Re: New Fruit Industry Modelers Group
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Ken,
There used to be a really odiferous onion packing plant in Vacaville that our family could smell as we drove to San Francisco on US?40. It was served by the SN. I don't remember what the plant was called (my copy of WP Circular 167-E suggests Basic Vegetable Products Co., which was a drier plant). To our family it was "Bud's Onion Factory" because my father's ne'er-do-well brother Vernon (aka "Bud") had worked there one harvest season. I think the building was torn down in the 1970s.
Yours Aye,
Garth Groff ??
On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 4:33 PM Ken Harstine < kharstin@...> wrote:
Great,
I took photos of Winters as the
district was being razed.? I regret that I did not document the SN
sheds that were still extent on the Fairfield branch of the SN
back in the 70s when I had the chance.? I think one of the sheds
that is adjacent to I80 has been repurposed but I think the rest
were removed.
No to mention of course the remains of
the SN sheds in Vacaville where I was that were also still
existent at that time.
Best,
Ken
On 8/28/2020 4:22 PM, Garth Groff and
Sally Sanford wrote:
Ken,
I've been with the Real Steam Era Freight Car group on io
since the Yahoo shutdown. There are some quirks and
disadvantages, but in general I like the io format. I am also
in the SN and WP groups here, but there has rarely been an SN
post, and I can't remember EVER seeing a WP post. (Sigh!).
Both of those went over to FB.
I have some photos of the Yuba City packing sheds taken
just after abandonment which I would be happy to share on this
group once it gets going. There are a few shots in the
Whittaker and Jenkins SN negatives that I can make available
as well. Will the group extend to nut packers? There were
several of these on the SN, as well as at least two tomato
canneries.
Yours Aye,
Garth Groff ??
On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 11:40
AM Ken Harstine < kharstin@...>
wrote:
Thanks Garth,
The only advantage to Facebook was the ability to post
images.? And with
that is not really a problem.? I know there has been some
controversy but I think the option of only getting links
to images should be adequate for those on limited
bandwidth lines.
Also of course you can look at past stuff on and that does not
work well on Facebook.? Lots of reasons why I too prefer
this to Facebook.
Best,
Ken Harstine
On 8/27/2020 6:21 PM, Garth Groff and Sally Sanford
wrote:
Ken,
I just logged in. Thanks for not going to Facebook
with this group. I understand that's where all the SN
and WP guys went when the Yahoo groups were trashed.
For personal and practical reasons, my sweetheart and
I agreed not ever be on FB.
Yours Aye,
Garth Groff ??
On Thu, Aug 27, 2020
at 2:02 PM Ken Harstine < kharstin@...>
wrote:
Hi,
I have created a group to facilitate the sharing of
information related to the railroad served fruit and
vegetable industry in North America.? My particular
interests are California and specifically SN and SP
related industry.
Please join if you are interested:
/g/RailroadFruitIndustryModelers
Ken Harstine
Holyoke, MA
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