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Re: Crockett Sugar Refinery Traffic Question
Author: Dr Zarkoff
Date: 12-12-2013 - 17:14
The C&H tracks inside the fence are the Life Saver, where they fill the covered hoppers, and the Inshore and the Offshore, where they load boxcars. These two "shore" tracks are inside the building beyond the Life Saver and used to hold about 8 or 12 boxcars between the two of them. From the street, you can't tell the two tracks are even there.
The track outside the fence, next to the main lines, is the scale, which also goes across the entrance where there are 3-4 spots for cleaning out and loading tank cars. This hasn't been used for a LONG time.
About 15-20 years ago, one of the two the Life Saver tracks was removed, and the two shore tracks were shortened. C&H is no longer a co-operative, non-profit corporation, and the refinery at Crockett has long been known as the largest sugar refinery in the US.
As for using boiler from Shays, I've never heard this before, and I suspect it's probably an urban legend because their combined capacity would be too small for a plant this size. One thing is for certain, the plant has had a larger boiler for the last 40 years. 25 years ago or so a co-gen plant was built next to the Banker's spur (which comes of Eppinger's siding). To build this, C&H tore down a agricultural works warehouse which dated from the 1870s (shades of S. Berman).
The track outside the fence, next to the main lines, is the scale, which also goes across the entrance where there are 3-4 spots for cleaning out and loading tank cars. This hasn't been used for a LONG time.
About 15-20 years ago, one of the two the Life Saver tracks was removed, and the two shore tracks were shortened. C&H is no longer a co-operative, non-profit corporation, and the refinery at Crockett has long been known as the largest sugar refinery in the US.
As for using boiler from Shays, I've never heard this before, and I suspect it's probably an urban legend because their combined capacity would be too small for a plant this size. One thing is for certain, the plant has had a larger boiler for the last 40 years. 25 years ago or so a co-gen plant was built next to the Banker's spur (which comes of Eppinger's siding). To build this, C&H tore down a agricultural works warehouse which dated from the 1870s (shades of S. Berman).
