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 #1545965  by Pensyfan19
 
I was just on Google Maps following the SEPTA Norristown line under the large cables, and when I was near the Manayunk station, I noticed an odd abandoned rail spur just past the station.

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0232922 ... 8192?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/place/39°59 ... 4444?hl=en

Can anyone please identify what this was and what it was used for? I cannot make out what the lining of words says on the side of the structure.
 #1546077  by Pensyfan19
 
Thanks.

Does anyone have any old photos of this coal dock, and info of what company used this spur?
 #1546208  by AlexC
 
https://www.workshopoftheworld.com/manayunk/coal.html
"Few enclosed pockets constructed like the Hare and Cute remain standing along the Reading Railroad lines. This one has a concrete foundation, a pitched roof, and is sided with corrugated metal. The roof kept out the rain, a particularly useful feature during the winter months, preventing the coal from freezing. It could also be equipped with heaters for thawing carloads of coal that arrived frozen. Although abandoned and in questionable condition, the advertizing lettered just under the roof helps interpret the site. Hare and Cute were succeeded by James Cute and Sons. The Reading Anthracite Company logo on either end of Cute’s name indicates its relationship to the coal yard. "
 #1546243  by nmueller
 
This was the James Cute coal yard. Around 1975 Railroad Model Craftsman did a feature on how to model coal yards, and they had a photo of this facility, which appeared to still be active at that time.