elijah and Bryan,
Elijah, I've run lots of ...Hi Elijah and Bryan,<br />Elijah, I've run lots of locomotives, though mostly in HO scale. I always had more of an interest in riding in the caboose than the head-end.<br /><br />Bryan, you're right about the trackage details. Many changes were made when the CHiP operation was added. There were some additional buildings along Taylor-Kidd that held some very dangerous commodities years ago, which may have also been rail-served. <br /><br />My track diagram is for information only; flashearth does indeed provide an excellent level of detail, and shows the plant while it was still in operation.<br /><br />My post on the Bath Spur may be even sketchier - hard to get too deep in these industrial sites..except on a ride-along like I had on the Millhaven Spur, that is.<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-83603933783096154472010-10-25T13:27:19.181-04:002010-10-25T13:27:19.181-04:00Actually, I guess CANDO had the contract for quite...Actually, I guess CANDO had the contract for quite a while before that...maybe the trackage change was related to investments after KoSa transfered to Invista.<br /><br />-BryanBryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-49161385831139521272010-10-25T13:20:22.017-04:002010-10-25T13:20:22.017-04:00Hi Eric,
Another Kingston-area railfan post that ...Hi Eric,<br /><br />Another Kingston-area railfan post that doesn't disappoint! The hand-drawn map of the plant trackage is particularly interesting, because it changed some time after that map was drawn. If you check out the Millhaven spur on www.flashearth.com (much better resolution that Google Earth), both Yahoo and Microsoft Virtual Earth maps show KN12-15 connecting on the other side of the service road, and the turnouts to the loco shed facing the opposite direction. This confused me to no end when trying to model this plant in Microsoft Train Sim...depending on the date of the map, the trackage seems to have moved around a bit (in addition to the apperance of the asphalt track). I don't know if this was related to CANDO taking over, or when it occured. Anyway, just thought you might find that interesting, if you hadn't already seen the track yourself.<br /><br />Regards,<br />BryanBryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-64516916896463304282010-10-25T10:37:46.095-04:002010-10-25T10:37:46.095-04:00That sounded like a fun experience. Have you had a...That sounded like a fun experience. Have you had any other chances to run a locomotive?Zartok-35https://www.blogger.com/profile/00449976580118722879noreply@blogger.com