Rigaud Granite Wagonnet - Rigaud, Québec
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elyob
N 45° 28.188 W 074° 18.742
18T E 553751 N 5035371
Take trail from Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.
Waymark Code: WMWE9R
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 08/22/2017
Views: 12
By the 1930s, Rigaud Granite had built an elevated railway near the Champs des Guérets so that cars like this one could carry stones to the crusher. From that crusher, a conveyor transported the crushed stone from near the Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes to the northwest edge of the village of Bingham. The remnants of the pillars of that stone crusher can still be seen nearby. The history of the site and of the rail car is described in greater detail on the information board on site, in the French language.
Type of train car: mining car
Location: near Sanctuaire
Price (In local currency): 0
Interaction allowed: yes
Visiting hours: From: 12:00 AM To: 12:00 AM
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