Boxcars at Baker Commodities, N Billerica

On Windows Live and Google Maps, there appear to be boxcars spotted on this spur. What are they for?

Based on other businesses which have boxcars / hoppers left behind I would say they are used as a storage device...

Baker Commodities (I guess "commodities", or the older term "rendering" sounds better than "animal parts")
is what business they are in. They have at least one facility here in Maine, between Augusta & Winslow, on Rt. 201.
This facility is not served by rail, although about a mile from the "Lower Road".

I know that after "pick up" at locals markets, the "parts" are trucked in their semis to an out of state facility; probably
N. Billerica. If the cars are on the spur just for storage, that should be e-z to check out.

Bud

Baker Commodities I believe picks up the junk or used Grease used in cooking at restaurants. The trucks all say N. Billerica, MA however the plates on the truck are from Vermont which is confusing.

GP40MC 1116 wrote:Baker Commodities I believe picks up the junk or used Grease used in cooking at restaurants. The trucks all say N. Billerica, MA however the plates on the truck are from Vermont which is confusing.

Some trucking firms will register their vehicles in Vermont due to some fuel sticker and other regulations. I know of a few large towing firms based in MA, that have all their trucks registered in Vermont. A few weeks ago a friend of mine got his box truck (MA registration) impounded in Vermont as he didn't have a Vermont Fuel Sticker and other violations. He paid a hefty fine. When he mentioned this to the MA RMV, their response was "well, you should know the regulations in other states, we only tell you about Massachusetts..."

JoeF