{"id":871,"date":"2016-05-17T21:29:40","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T02:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lacentralrr.com\/Blog\/?p=871"},"modified":"2016-05-17T21:29:40","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T02:29:40","slug":"whitcomb-open-for-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lacentralrr.com\/Blog\/2016\/05\/17\/whitcomb-open-for-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitcomb Open for Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

The town of Whitcomb is now a revenue source for the railroad as the trackage there was essentially completed this week.\u00a0 The mainline through town has been laid for some time now, however the passing siding and industrial spur have languished.\u00a0 But no longer . . . track is in, switch motors are installed and everything is wired up.<\/p>\n

\"Track-in-Whitcomb\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Pictured above is the first train to enter Whitcomb.\u00a0 Well, it actually backed into town as the bridge at the west end of town hasn’t been installed yet.\u00a0 It’s waiting for the abutments and wing walls to be poured.<\/p>\n

There will be one additional industry in Whitcomb, a builder’s supply store.\u00a0 The mainline switch is already installed (it’s around the curve, behind the train), but track cannot be laid until the structure is complete as the track will enter the property on a concrete trestle (a former coal dump).<\/p>\n

I’ll be turning my attention to the aforementioned bridge, and also will be commencing trackwork in Oneida starting tomorrow.\u00a0 Oneida as you may recall, is where the mill complex for the Spencer Lumber Company is located.\u00a0 In addition to the Louisiana Central trackage in town, there will be a good bit of track laid for the Spencer mill pond and yard area.<\/p>\n

-Jack<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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