national gypsum

the 511 milk run

By Chris Mears on March 14, 2023 • ( 0 )

2692 and 8846 are on CN’s 511 and, here, pushing back out of National Gypsum’s site and onto their tracks as their journey toward Milford begins. I’ve been wanting to try this site for a while now and this morning… Read More ›

513 2022-03-22

By Chris Mears on March 22, 2022 • ( 5 )

513 backing out of Wright’s Cove this evening. With daytime (511) and now night (513) gypsum trains operating and basically just the two sets of cars the balance of moving these cars must be so precise and it’s always impressive… Read More ›

Wright’s Cove (N)

By Chris Mears on December 16, 2020 • ( 15 )

Back in January I wrote a post on the National Gypsum operations, here in Dartmouth, at Wright’s Cove where they transload gypsum from rail to ships. I can’t get this out of my head. Plus, I needed to do something… Read More ›

Wright’s Cove

By Chris Mears on January 20, 2020 • ( 13 )

This started with a post on the Atlantic Rails Facebook group. I wanted to learn more about National Gypsum’s gypsum unloading operation at Wright’s Cove. As a model railroader interested in design I have long believed this subject would be… Read More ›