Hoosac Tunnel siding

I was looking at a photo from the 1930s of the electric tunnel motors towing trains in and out of the East Portal of the tunnel. I noticed a small siding just outside the portal that ended at the road crossing and ran next to that building at road's edge. What was this siding used for? Was the building a freight house or MOW shed? The photo shows a boxcar and flatcar there; the switch must have been just outside the tunnel mouth.

IM

Hi
I did email a friend of mind, about your question dealing with the siding , he is also train dispatcher and does work for the (T) . He has worked the west end during the B&M days . His answer was this , the siding was in place when he was working the spare board , and at that time , it was used for loading and unloading company equipment , and also for storing track equipment if work was being done at the tunnel .

Thanks. They must have ripped that out years ago. I remember when I first visited the tunnel as a kid in the early 80s, the track was gone.

IM

there was also a siding on the south/west side of the tracks west of River Road that was used to bringing in the Bear Swamp heavy equipment. It was in this area:
http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?20001 ... ODE=&POYE=