[CBQ] Carter Blatchford

[qutlx1@aol.com]

Dan,
 
The # of industries on the Geneva/West Batavia branch? In a word. Many. It  
would depend the particular time period. What I've come to really 
understand  while spending my entire working life in the rail industry and 
researching the  history of the Alley Job is that business and industries come 
and go 
but the RR  stays until there are no businesses to serve. 
Theres a rule of thumb in the shortline business that 10% of your lines  
customers turn over each year.
 
If you can find one of the old BN SPINS booklets for the line it would  
provide a lot of info for the mid 70s.
Also the various shipper/customer books the RR and certain publishers  
issued are helpful.
 
Leo Phillipp


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