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Thanks for the replies.
It seems like they’ve been there forever, always a line of hoppers out back.
Seems like that area is losing a lot of customers. How long have they been there?
Was that plant part of the hide company?
Thanks again.

Mike

Good day to all. I have passed Allied Extruders twice in the past 2 weeks. Both times there were no covered hoppers being off loaded in the back. I believe they’re still in business because there seems to be a few autos parked in front and the roll up door was slightly open to reveal lights and mach...

Steve,

I'd have to take a trip down there and see what if anything is left. If I had to guess though, I'd say a pole yard.

Mike

Steve, There is a Power Station in Far Rockaway. I believe it was off of Bay 24th Street. Single unit right on the waterway (Motts Basin) between Queens and Nassau County. Got its coal from barges. Again it was converted to burn oil and natural gas in the late 1960s.. It has been slated to be torn d...

I believe one of those 25tonners came from the LILCO Island Park Generating Station. Island Park was the only plant on Long Island to get coal by rail. there's a picture of leased Reading RS3's hauling coal hoppers down to the plant in "Diesels of the Sunrise Trail". All coal operations en...

I saw her go west with the freight to Pond Thursday 9/18 night, I believe. She was the 3rd trailing unit.