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That's Whiting, Wisconsin, so I don't scare people in other places known as Whiting. The Whiting (Consolidated / Stora Enso / New Page) paper mill is being demolished (see earlier pages on my index)
A month ago, in late Spring 2014, boiler house and tracks were still there, Blue flags are on the rails. |
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And in July, there's piles of switch ties. These ties were put under the switches when they rebuilt this once-busy lead in about (? 2005 ?) |
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| Going back in time to 2004, here's the typical bunch of boxcars being switched. Paper out, pulp bales in. |
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Looking east of River Drive in 2004. And in 2014, the rails and one switch are pulled out of this very spot. There's a total of 3 switches out, nothing goes around the Y at this junction anymore. |
| Another thing that was around in 2004, and not now. |
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In 2002, P.D. (pre-digital), the switches had a few inches of dips and sags from settling into the ground, although I only saw this one derailment due to it. This boxcar laid around a few days. A safety lesson for bystanders to keep their distance around trains. |
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it's full of pulp bales made of sheets. I've seen this before to empty a derailed boxcar. They cut out the end or in this case the roof, and remove the contents before salvaging the car. |
wrote in June, 2014
