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IBM Industrial track (East Fishkill, NY)

Discussion relating to the NH and its subsidiaries (NYW&B, Union Freight Railroad, Connecticut Company, steamship lines, etc.). up until its 1969 inclusion into the Penn Central merger. This forum is also for the discussion of efforts to preserve former New Haven equipment, artifacts and its history. You may also wish to visit www.nhrhta.org for more information.
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IBM Industrial track (East Fishkill, NY)

  by Ed Byrnes
 
Does anyone out there remember when the industrial track from the Beacon line to the East Fishkill IBM site on Rte. 52 was torn up? Thanks in advance.

  by DutchRailnut
 
The same year the HHRC bought the line, In 1993 I believe.
Before HRRC sold like to MNCR they salvaged rail from IBM spur and the old Hopewell Jct siding for use on their own railroad.

  by b&m617
 
The IBM siding was removed in 1997; was taken up by a contractor and sent for scrap (reroll). It wasn't reused as rail, as it was t-rail, and actually didn't have as much value as conventional rail. IBM was in a big hurry to get the rail up as they had planned on using the ROW for a water pipeline that they never used anyway. I worked on the removal.

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