Re: [CBQ] Canadian Sand Trains of the 1960s

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Were there any major glass makers on the lines: PPG, Corning, etc.?

 

Bob Arthur

 

In a message dated 9/13/2013 12:54:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, qutlx1@aol.com writes:

 

At a get together tonight Roger Field asked about the Canadian unit sand trains of the late 60s,early 70s that originated at Ottowa,IL with a fill at Wedron. Typically #86 on a Saturday night would bring the train to Eola where it would get a complete mechanical inspection including brass change outs and repacks while in the classification yard on Sunday; before, as he remembered, it went to Chicago and the Grand Trunk. He recalled it being both Q and GTW covered hoppers.

Any idea what industry in that time period could use a unit train of silica sand ? This is 40 plus years before fracking.

Leo Phillipp

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