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(rshsdepot) Full text, David--of the Oneonta piece

I responded to on the list.
 
Thanks  much for the nice card,note---always so  good to hear from you.
 
Hugs, loved
 
Your fave red headed kissin  cuz!!
 
 
In a message dated 1/7/2009 8:03:48 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
I95BERNIEW_@_aol.com writes:

A news  release from Pioneer Millworks.

Bernie  Wagenblast

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Demolition  Doesn't Mean Destruction - 1870's Railroad Shop Gets new   Life

Pioneer Millworks recently salvaged 50,000 board feet of antique  heart  pine 
and white pine timbers from the old Delaware & Hudson  Rail Car  Maintenance 
Shop in Oneonta, NY -- part of the railroad  yard that was once home  to the 
world's largest roundhouse.  

Farmington, NY -- Pioneer Millworks recently salvaged 50,000 board  feet of  
antique heart pine and white pine timbers from the old  Delaware & Hudson  
Rail 
Car Maintenance Shop in Oneonta, NY --  part of the railroad yard that was  
once home to the world's largest  roundhouse. 

"When you stop and think about the history of this wood,  you begin to see  
why it's so prized: these timbers were cut in the  late 1800's from trees 
that  
probably started to grow in the 1600s.  Now, after 140 years supporting this  
historical railroad structure,  these Heart Pine and White Pine timbers will  
begin a new life as  eco-friendly flooring, paneling, and millwork for  
residential and  commercial structures," says Jered Slusser, wood expert at  
Pioneer  
Millworks (and Delaware & Hudson train geek).

Pioneer Millworks  is renowned for reclaiming antique wood from old  
industrial  buildings like the Delaware & Hudson shops. The timber used to  
build  these 
structures in the 1800s are no longer available (such as Heart  Pine  and 
Chestnut) because the forests are now gone. Tighter growth  rings, greater  
stability and deeper patinas are just a few  advantages of these old growth  
species. 
Pioneer Millworks  painstakingly recovered the antique timbers in an  effort 
to 
keep a  piece of history from being buried in a landfill or burned.  Once at  
the mill, the timbers will be scanned for nails and other metal   artifacts, 
then 
planed into planks for tongue and groove flooring (solid  or  engineered), 
ceilings or other hand crafted millwork.

The  Delaware & Hudson railroad was one of the oldest transportation   
companies in the country. It began in 1828 as a canal company operating  from 
 
Honesdale, PA to Kingston, NY. After constructing its first  railroad line in 
 1868, 
the D & H became known as "The Bridge  Line", linking central  Pennsylvania 
with 
Canada. As the railroad  grew, so did the need for centralized  maintenance 
facilities. Thus  in the 1870s, the company built the roundhouse and  shops 
in 
Oneonta.  The Delaware & Hudson Roundhouse was known to be the  largest in 
the  
world. Centralized maintenance facilities like the shops that   supported it 
kept 
D&H railroad cars running smoothly through the mid  1990's.  Today, the 
railroad is owned by Canadian Pacific and has  since closed down large  
facilities 
like this, opting instead for  new, consolidated shops in major  cities. 

If you're interested in  owning a piece of American history, wood with  
character, beauty, and  a story, visit _www.pioneermillworks.com_  
(http://www.pioneermillworks.com)  or call us  at 800-951-9663.  

As our name reflects, Pioneer Millworks was a pioneer in the salvaged  and  
reclaimed antique wood industry. We're proud that we give this  old wood new 
life 
as flooring, millwork, cabinetry, and more. And, we do  it all here in the 
USA,  in a way that's healthy for you, our  employees, and the environment. 
Our 
13-acre  upstate, NY facility  runs on 100% wind power, bio-diesel, and scrap 
wood. Our  products  offer ecologically conscious homeowners, designers, and 
builders an   alternative to non-sustainable flooring without compromising 
quality,  
character,  or selection. Pioneer Millworks is a FSC certified and  LEED 
point 
eligible. _www.pioneermillworks.com_  (http://www.pioneermillworks.com)  or 
call  1-800-951-Wood.  
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