I am interested in finding out about operations/traffic at the Charmin paper plant at Mehoopany PA during the mid-70s just prior to Conrail. There does not seem to be much specific info in the various LV books, and an Internet search also didn't turn up much. From the limited information that I've been able to locate, I'm aware of Charmin's apparently voracious daily appetite for clean 40 ft and 50 ft boxcars for outbound product loading. I would also like to know more about other inbound and outbound traffic/commodities, types of cars used, etc. For example, I suspect that there would have also been inbound tankcars of chlorine (??), but I would guess that the plant might also have received other materials by rail from the LV. (As some can probably guess, I'm considering the Charmin plant as the centerpiece of a moderate-sized operations-based LV model railroad (along with several other locations), and thus could use more information on traffic in and out of the plant.)
Does anyone have any information on this subject that they could share, or possibly a contact that they could direct me to who might know about this subject?
While I'm a "new member" to this list, I've thoroughly enjoyed following the conversations on the LV here for some time. I've lived here in the midwest for more than 25 years now, but I grew up along the LV in central NY during the 60s and 70s, and "The Valley" has always remained my favorite railroad. A big thanks to all you folks who obviously have fond memories of the LV, and don't mind sharing them with the rest of us us!
Doug Elder
Olathe KS
Does anyone have any information on this subject that they could share, or possibly a contact that they could direct me to who might know about this subject?
While I'm a "new member" to this list, I've thoroughly enjoyed following the conversations on the LV here for some time. I've lived here in the midwest for more than 25 years now, but I grew up along the LV in central NY during the 60s and 70s, and "The Valley" has always remained my favorite railroad. A big thanks to all you folks who obviously have fond memories of the LV, and don't mind sharing them with the rest of us us!
Doug Elder
Olathe KS