trackwalker Wrote:
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> nprr Wrote:
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> > Interesting. Thanks for the post trackwalker!
> >
> > When BN tore out the Kanaskat yard in the late
> > 80's or 90's I always thought they were so
> stupid.
> > That yard was a very useful place for car
> > storage.
> >
> > Anyway. Quite a while ago (like the late
> 1990's)
> > there was coal transloading at Ravensdale. The
> > coal came from a mine in Black Diamond. I
> assume
> > that ended a while ago, correct?
>
> It only ran for about 6 months, I think it was the
> late 80s that it ran. (Too long ago to remember.)
> I was there for the first load. Kombol who owns
> the mine is an acquaintance of mine. The autoracks
> are stored on that track they loaded out of.
>
> They still have 7 miles of storage on the Veazie
> branch which offsets yard loss at Kanasket.

The Ravensdale coal loads lasted much longer than 6 months. From the time Stampede closed until at least summer of 2002, they reloaded there. I want to say probably 2-3 trains a month ops, it was very low volume. Last train I saw was July or August of 2002. It was usually 3 geeps and 40 cars or so.