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RE: (erielack) Water spur



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Gary Kazin asked:

> Water for public use is chlorinated and fluoridated.  
> Chemicals for both
> would be shipped by rail.  Sodium hypochlorite, commonly used 
> as bleach,
> can be shipped as pellets in cars designed to pneumatically convey the
> pellets into the plant, or dissolved in water in tank cars.  
> Fluoride can
> also be shipped as pellets or solution.


I believe the rail traffic was solely chlorine in tank cars. The sad thing is right after rail traffic was embargoed there, I saw tank trailers parked next to the chlorine tanks on the property. They'd park them RIGHT ON THE TRACKS WHERE THE TANK CARS USED TO BE UNLOADED. Bah. :(

Anyhoo, in happier times, attached are some excellent shots by Rich Campana of GP35 2581 shoving a chlorine tank car onto the property (the one shot with all the trees in front of the train is on the water treatment plant property - note the building at far left), and also crossing Route 46 and going through the industrial area between Rt. 46 and the facility. Never to be seen again. :(

	- Paul



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