Eastern Railroad Discussion > The Brewery Switch

Here's New York, Susquehanna & Western's UT-1, with CSX leaser No. 6247 providing the power, switching FX Matt Brewery (brewers of Utica Club and Saranac Ale) off Schuyler Street, Utica NY, the morning of May 21st.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/24/20 15:58 by ut-1.

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That is really one interesting operation, thanks for sharing.

Is the rail in the street ordinary T rail?

Victor A. Baird
http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

rev66vette Wrote:
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> That is really one interesting operation, thanks
> for sharing.
I agree 100%, I love watching the street operations.  We used to have a number of street operations in Baltimore in the bygone years but between the politicians and the extreme taxes for businesses, most of the manufacturing plants have moved away while others went out of business and thus we have no street operations any more.
John in White Marsh, Maryland

Very interesting operation! That whole scene is begging to be modeled. Love the locomotive on the curve through the building. Thanks for posting!

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Jared Hamilton
Scott Depot, WV

Thank you for sharing this, always great to see unusual operations.

Those in-the-street switches look like they're made to throw out somebody's back.  Tough to get torque on those short levers.

Interesting indeed....

I always enjoy your street running videos, thank you very much for posting them.

I’ve had Saranac beer, but never Utica Club. Is it any good?

Thanks!
Dan

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wabash2800 Wrote:
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> Is the rail in the street ordinary T rail?
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> Victor A. Baird
> http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

An acquaintance of mine supervised the installation of the rail back in 1988, he writes: “That rail is CWR, called girder rail due to its cross section with the flange way rolled into it. I believe it’s 131 lb rail. Made by Bethlehem Steel at Steelton Pa mill. Our order was months coming because the mill was going to roll ours when they did order for San Francisco [streetcar system].

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Neat!

Thanks for the info UT-1. I was talking the other day with an old timer who is very knowledgable about interurbans and street cars line here in Indiana. He said that suprisingly, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, T rail was more common in street trackage but they had their own peculiar modification when imbedding it in the street.

Victor A. Baird
http://www.erstwhilepublications.com



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/01/20 19:35 by wabash2800.