Carol L,. Voss Wrote:
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> Howard Wrote:
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> > Drew,
> >
> > Any chance you have photos of the sand company
> > operation located just north of Marina on the
> > beach side of Highway 1. I remember seeing many
> > hopper cars spotted here in the late 80’s. Do
> you
> > know when they stopped shipping by rail?
> >
> > [goo.gl]
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Howard
>
> That sand company owned by Cemex is still running
> and the milepost on the timetable is "Lapis".
> RIght now, the water controversy plaguing the
> Monterey peninsula ( which is far too complicated
> to even begin to discuss) is looking to buy 300+
> acres from them for their desalination plant
> efforts. Certainly they havent been shipping by
> rail since NOv. '99 when UP removed the switch at
> Castroville so the rail traffic on the branch,
> excuse me, industrial lead, was effectively cut
> off. THey may have stopped shipping by rail before
> that but definitely, NOv. 99 was the end. :-)
> C.


Carol,

Thanks. Wish I had been taking rail pictures back then. I used to do a lot of diving in Monterey back then and would spot rail activity as I headed south with my Zodiac.

I remember seeing many M1 Abrams tanks being loaded on to flat cars at the balloon track during the first Gulf War.

[goo.gl]

Howard