carajul wrote:What ever is operating in the old Alpha Cement now does it still use rail? Like I said I was there in the mid-90s and the place was jammed with cars and in fact there was a CR loco always there.
It was, the line south to the other mill was out of service and then it was re-openend which made the news as it passes real close to a couple houses along the west side of Rt 611 across from the bar.
I'll bet they haven't been bringing in as much grain since the corn to ethanol shift and I recall seeing a few new large galvanized storage silos at the southern plant so the Alpha facility may not be as active...
Con agra has moved some of it's shipping points around, they have a large rail to truck facility in Hunts Point, NY that eliminates some of the need to ship truckloads from Martins Creek to NYC.
The truck rates for flour are some of the lowest so having a distribution site inside New York really lowered the tucking costs. I had Con agra rye flour at a yard in Elizabeth, NJ and we were out bid on the Hunts Point work by someone who didn't have to worry about the tolls to get there from NJ. It's all dollars and sense & if they discover a need, I'm sure Con agra will fill up the silo's @ the Alpha plant...all the old production stuff can continue to fall down, all they use is the rail siding & the silos...
Grandson of a LV Conductor & I remember the EL running behind the Univ. of Scranton [class of 76]