11-27-2019, 06:46 PM
(11-27-2019, 06:17 PM)taylortbb Wrote: Of course if they did two trains, and built a passing siding by St Jacobs, it probably could be done. But that's expensive for serving one customer.
Actually there are several customers:
Commonwealth Plywood at Northfield (although this may be a defunct siding; they used it to store incoming LRVs)
Fairway Lumber Home Building Centre in St. Jacobs (weirdly, though, not the massive distribution centre just a few blocks north)
Canada Colors and Chemicals
Chemtura (which Google Maps seems to be suggesting is now Lanxess)
But your main point is still valid - it’s 4 trains per week in each direction, pulling 1-15 cars, usually closer to the middle of that range. I’m actually moderately amazed that it still makes sense to maintain the line at that traffic level, although I have an idea that tanker cars have an inconveniently and surprisingly large capacity for transferring the load to highway transportation.