Re: [CBQ] routing question for silica sand hoppers

["Duncan Cameron c.duncan.cameron@gmail.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

Thanks for the help on my routing question.  Now I'll have to pull out my Data Sheets book and find out which point on the K-line these cars would have been sent to in order to reach Keokuk.

Duncan

On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 11:57 PM, 'John D. Mitchell, Jr.' cbqrr47@yahoo.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

When I worked for Halliburton (1969) we received sand from Weldon in covered hopper cars (mostly HWCX, Halliburton company cars) as well as bagged sand in boxcars. The bagged sand(we called it "sacked sand") was a pain! Of coarse, hydraulic fracturing  wasn't the big deal, it is today.

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From: "eric.mumper@gmail.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2016 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] routing question for silica sand hoppers

 

Pat,

1)  Wording problem on my part:  Bagged sand shipped in boxcars.  Loose sand shipped in gons.

2)  I have a couple of NYC waybills from 1950 showing gons going from Wedron to Marion, Ind. to Marion Machine Fdry & Sup Co.  One of them is in CM&O 89089 showing "C/L SILICA SAND NOT GROUND" and "<OPEN CAR CONTENTS COVERED WITH TAR PAPER>".

I do not know the reasons or uses for this, but the waybill shows it happened.

A booklet published by Ottawa Silica lists many uses for their sand including toothpaste.  An MKT waybill shows sand going to Halliburton in Cushing, Ok.

Eric Mumper

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Posted by: Duncan Cameron <c.duncan.cameron@gmail.com>

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