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Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ...
Author: d
Date: 07-31-2011 - 23:23

Service to the Onion Plant was discontinued by the SN because of the condition and light construction of the track. There was a derailment on the line where the loaded cars spread the rail. Rerailing the cars tore up a lot of track because the rail was light, the ties were rotten and the ground was nothing but mud. The line was never repaired and no train ever went to the Onion Plant again. As I recall, the plant always loaded 100 ton capacity boxcars to get the rate they wanted. The line was just not up to this loading.

As I recall the tunnel type under pass was in Fairfield. In Vacaville there was always a bridge for I 80 to cross the line.

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  Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Ken Shattock (KRK) 07-31-2011 - 17:26
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Al Stangenberger 07-31-2011 - 18:13
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Al Stangenberger 07-31-2011 - 18:21
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Freddie 07-31-2011 - 19:40
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... SN00PY 08-01-2011 - 22:51
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... The Montezuma Yardmaster 07-31-2011 - 20:21
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Freddie 07-31-2011 - 20:23
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... George Manley 07-31-2011 - 21:32
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Ken Shattock (KRK) 07-31-2011 - 21:37
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... KI6WDX 07-31-2011 - 22:25
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... d 07-31-2011 - 23:23
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Ken Shattock (KRK) 08-01-2011 - 04:14
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Rich Hunn 08-01-2011 - 06:53
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Ken Shattock (KRK) 08-01-2011 - 18:12
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... J Mann 08-01-2011 - 12:05
  Re: More "Onion Plant" History .... Ken Shattock (KRK) 08-02-2011 - 19:07
  Re: More "Onion Plant" History .... The Montezuma Yardmaster 08-04-2011 - 16:31
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Coleman Randall, Jr 08-01-2011 - 08:33
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... KRK 08-01-2011 - 09:27
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Colemann Randall, Jr 08-01-2011 - 09:34
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Gary Waddell 08-01-2011 - 12:18
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... George Manley 08-01-2011 - 09:41
  Re: steam days ... Tom Moungovan 08-01-2011 - 14:28
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... BOB R 08-01-2011 - 13:15
  Re: Maps/Images of Elmira-Vacaville RR line Al Stangenberger 08-01-2011 - 15:31
  Re: Maps/Images of Elmira-Vacaville RR line Rich Hunn 08-01-2011 - 15:40
  Re: Maps/Images of Elmira-Vacaville RR line RWS 08-01-2011 - 18:37
  Re: Maps/Images of Elmira-Vacaville RR line George Manley 08-01-2011 - 20:25
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... George Manley 08-01-2011 - 20:11
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... BOB R 08-01-2011 - 20:21
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Caboverbob 08-01-2011 - 21:46
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... KRK 08-02-2011 - 09:59
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Freddie 08-02-2011 - 11:57
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Willotta--SN's "End-of-the-Line" 08-02-2011 - 13:26
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Frank ortiz 12-30-2011 - 19:47
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... The Montezuma Yardmaster 06-26-2012 - 13:59
  Re: Vacaville's "Onion Plant" & Sacramento Northern ... Dr Zarkoff 06-26-2012 - 16:55


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