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10/17/15: The
joists have been installed on the second peninsula. A birds
eye view, from the orb end. |
10/17/15: And the view
from the right side. These views were taken while standing on
a stool to give a better view. |
10/17/15: Here is
the view from the other end. Oneida starts here and runs along
the left side of the peninsula. |
10/17/15: And
finally we move to the center aisle. The mainline will be at
the right and will be heading for Monterey. |
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11/25/15: The
Louisiana Central and the Spencer trackage come out of their 180
degree curves, then join here. |
11/25/15: Looking in
the opposite direction, the joint trackage will cross a Pratt truss
bridge at the narrowed point seen just beyond the alcove. |
1/2/16: Here's
an overall view of the 2nd peninsula from the alcove. The area
you're viewing is Oneida. The narrow roadbed is where the
bridge will be. |
1/2/16: Looking
back at the (future) bridge which will span the Little River.
There will be a sand and gravel pit operation over to the left. |
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1/2/16: Moving a
bit to the left, there will be a small crude oil well and shipping
point at the left of the photo. |
1/2/16: Panning
more to the left, the area that will contain the Spencer Lumber Co.
mill complex is seen down at the end. |
1/2/16: A closer
view of the Spencer mill complex. The log pond is in the center,
loading at the left and log dump at the right. |
1/2/16: This is
an overall view of the peninsula looking back toward the
alcove. The mainline will continue around the orb. |
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2/2/16: In the alcove
you can see the LCRR and the Spencer mainlines curving from Whitcomb
(at right just out of the picture) to Oneida at the left. |
2/2/16: Entering
Oneida, the 1st switch directs to private trackage of the
Spencer Logging Co. The next switch is the start of the
passing siding. |
2/2/16: The Spencer
mill complex. The log pond and mill are at center. The
finished product loading is at left, and the log dump at the right.
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2/2/16: The west
end of town, looking east. The first switch is to the passing
siding. The next switch is the spur to the loading area of the
mill. |
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6/4/16: The overall
view from the east end of town. The bridge across the Little
River will be at the lower right. |
6/4/16: Here we see the
view from the west end of town. The mainline presently
(temporarily) ends here at the switch. |
6/4/16: A close up view
of the sand and gravel pit spur. The Little River will be
flowing through town just behind that "cliff" at the far end. |
6/4/16: And the
Wildcat Petroleum Company spur. There will be an oil well, a
storage tank, a pump and a small building here. |
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6/4/16: And here's the
Spencer mill complex. The log pond and mill will be in the
center, with product loading left and the log dump and yard track
(centerlines) at right. |
6/4/16: And we wrap up
here with a photo of the first train to enter Oneida. This
completes the Louisiana Central trackage in this town.
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