Recently, while tending to family matters at Polchinski Memorials in Hawthorne (our family plot is located in the adjacent Gate of Heaven Cemetery), the subject of railroading entered the discussion as my son was rushing to the window each time a train passed on the Harlem Line. When the salesman realized he was dealing with a family of railroad enthusiasts, he talked of the business having once been, many years ago, an active railroad customer and receiving inbound shipments by rail. As many of the pieces being received were large and quite heavy, equipment of a suitably robust nature was required for the unloading process. He told us he has seen photographs of the receiving operation but none were at hand.
The Polchinski facility is located next to the West Stevens Avenue grade crossing. After we were finished, I stepped out back and observed what appeared to be an old unloading dock suitable for freight car use and an area in which a siding may have been located. Would any of our participants from the area have an idea as to when this business was an active customer or suggestions as to where I might be able to research such information?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
The Polchinski facility is located next to the West Stevens Avenue grade crossing. After we were finished, I stepped out back and observed what appeared to be an old unloading dock suitable for freight car use and an area in which a siding may have been located. Would any of our participants from the area have an idea as to when this business was an active customer or suggestions as to where I might be able to research such information?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.