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Fw: (erielack) Quarry between Salisbury Mills and Central Valley

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From: "Alexander Scandrett" <scanlpr_@_usit.net>
To: <mike1144_@_frontiernet.net>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 21:50
Subject: Re: (erielack) Quarry between Salisbury Mills and Central Valley


> The Quarry is known as The Highland Sand & Gravel.
> During the days when the Thruway was constructed and the downfall of the
> O&W, Cooney Brothers operated there and they received carloads of cement
for
> the Thruway in the mid 50's. There remains the remains of the dumping pit
> around the 7 o'clock position west of the main building. Cooney once
> received shipments in Cornwall on the O&W about 1/2 mile from West
Cornwall,
> where the O&W  girder bridge was over the Erie's Newburgh Short cut spur.
>
> Alex
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mike1144_@_frontiernet.net>
> To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 11:26
> Subject: (erielack) Quarry between Salisbury Mills and Central Valley
>
>
> This is for all or any of the Graham Line experts.
>
> While coming back home Friday night (I was sitting on the right hand side
of
> the car) I discovered this large quarry.  Although a lot of track and road
> bed seems to have been taken out, it still looked like this may have been
an
> Erie customer or could still be an NS customer.
>
> Now for 50 points:
>
> What is the name of the quarry?
> Was it (or is it) an on-line customer?
> Did tracks ever lead down into the quarry?
> How active was the rail traffic?
>
> Thanks for your help
> Mike Monahan
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