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jayrod
Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 494 Location: Akron, OH
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 5: 17 pm Post subject: Acme Question |
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Does anyone know when the Acme prep plant outside Avella was built and when it was torn down?
Thanks _________________ Eric Schlentner
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rchgck
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jayrod
Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 494 Location: Akron, OH
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 6: 56 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Rich. With the Post Gazette snippet, I was able to verify the date in a Coal Age article for new facilities built in 1933. _________________ Eric Schlentner
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jayrod
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 9: 59 am Post subject: |
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The second half of the question remains: Does anyone have any idea about when the Acme plant tipple was torn down? I've run across some info that alludes to it still standing into the early 80's???
Thanks _________________ Eric Schlentner
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PWVJer
Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 946
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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 7: 33 am Post subject: Avella Coal Washer |
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Just viewed this Color Video Tape (5:18seconds) of the Avella Plant late Spring/early- Summer? 1968.
Show the tipple & related close-by structures & yard area.
By this date, it looks over-grown & very worn-like, the end is near, (reason for making the tape?)
the N&W's scrapping & demo process may have started late fall of 68'.
Completion date ????
...will try to put this up on you-tube & decide for yourself.
some neat visual info for the P&WV model R.R. folks to glean over. |
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jayrod
Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 494 Location: Akron, OH
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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 9: 00 am Post subject: |
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Looking at historicaerials.com, in 1969 the tipple and a few other buildings were still there. The plant may still be operational as there are quite a few empty hoppers in the yard, but nothing on the tipple tracks. I've heard that they were sporadically running the plant into the early seventies but I haven't been able to verify that or when the plant was finally torn down. I get asked those questions occasionally by some of our members and riders. _________________ Eric Schlentner
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