tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post6278565057929115340..comments2024-03-28T17:45:28.488-04:00Comments on THE BEACHBURG SUB: Takin' it to the basementMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-73253582921153862002020-05-07T07:38:54.735-04:002020-05-07T07:38:54.735-04:00Ian -- To answer your question, no Chinook didn...Ian -- To answer your question, no Chinook didn't have their own tank cars, but they did lease tank cars from leasing companies and some of these cars at some point had the company's name printed on the cars. However, the consensus is that none of the cars had the swaying tree logo, which you and I remember so well. One friend told me there was a picture in the book "Canadian Railways Color Guide To Freight & Passenger Equipment Volume 1: Ontario & East, Regionals & Short Lines" by John Riddell. The picture in this book had a shot of a Chinook-stencilled tank car, but with no logo. The folks who used to watch the old CSX line say the cars at that plant were usually grey and leased from one of three leasing companies. I hope this information helps. No one has yet to find an actual personal photo of these cars yet. I will let you know if I come across one of them in my travels on the Interwebs. Keep up the good work at the Moore Museum. I was there recently and it's great! One of my favourite community museums.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-91179065341827045412020-05-07T07:35:06.195-04:002020-05-07T07:35:06.195-04:00Steve -- Yes that will become a focus in the next ...Steve -- Yes that will become a focus in the next little while, since I really don't have many great options for actual railfanning outside at the moment. Stay tuned, as they say!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-4886172841571036442020-05-06T13:39:10.886-04:002020-05-06T13:39:10.886-04:00Hi Michael, I'd love to see more of your model...Hi Michael, I'd love to see more of your model railway! It's always interesting to me to see what thought process others go through to plan their basement empires.Steve Boykohttps://www.traingeek.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-18291820101595621372020-05-06T11:45:03.417-04:002020-05-06T11:45:03.417-04:00Hi Ian! There is a Facebook group dedicated to the...Hi Ian! There is a Facebook group dedicated to the history of the C&O/Chessie System/CSX railway line. My guess is no, Chinook did not have its own tank cars. I didn't see any when I lived in Corunna and watched the trains or when I went to school in Port Lambton in the 1980s. I will ask those in the group if they know. Stay tuned!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-83680466636802713412020-05-06T00:32:28.163-04:002020-05-06T00:32:28.163-04:00Greetings Michael from back home! -- St. Clair Tow...Greetings Michael from back home! -- St. Clair Township, which you would have known as Moore Township. One of the volunteers in the Train Room of Moore Museum, Mooretown wonders if Chinook Chemicals of Sombra Township had their own tank cars. We haven't found anyone locally who can remember whether or not they did. We need to tap your expertise. Do you recall if they did? If yes, a photo would be great if you have one available. Thank you. Ian Mason, Secretary, Heritage St. Clair, municipal heritage committee of St. Clair TownshipHeritage St. Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498915586662792396noreply@blogger.com