Re: Thanks SP5103...
Jeff Moore Wrote:
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> Woodchip traffic out of Lakeview ended a year or
> so ago, though I've heard tell it might come back.
> In addition to cottonseed I've also seen them
> used for gypsum loads, there's one such reload
> right behind the big cement plant in Fernley,
> Nevada.
>
> Lastly when I was a kid a co-gen plant in Burney
> got inbound loads of hog fuel, they would unload
> the cars in the exact same way you indicate,
> popping the end of the cars and using a loader to
> scoop the fuel out and into waiting trucks. I
> have a couple photos of this operation posted to
> one of my websites at the following:
>
> [
www.mccloudriverrailroad.com]
> rs/OtherShippers.htm
>
> Jeff Moore
> Elko, NV
How old are those pics? That Boyd Trucking Kenworth has Black plates