1990's Ballast Dumping - GMRC

August 1992 Kevin Smith photo

By Kevin Smith

The prototype photo is how GMRC received track ballast. Frank Whitcomb Corp. (FWW) would truck the ballast over from their N. Walpole, NH facility.

Using the old coal dock, they'd dump directly into our ballast cars.

We'd spot one bay, they'd fill it, then we'd shove down to the next bay.

This was done on what's known as the Pocket Track, adjacent to the Patch Track, just across the canal bridge at Bellows Falls.

Pic was taken from the engine on the Main.

My HO model is obviously inspired by the real truck.

It's an Atlas Ford LN, cut down to 6 wheels with a modified Mini Metals dump body & extra details

Kevin's Truck model