As some “Fiends and Fanatics” may be well aware, Young Bruce Chandler, the CEO of a bottled water plant, and liquid hazardous waste facility, is constantly seeking new business at his Cedar Rock plant. His success with business here has determined that new unloading equipment was needed, and more storage tanks had to be obtained.
The IPP&W has rebuilt part of the trackage at Cedar Rock, and added the siding for unloading tank cars. Some of the major plumbing has been designed, and installed. More is coming. Two major tanks are being constructed, and the property is being extended towards Peter’s Pond.
For those greatly concerned with pollution and waste management, it is reported that fish stocks in the lake are increasing daily, in spite of Norton"s Fishery’s daily extraction of at least a ton. No-one has complained of the quality of the fish, and no human has passed away so far this year, due to consuming the fish products.
All this success in business is largely due to the great rail transportation provided by the joint services of “The Ironwood Peter’s Pond & Western railroad”, and its short line partner, “The Rat Portage & Mattawa Railroad”
I hope this thread can gradually bring everyone up-to-date, through pictures and reports of the progress of the building program, in the near future. All has to be complete before the Winter embargo, which can come anytime after the first few weeks of October, although some seem to think we may build and operate much later due to climate change.
Stay tuned, we do have photographers on staff !!
Fr.Fred