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Nostalgia & History > ROCKin a new van...aka a THE ROCK autoc (van) carrierDate: 10/17/20 11:03 ROCKin a new van...aka a THE ROCK autoc (van) carrier Author: hawkfather Date: 10/17/20 16:34 Re: ROCKin a new van...aka a THE ROCK autoc (van) carrier Author: Ritzville NICE, been along time since seeing a Rock autorack.
Larry Date: 10/17/20 19:09 Re: ROCKin a new van...aka a THE ROCK autoc (van) carrier Author: SPDRGWfan Very nice!
Posted from Android Date: 10/17/20 19:17 Re: ROCKin a new van...aka a THE ROCK autoc (van) carrier Author: Fortyfooter Perfect, can't say I have seen many pictures of these thanks for sharing!
Date: 10/17/20 20:08 Re: ROCKin a new van...aka a THE ROCK autoc (van) carrier Author: WrongMain I agree, nice shot of a fairly rare car! Where were Ford vans made?
Date: 10/18/20 08:34 Re: ROCKin a new van...aka a THE ROCK autoc (van) carrier Author: NYSWSD70M WrongMain Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I agree, nice shot of a fairly rare car! Where > were Ford vans made? Back then - Lorain, OH on the N&W. Date: 10/19/20 22:14 Re: ROCKin a new van...aka a THE ROCK autoc (van) carrier Author: arelpy The Ford Lorain Asembly Plant was served directly by CR (NYC); the station name was Fairlane.
N&W (NKP) ran right along the Lake Erie shoreline, on the north side of the plant. But a busy 4-lane highway - US 6 - stood between N&W and the Ford plant. Some time in the 1970's, N&W built a small ramp for Ford (squeezed between their line and the US 6 fence), and a private road bridge was built over US 6 to connect the Ford plant to the N&W ramp. The station name for the new ramp was Oakpoint, OH. From that point forward, N&W was able to originate ML traffic from Lorain Assembly. After '99, NS no longer needed the Oakpoint ramp. The buckloaders were removed long ago, but I understand that part of the lot is now being used for vehicle storage - perhaps by a local auto auction. |