Click here for an easy and free way to help feed the hungry at The Hunger Site! Non-profit ad by Voyager
VoyForums
VoyForums has a no-popup policy. If you think you are receiving a pop-up originating from a VoyForum,
please report the Forum ID and any ad info using this contact form.

VoyUser Login optional ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 12345[6]78910 ]
Subject: Re: Camden and Spearfish Lake Railroad Map


Author:
GeorgeTheCar
[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]
Date Posted: 20:47:11 04/01/10 Thu
In reply to: Andy Haworth 's message, "Camden and Spearfish Lake Railroad Map" on 02:59:43 03/29/10 Mon

Where is the terminus for all that rock?

I had the sense that it went on lake freighters but no port visible

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:
[> [> Subject: Re: Camden and Spearfish Lake Railroad Map


Author:
Deadly Ernest
[ Edit | View ]

Date Posted: 23:42:51 04/01/10 Thu

>Where is the terminus for all that rock?
>
>I had the sense that it went on lake freighters but no
>port visible

G'day,

A couple of the books mention the rock from the quarries being taken to the river docks in Camden, where they get loaded onto barges to be taken down the river. The dock area has a certain amount of storage, and one book mentions about the end of the rock carting early due to them having enough in storage at the dock to carry them until the winter freeze shuts the river traffic down.

I expect there's a private spur for the dock that comes off the line just before the broken bridge over the river.

Ernest


[ Contact Forum Admin ]


Forum timezone: GMT-5
VF Version: 2.94, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2012 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.