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Trackage 2 Gravel Pit - (Ballast?)

Tue, 2009-03-31 09:46 — Boxcar Willy

Hi, There RR's.

Can anybody give me some insite as 2 the trackage, & were it diverged, to a gravel pit (Ballast Pit?) Approx. 2 miles NW of the town of Ester, on the CPR line from Laverna 2 Hemaruka in East Central Alberta, Canada.

I have been told (by local old timers) that this gravel pit was used during the building of the CPR line between Laverna & Hemaruka around circa l920. I have surched local town history books around the region in East Central Alberta, Canada, but can't find any notation about its use. Thanx in Advance 4 all UR Help. Boxcar Willy.

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Gravel pit

Tue, 2009-03-31 16:16 — stogie

Boxcar,

Have you tried Sanborn maps?

http://sanborn. umi.com/

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Stogie

Re: Gravel Pit

Sun, 2009-07-12 10:20 — Boxcar Willy

Hi, Stogie: Thanx 4 the Reply:

The Sanborn Maps U Mentioned are only goood 4 the U.S.

Is there someplace else I mite be able 2 locate this gravel pit?? Boxcar Willy

Try Goggle World!! It's a

Sun, 2009-07-12 10:27 — Rio Grande Dan

Try Goggle World!!

It's a free down load and it's the whole world not just the U.S.

Rio Grande Dan

Re: Gravel Pit

Sun, 2009-07-12 10:33 — Boxcar Willy

Thanx, Rio Grande Dan.

Actually Not Goggle World...It's...Google Earth

Sun, 2009-07-12 15:25 — Rio Grande Dan

It's called Goggle Earth and you can zoom in to almost Ground level if it's the area has been detailed if not Detailed you can get pretty close. It helped me with Topagraphian imformation I needed for my RR

Rio Grande Dan

Try an employee timetable

Mon, 2009-07-13 16:18 — NJ Devil's fan

See if you can locate an employee timetable from that region and date. That may give you some insight. I'll ask some timetable collector friends of mine to see if they can help answer the question. I'll let you know either way what I find out.

Still a NJ Devil's Fan!!!!!