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Lime, sand, portland cement. Most likely the plant would be cited near deposits of clay and sand. If it was a high quality clay deposit you would expect a tilery or pottery cited there also. Don't forget coke, coal or oil to fire the kilns. If the operation were really large scale you might expect it cited on a lake or navigable river where barges would be offloading bulk commodities. The economies are such that margins in basic materials aren't such that all the elements could realistically be shipped in by rail. Barging is about 20% of the ton mile of railing. Cars would be: gons, flats, tanks, covered hoppers, boxes...anything moving bulk consignments and boxed/bagged commodities. Hope this helps and Good Luck Randy
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