BOB2 Wrote:
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> Alameda Street north in the 70's and 80's still
> saw produce, beer, paper, newsprint, and even
> Christmas tree traffic. The "southern segment" of
> Alameda saw liquor, cigarettes, breweries, can
> makers, candy makers, food products, including
> sugar, corn syrup, and molassess for candy makers,
> flour mills, steel ditributors, tire manufacturing
> (Firestone) and distribution, glass manufacturing,
> papaer, newsprint, and packaging. From my work
> surveying this area for RR usage, in 2010, most of
> this is gone today, and there are only a handful
> of tracks industrial spurs that remain in service
> with active customers.

uhhh sigh