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Key System/SP Now - Part 2 Poplar St

Author: John

Date: 12-05-2009 - 18:23

This series of pictures from today were taken on Poplar St in Oakland which I think makes the tracks ex-Key System tracks. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Mr Key Route Ken I remember a few months back you posted pictures of the Oakland Mole and there was a remark made regarding the roof trusses. You replied that some of the Mole trusses were used re-used at an Oakland steel plant. Was this plant the Pacific Pipe plant which is picture #2?

And when the Key Trains did use these tracks what was the average speed? The curves at the Nabisco/Sunshine factory don't look like they were constructed for very high speeds even though they are on private ROW.

Thank you to all who answer my questions

John Delapena
jed747@yahoo.com

Picture #1 Poplar St trackage - Is it still in use today by OT
Picture #2 Pacific Pipe - looks like it was served by Key? Siding branch off Poplar into plant
Picture #3 End of street track at Nabisco/Sunshine plant curves

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Key System/SP Now - Part 2 Poplar St	John	12-05-2009 - 18:23
Re: Key System/SP Now - Part 2 Poplar St	John	12-05-2009 - 18:25
Re: Key System/SP Now - Part 2 Poplar St	Rolland A. Meyers	12-06-2009 - 09:41
Re: Key System/SP Now - Part 2 Poplar St	stash	12-06-2009 - 21:48

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John Wrote:
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> This series of pictures from today were taken on
> Poplar St in Oakland which I think makes the
> tracks ex-Key System tracks. Please correct me if
> I am wrong.
> 
> Mr Key Route Ken I remember a few months back you
> posted pictures of the Oakland Mole and there was
> a remark made regarding the roof trusses. You
> replied that some of the Mole trusses were used
> re-used at an Oakland steel plant. Was this plant
> the Pacific Pipe plant which is picture #2?
> 
> And when the Key Trains did use these tracks what
> was the average speed? The curves at the
> Nabisco/Sunshine factory don't look like they were
> constructed for very high speeds even though they
> are on private ROW.
> 
> Thank you to all who answer my questions
> 
> John Delapena
> jed747@yahoo.com
> 
> Picture #1 Poplar St trackage - Is it still in use
> today by OT
> Picture #2 Pacific Pipe - looks like it was served
> by Key? Siding branch off Poplar into plant
> Picture #3 End of street track at Nabisco/Sunshine
> plant curves
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>

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