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This facility is just west of Dryer in Illinois. There is no quarry here. But cutting and polishing stone is an important part of granite and marble consumption.
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HalstEd Pazdzior posted
EJE 659 heads east on the Matteson Sub. L514 is the symbol. 4/21/22
[It is significant that this locomotive still has an EJ&E livery because CN bought the railroad several years ago. And it has a caboose right next to the locomotive. So it must have been switching some industry.]
Joseph Tuch Santucci: That granite facility there is where the Vietnam memorial wall was produced.
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The CN/EJ&E goes along the south side of the plant. The railroad that went along the north side was NYC's Michigan Central. That route was called the Joliet Cutoff.
It looks like they were served by the Michigan Central.
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I'm sure that they are glad that granite counter tops became a fad.
A radial arm saw on steroids. Note the yellow overhead crane that they use to move the slabs around the shop.
A router on steroids.
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