In a message dated 3/12/2004 7:44:03 PM Central Standard Time,
vje68@hotmail.com writes:
Principal commodities shipped are silica sand, milk products, pianos*,
agricultural implements and tank truck equipment. Principal shippers are:
Manley
Sand Co., Carnation Milk & the E.D. Erngre Co.
That's the E.D. Etnyre Company - the place where I work! The plant site is
now east of the river about a half-mile from the truss bridge. When the plant
was on the west side of the river, the Q would come down the "Carnation"
branch and would load or unload cars in the street! (see the map and picture in
the
last Zephyr in the Oregon feature) I am told during the 1960's the company
would run equipment up to Mt. Morris to use their loading docks.
The old piano factory - now Conover Square, has had some trouble filling and
keeping all the shops occupied. Not a bad little place and there is a railroad
club that is working on a layout there. One of the guys I worked with
remembers unload lumber out of a box car for the lumber store that used to be
next
to the piano factory. I can imagine that unloading a full box car of lumber
through a center door couldn't have been much fun!
Rich Gortowski
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