The old Pere Marquette facilities.
The L&PS trackage.
The CASO station and shops.
The Wabash yard and shops.
and the CPR interchange in the east end of town.
It was while I was showing him the footings of the Wabash roundhouse door posts that we came across this.
Now I have yet another small mystery to solve. Whatever are they doing exposing this old floor? I can't conceive of a single good reason for this.
Fortunately we know a fellow who works for CNR who may be able to shed light on this. Now if he'd only answer his phone.
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Looks like the section forces have simply exposed the concrete to give a solid base to store their track material on. Otherwise it may sink into the ground over time.
Steve Lucas.
Perhaps, but that's never been an issue until now. And they went to alot of trouble to expose an old inspection pit to the right. You can see the bits of timber that cover the pit.
Curious
Probably the canadian version of FEMA building a secret internment camp ;)
I wonder if it was the railway that did this work? Maybe a university archaeology program or some such is doing a dig, with permission from the railway? Just a thought...
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