Re: Tri-X archives: ABL at Night
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 07-29-2013 - 09:07
WAF Wrote:
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> Navel Air had its own 44 tonnner to switch inside
> the base. The SP would just come inside the base
> and pick up and deliver at the interchange tracks
Yup. By the time I came along (1972), the only rail traffic at NAS was a little bit of outbound scrap. The Naval Supply Center on the Estuary just west of the tubes was still a big customer for SP, however.
Was the 44-tonner still there then, Wes? I don't remember seeing it.