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Viewing Album:  Port Reading McMyler Dumper
 
By:John McCluskey
Dates:5/17/2008 - 5/17/2008
Album Info:This endangered relic still sits on the Arthur Kill
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Reading Railroad dumped coal from points west here
Title:  Reading Railroad dumped coal from points west here
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:41 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
Author:  John McCluskey
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Tracks leading up to the dumper
Title:  Tracks leading up to the dumper
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:47 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
Author:  John McCluskey
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A sunken ferry keeps the dumper company
Title:  A sunken ferry keeps the dumper company
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:47 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
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Dumper and the kick-back track
Title:  Dumper and the kick-back track
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:48 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
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Time and fire have taken their toll
Title:  Time and fire have taken their toll
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:49 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
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A narrow gauge barney pushed cars up the ramp
Title:  A narrow gauge barney pushed cars up the ramp
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:49 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
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wher the car would be spotted in the dumping carriage
Title:  wher the car would be spotted in the dumping carriage
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:50 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
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the hopper car would then be lifted and tilted into the chute
Title:  the hopper car would then be lifted and tilted into the chute
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:51 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
Author:  John McCluskey
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empty hopper would then be released to travel to the kick-back track
Title:  empty hopper would then be released to travel to the kick-back track
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:51 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
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and then roll by gravity back to the empties yard
Title:  and then roll by gravity back to the empties yard
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:52 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
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approach and return tracks
Title:  approach and return tracks
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:40 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
Author:  John McCluskey
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chute used to load coal into waiting barges & scows
Title:  chute used to load coal into waiting barges & scows
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:41 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
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upper control house and chute
Title:  upper control house and chute
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:42 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
Author:  John McCluskey
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Dumper on the Arthur Kill
Title:  Dumper on the Arthur Kill
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:43 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
Author:  John McCluskey
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remnants of the kick-back ramp
Title:  remnants of the kick-back ramp
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:44 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
Author:  John McCluskey
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counterweights and pulleys of the mechanism
Title:  counterweights and pulleys of the mechanism
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:44 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
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hoist machinery was located in the lower house
Title:  hoist machinery was located in the lower house
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:45 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
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ramp up to the hoist platform
Title:  ramp up to the hoist platform
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:46 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
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Return and approach tracks
Title:  Return and approach tracks
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Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 6:01:46 PM
Location:  Port Reading, NJ
Author:  John McCluskey
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