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Fletcher Quarry Switcher in the Woods

Very rare activity on the Fletcher Quarry spur, Westford MA. Last week it was noticed that the track had been cleared of "greenery". Then the quarry received three loaded gondolas from Pan Am, and by the afternoon at least two were empty and left for pickup.

Photographed by Jonelle DeFelice, December 8, 2020.
Added to the photo archive by Jonelle DeFelice, December 9, 2020.
Railroad: Fletcher's Quarry Railroad.

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Nice to see your pictures!!!! Keep em coming

Posted by Stephen Demboske on 2020-12-09 17:14:46


Great catch !!

Posted by Jay Gadon on 2020-12-09 18:18:52


Good to see this and the previous day's shot by another contributor. Also good to see your YouTube video. They put this spur in quite a while ago, but it has been little used apparently because it is cheaper to use a transload facility than having a local servicing the spur. Something must have changed to occasion the delivery of these gons. Wonder what the ancestry of this switcher is. It is interesting to note that Fletcher was indirectly responsible for the preservation of two B&M steam locomotives. One is now restored at Lowell NHP and the other is at the Dunkirk Historical Society in NY representing the Brooks Locomotive Works that was once there.

Posted by Ron DeFilippo on 2020-12-10 12:39:00


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