tb_boxcarkingsbury_1987_1
Also in 1987 a lone boxcar is left in the middle of the street just south of the Plibrico plant on Kingsbury. Perhaps the Soo Line crew left it there while attending to switching duties on Goose Island or farther down the C&E Line at Wallace Business Forms. In 1987 there was still a variety of customers that would receive or ship out via boxcars.
tb_boxcarkingsbury_1987_1
Also in 1987 a lone boxcar is left in the middle of the street just
south of the Plibrico plant on Kingsbury. Perhaps the Soo Line crew
left it there while attending to switching duties on Goose Island
or farther down the C&E Line at Wallace Business Forms. In 1987
there was still a variety of customers that would receive or ship
out via boxcars.
tb_plibrico_121987_1
Plibrico Refractories was unique in that it had two different spurs. On the south side was a curved spur for the occasional covered hopper. This overcast day in December of 1987 finds a hopper on that track in this view. In front of the building and facing Kingsbury was another spur that was used for boxcars. Today this building is used as part of the General Iron complex though it no longer sees rail service.
tb_plibrico_121987_1
Plibrico Refractories was unique in that it had two different spurs. On
the south side was a curved spur for the occasional covered hopper. This
overcast day in December of 1987 finds a hopper on that track in this view.
In front of the building and facing Kingsbury was another spur that was used
for boxcars. Today this building is used as part of the General Iron
complex though it no longer sees rail service.