Ore Dumping Facility

   The Delaware & Hudson began construction of an ore yard at North Creek in late 1941 to handle shipments of titanium ore from National Lead's mine.  The first shipments came here in July of 1942 and continued until the railroad line was completed in June of 1944.
  The yard had four tracks at 900 feet long with a capacity for 32 cars and a total of 1,600 tons of ore per day.
  This structure was where the trucks from the mine dumped their loads.  It is a rather bizzare looking structure with the overhead supports.  Perhaps these were used to hold up the roof.  It is now enclosed and may be used for storage.

1943

Patton Collection

1943

Patton Collection

1970

Both Photos by Tony Steele - Courtesy RPI

1998

Jon Patton Photo

Ore Buildings Drawing