"No soup for you!" - Yev Kassem (from Seinfeld)
I tried to sell my two cents worth, but no one would give me a plug nickel for it.
I don't have a leg to stand on.
QUOTE: Originally posted by DSchmitt The 2002 aerial photo linked below shows the connection of the former container facility at Empire California to he BNSF main line. http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=4&S=10&Z=10&X=3425&Y=20833&W=1&qs=%7cempire%7cca%7c It was a very busy place in this 1998 photo: http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=12&Z=10&X=856&Y=5208&W=1&qs=%7cempire%7cca%7c The facility was owned and operated by the Modesto and Empire Traction Co, although the only rail connection is to the BNSF and BNSF crews switched it. When I visited the area a month ago it looked like it was being used to unload and possibly store some commidity (I couldn't tell what) carried in open hoppers. There were also quite a few tank cars at the north end of one of the track .
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