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The Locomotive in the Pit

The Locomotive in the Pit

This locomotive was used in the quarry pits of Beachville White Lime and North American Cyanamid for about 30 years between 1927 and 1957. It brought limestone from […]
Quarry Workers at the Train Wreck

Quarry Workers at the Train Wreck

In this article, Bill Eluchok shares the stories of Arthur Budd. He describes Budd’s role at the quarry, his experience of trying to get to work as waters […]
Early Lime Sites to the East

Early Lime Sites to the East

When looking at this diagram, note the river zigzagging at a diagonal and the location of the railroad (marked by a black and white band) running above the […]
Tramway Cars

Tramway Cars

After being blasted from the quarry wall, stone is loaded into cars. The cars are brought to the crusher incline by the locomotive. They are pulled to the […]
The Derrick on its Tracks

The Derrick on its Tracks

This image shows the derrick in action in 1910. The boom arm lifts full buckets of stone into a waiting freight car at the north edge of the […]
Tracks in the Pit

Tracks in the Pit

A faded black and white photograph of a work crew outside looking down on a group of horses attached to wooden carts along a track.