Re: (erielack) Coal trains to Portland cement

["Gary R. Kazin" <gkazin_@_yahoo.com>]

The cement market moved to trucks in the 1950's.  Two of the major rail
carriers of cement were the Lehigh & New England, which quit in 1961 when
this traffic almost totally disappeared (while they were still solvent),
and the Lehigh & Hudson which struggled on into Conrail.

- --- PennsyK4_@_warwick.net wrote:
> Now, for a silly question.   Has the cement industry left eastern
> Pennsylvania?  Are the companies that were served by the LNE and other
> railroads still around?  Are they using trucks now?
> 
> Is there a good place to observe a working cement plant with rail
> service in eastern PA or NJ?


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Gary R. Kazin
DL&W Milepost R35.7
Rockaway, New Jersey

http://www.geocities.com/gkazin/index.html

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