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Re: Nevada Industrial Switch & The Arrowlime Spur

Author: Graham Buxton

Date: 06-23-2010 - 12:21

Holly Gibson Wrote:
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> The last few time I've flown into/out of Las
> Vegas, I've scoped out the ex-UP Arrowlime Spur
> from the air. I believe this line has now been
> spun off to an operator called Nevada Industrial
> Switch. It appears to have several areas that
> look somewhat scenic with some reverse curves
> built on large fills. Have any fans bothered to
> explore and photograph this line where they could
> share some of their photos? Does anyone know what
> the line's one-and-only industry produces and why
> the owners felt a need to build it in such an
> isolated place? Any info/history/photos would be
> appreciated.

Nevada Industrial Switch:
[en.wikipedia.org]

The product appears to be wallboard manufactured from local lime /gypsum. The valley just to the west of the plant is named "Gypsum Wash". The owner of the plant is Pabco:
[www.pabcogypsum.com]

Arrowlime (placename info)
[books.google.com]

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Nevada Industrial Switch & The Arrowlime Spur	Holly Gibson	06-23-2010 - 11:48
Re: Nevada Industrial Switch & The Arrowlime Spur	Graham Buxton	06-23-2010 - 12:21

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Graham Buxton Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Holly Gibson Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > The last few time I've flown into/out of Las
> > Vegas, I've scoped out the ex-UP Arrowlime Spur
> > from the air.  I believe this line has now been
> > spun off to an operator called Nevada
> Industrial
> > Switch.  It appears to have several areas that
> > look somewhat scenic with some reverse curves
> > built on large fills.  Have any fans bothered
> to
> > explore and photograph this line where they
> could
> > share some of their photos?  Does anyone know
> what
> > the line's one-and-only industry produces and
> why
> > the owners felt a need to build it in such an
> > isolated place?  Any info/history/photos would
> be
> > appreciated.
> 
> Nevada Industrial Switch:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_Industrial_Swi
> tch
> 
> The product appears to be wallboard manufactured
> from local lime /gypsum. The valley just to the
> west of the plant is named "Gypsum Wash". The
> owner of the plant is Pabco:
> http://www.pabcogypsum.com/aboutus.html
> 
> 
> Arrowlime (placename info)
> http://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&pg=P
> A41&dq=UP+Arrowlime+las+vegas&hl=en&ei=lloiTPmSNcL
> -8Ab0irmqBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1
> &ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=UP%20Arrowlime%20las%
> 20vegas&f=false

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