tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post6508607106450874674..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: New Spur at Kingston DuPont, 2001Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-70796437379126500472014-09-05T00:41:00.201-04:002014-09-05T00:41:00.201-04:00Not to mention the fact that you're going to n...Not to mention the fact that you're going to need some sort of night vision on it!GP9Rm4108https://www.blogger.com/profile/15089025192333706088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-49607857622500451452014-09-04T23:12:30.953-04:002014-09-04T23:12:30.953-04:00You're right, Chris. Good application for a dr...You're right, Chris. Good application for a drone, and a very patient operator!<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-57683128213047035802014-09-04T15:53:35.643-04:002014-09-04T15:53:35.643-04:00Eric, you're going to have to get quite advent...Eric, you're going to have to get quite adventurous to go out and get 519 switching the Bath spur. GP9Rm4108https://www.blogger.com/profile/15089025192333706088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-65281626986004450172014-09-03T21:36:05.639-04:002014-09-03T21:36:05.639-04:00Good eye, Elijah! It's a great photo by Ben Al...Good eye, Elijah! It's a great photo by Ben Alain of the BArailsystem. Who doesn't like a good potash train, especially one with a PSC van?<br /><br />Thanks for your comment,<br />Eric<br />Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-27109985569839042262014-09-03T21:24:15.496-04:002014-09-03T21:24:15.496-04:00That header photo has caught my interest. That'...That header photo has caught my interest. That's the #560, and it's passing beneath the Clarence Avenue overpass here on the home front, just a mile up the track from my place of work, infact. Zartok-35https://www.blogger.com/profile/00449976580118722879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-16445272165303023492014-09-02T18:21:03.958-04:002014-09-02T18:21:03.958-04:00Thanks for your comments, Bryan.
It is pretty eas...Thanks for your comments, Bryan.<br /><br />It is pretty easy for CN to redesignate a track, and the record-keeping, or more accurately our access to it, is sometimes sketchy.<br /><br />I do intend to publish a post on Bath Lafarge. Main barrier is that the plant trackage is quite inaccessible, and I can't station myself beside the Bath Spur waiting, and waiting. So I'll publish what I have!<br /><br />Boatnerding, trainnerding, same thing! But as I always tell my wife - the only thing more ploddingly boring for her than train-watching is, you guessed it, ship-watching. The ship's coming closer, it's coming even closer, you get the idea.<br /><br />Combining the two? The CN is tantalizingly, audibly close to the Seaway. A lot of the parts between Brockville and Iroquois are hidden by old canal remnants, small islands, Seaway excavation/fill/berms etc. I'm thinking St Lambert lock or the Welland Canal flight locks, perhaps?<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-13217145056040068032014-09-02T00:22:04.300-04:002014-09-02T00:22:04.300-04:00Hi Eric,
I'm always fascinated by these posts...Hi Eric,<br /><br />I'm always fascinated by these posts about the minutia of operations around Kingston, and this is no exception. For quite a well I wondered about the inconsistencies between track maps and the different views on older/newer Google/Yahoo/Bing maps, but now I know the whole story! Maybe I missed it (I should check the sidebar) but did you ever do a feature on operations at the Lafarge plant at Bath?<br /><br />Also, boatnerding ranks right up there with railfanning (and planespotting). One question: is there a location near the St. Lawrence where you can kill two birds with one stone? I'd like to know if you have a suggestion for some future visit.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />BryanBryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-3606145594430640822014-08-30T16:43:55.095-04:002014-08-30T16:43:55.095-04:00Chris, the storage track KM35 was truncated at the...Chris, the storage track KM35 was truncated at the main plant entrance road in July, 2004. The former roadbed to the west was converted into a drainage ditch.<br /><br />Based on the alignment of that pulled-up track, the warehouse at the west end of the plant was once rail-served. <br /><br />Generally, there is enough storage on the two tracks for all the inbound covered hoppers. Watch for an upcoming post on the varied covered hopper fleets that have served the plant during my railfanning career: CN, NAHX, DUPX, INVX, TCMX et al!<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-44209271345032397332014-08-30T16:35:04.951-04:002014-08-30T16:35:04.951-04:00Let me find a date on that KM35 truncation, Chris....Let me find a date on that KM35 truncation, Chris. <br /><br />Yes, there have been a few iterations of the Kingston-Brockville turns over the years. Watch for an upcoming post on interesting Cat Spur power.<br /><br />Regarding the ship information, check out boatnerd.com. Between the Vessel Passage page, News Channel and maps, there is lots of information to be gleaned on Seaway vessel movements! <br /><br />Though Blogger does not seem to upload the video in HD, it looks nicer on my new Nikon at 1080P.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments, question and information,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-10747338016307664692014-08-30T14:04:49.016-04:002014-08-30T14:04:49.016-04:00Where did you find that info on the ships?Where did you find that info on the ships?GP9Rm4108https://www.blogger.com/profile/15089025192333706088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-43118804745149916922014-08-30T03:16:17.915-04:002014-08-30T03:16:17.915-04:00Eric, do you know when and why KM35 was reduced to...Eric, do you know when and why KM35 was reduced to what it is now?<br /><br />Also, 590 was a Belleville - Kingston - Maitland Dupont/Invista turn. <br /><br />Every so often they would do work in Brockville that related to their work. I remember seeing it go through Brockville with 40 cars on occasion when the Maitland plant was still hopping.<br /><br />518 as you know now does the Kingston Invista and 532 the Maitland one. GP9Rm4108https://www.blogger.com/profile/15089025192333706088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-50823179247711404222014-08-29T22:31:53.222-04:002014-08-29T22:31:53.222-04:00Thanks for your comments, George. Great to have yo...Thanks for your comments, George. Great to have you aboard! I've begun a series on Kingston's Rail-Served Industries, available in Trackside Treasure's sidebar, and I plan to move it farther afield as I'm able.<br /><br />We often forget that trains are made of individual cars picked up at individual industries, and I'm all over that, being a rolling stock guy and modeller, too!<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-78857474888978283512014-08-29T22:30:31.260-04:002014-08-29T22:30:31.260-04:00Fantastic article. So much fun to see photos, map,...Fantastic article. So much fun to see photos, map, and your clear <br />explanations. thanks very much for making it available! If you had 6 or <br />7 of these, you would have a great book.<br /><br />I am a new CN modeler (formerly IC/GM&O) and enjoy learning about <br />today's CN. I will look for HO versions of the switch stand you show or perhaps figure out how to make some. Many thanks,<br />George Christy<br />Pasadena, CA<br /><br />PS sorry, I don't do readers. is there some kind of email system that <br />would send me an email when you<br />have posted on your blog. If not, I will calendarize my Outlook to check <br />your blog once a week.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com