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Dave Stanton
Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 44 Location: North Strabane
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 11: 23 am Post subject: General concrete products |
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Does anyone have information about General Concrete Products Company in Castle Shannon on the P&WV? Also was Childs Equipment in Castle Shannon served by the P&WV? Any photos of either?
Thanks, Dave Stanton |
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camp car bill
Joined: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 87 Location: carnegie pa
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 2: 03 pm Post subject: |
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In reference to Childs and General concrete,both were at the east end of Shannon.Childs switch took off the main track and General concrete took off the passing track. There was also a cross over switch between the main and passing track at the east end of Shannon at one time.There was a lot of traffic then.
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camp car bill
Joined: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 87 Location: carnegie pa
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 3: 22 pm Post subject: |
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Correction of reply about Childs and General Concrete. That was the WEST end of Shannon.Sorry about mistake.
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Longview Station
Joined: 16 Apr 2005 Posts: 176 Location: Longview Station
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 11: 36 pm Post subject: |
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Dave;
The unloading ramp for General Concrete still exists.
If memory serves me, later in life into theW&LE era,
this was Tom Brown and recieved a box car here and there.
The ramp has concrete supports still with rail and a bumper.
I have photos here taken last winter of it.
I agree with Camp Car Bill, lots of traffic.
I have several shots of meets there at the West End of
Castle Shannon. One such image is backlit, and has 3
Western Maryland units, SD-40 and 2 F's and are in the siding.
Another meet has a Chessis GP-40 leading west and is also
in the siding waiting out 2 grain trains...
Those certainly were the days...
And not to mention coverage of the CTC before retired...
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