PR3 South Past the Crown Mill
Less than a half mile from the prior shot but now in another state Providence and Worcester local PR3 is near MP 0.65 on the East Providence Running Track having just left their home base of Valley Falls (RI) yard. At left is the big brick former Crown Manufacturing Company Mill dating from 1911 designed by the Providence based but nationally known firm of C. R. Makepeace & Company mill architects. The building was involved in textile manufacturing right up until about year 2000 and is now home to Comtran Cable...but alas they are not a rail shipper and the old sidings rust away derelict in the weeds.
After cutting through this tiny corner of Massachusetts, in about 3/10 of a mile they'll be back in Pawtucket, RI where they will deliver one load and pull one empty at Teknor Apex alongside the Industrial Highway.
Bracketing the one car is GP38-3 2011 (built as a straight GP40 for the PC in 1969) on the south end and GP38-2 2006 (built new for the PW in Feb. 1980) on the north.
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Wednesday May 6, 2020
PR3 South Past the Crown Mill
Less than a half mile from the prior shot but now in another state Providence and Worcester local PR3 is near MP 0.65 on the East Providence Running Track having just left their home base of Valley Falls (RI) yard. At left is the big brick former Crown Manufacturing Company Mill dating from 1911 designed by the Providence based but nationally known firm of C. R. Makepeace & Company mill architects. The building was involved in textile manufacturing right up until about year 2000 and is now home to Comtran Cable...but alas they are not a rail shipper and the old sidings rust away derelict in the weeds.
After cutting through this tiny corner of Massachusetts, in about 3/10 of a mile they'll be back in Pawtucket, RI where they will deliver one load and pull one empty at Teknor Apex alongside the Industrial Highway.
Bracketing the one car is GP38-3 2011 (built as a straight GP40 for the PC in 1969) on the south end and GP38-2 2006 (built new for the PW in Feb. 1980) on the north.
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Wednesday May 6, 2020