Buzby/Busby Brothers Cement

Westville had a spur near the power plant that ran across Gateway Blvd and along River Drive to Buzby/Busby Brothers. The 1954 Reading freight guide calls it Buzby Brothers and listed it as receiving rail shipments of cement. The attached photo from the Railroad.net forum shows 6 covered hoppers being delivered by a steam switcher. I have been unable to locate any closer pictures of the facility. A lady on the Westville Facebook group page thought she may have some but a year and a half has passed and she has not responded to my latest inquiries so I doubt if help is coming from there.

Gateway Blvd was 2 lanes in each direction and the traffic being stopped for switching the spur was not an infrequent occurrence. Particularly during the construction of the nearby Interstate 295.

The notes from 1944 Westville town council meetings say that a gravel, sand & asphalt plant was proposed to built by Busby Bros. on River Drive at Gateway Blvd."

I currently have a grain elevator acting as a very poor stand-in and am building the Walthers Cement Plant but it is also a very poor stand-in. Seeking help on Railwire (http://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=26415.0) I was directed to a Faller Cement Mixing Plant kit that is probably a closer fit to the industry. Unfortunately it is not cheap and not in stock at most places but I will endeavor to secure one.

Several Railwire members also gave me good input on how they operated. The facility is long gone having been replaced by a pleasant park along the river. Hopefully it will rise again on my layout soon.