Kruger Mill

Aerial of Mill and area covered by photos in this post. 

Moving east to west (right to left in aerial).  If you look carefully in this next shot, you can see all the way to the end of the complex where the overhead crosses the road.

Presume these round things are some kind of solution tank for chemicals used in breaking down cellulose?

Below, the west end of the complex.

SRY Rail Link and Area

A fascinating local railway with a long, proud history and still doing a ton of railroading.  This model is ALL about operations!    SRY Rail Link.  4 and 6 axle units on display today, from their diverse  Locomotive Fleet.

Now, just SE of here between here and the river, on the other side of SRY's shops, some river and rail side industries on “Spur Road” ... 

Auto parts anyone?  I must have counted a dozen wreckers within a few blocks of this intersection as I searched for the entrance to SRY (which was all fenced off.  Someday, post-covid, I'll have to call and see if I can arrange a tour).  They must crush them up here and ship the metal out by rail and barge.  That in itself would be a neat industry -especially for someone loving old cars.  I noticed a lot of the yards had nice restorations out front, suggesting that crushing them is perhaps their last resort after all the reusable stuff is stripped off and sold.

Trains, or tugs, you choose.  There are always booms of logs and barges of everything moving up and down the Fraser River.

 

A street like this is just begging to me modelled.  I wish I wasn't so hung up on the CPR in the high Rockies!

 

Anyone need a bumper?  How about this for a trackside detail.

Wouldn’t be a “Mike shoot” without track details!

Is that livery the same as

Is that livery the same as Montana Rail Link? I think I read where they were associated. At any rate, that's the inspiration I have in mind if I ever decide to paint up an RS-1 for my private road, "The Black N' Blue"

@Michael

I’m not sure, here is a link to their website:  SRY Rail Link. It looks like the old BN paint scheme, except with blue instead of green.

Both are part of something

Both are part of something called "The Washington Companies"

Quite the history for sure ...

And note the very cool car ferry on this page, built and operated by Seaspan:  SRY History

SRY and one of their car ferry terminals would make such a neat prototype to model.  This would also make a very cool high school economics / shop / photography class project.

I had never even heard of this little line until I happened to glance sideways one day on a drive along jbusy Marine Way.  I notice zero emissions labelling on a couple of their slugs making my wonder if they are pure electric, in line with the company's heritage (BC Electric Railway) which dates back a long time.

Mike H. you made me laugh

...when you said they must scrap as a last resort.

In the early 70's, there was a scrap yard on our route that gave us a good bit of business. We noticed at some point, over in the corner of their yard, a 1956 Plymouth convertible in medium green that was in perfect condition, including the soft top. It apparently was garage-kept. The original owner maybe passed and the estate sold it for scrap!

The scrap merchant knew he had something good, so left this gem in a fenced corner of his yard and stacked flattened junk cars around it so no one could get to it. After a few weeks, the stack of junkers fell over and crushed his prize. It disappeared right after that. I bet he'd have done that different if he could.

Self gaurding frog with gaurd rails?

Nice photos, looks like an interesting area and railroad Mike.

In you detail photos, that’s the first time I’ve seen a self gaurding frog with gaurd rails too.  I wonder what the story behind that is.

Dec 9, 2021. Wonder of Wonders … Englewood Logging / Canfor SW1200s

Drove by SRY shops tonight.  These are parked there.  
 

Ex Western Forest Products/Englewood / Canfor SW1200s.  
 

Curious if SRY is putting them to work, or what the story is.

More Englewood Logging Pics

I buzzed to get permission.  No answer, no joy.  Would have loved to get closer.

Last time I saw these guys up close, they were sporting Yellow paint and a Canfor logo and were pulling logs at Vernon Lake and Woss Camp on Vancouver Island around 1985.  Some day I will locate those negatives and get the images posted up here. 

Took 50 or so photos from a safe distance.  Variety of angles.  Hard to squeeze them all in with a 55-250 but that's what I chose to drag along.  Sadly, I didn't have my 11-22 in my pocket.

Gauges are easily readable in the RAW files.  These are all condensed Jpeg's.  Of course, I managed to biff the shot and cut off the decal 🙁

If anyone is modeling these, (especially Rapido), I can make the RAW's available.

For the most part full auto with a Canon M5.  I didn't want to overstay my visit and get too carried away with a tripod and manual.

Nice

I love those oddballs.