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Any sort of industry that converts raw materials into finished goods, or raw materials into bulk material would see several types of cars. For instance, a concrete production facility (like Valley Cement from Walthers) might see covered hoppers filled with sand, gravel hoppers, and a different type of covered hopper with the finished powdered concrete. Another example might be a tool manufacturer, which could see coil cars of metal, one type of boxcar for other parts (maybe pre-formed plastic handles for screwdrivers, for instance) or if the plant made the handles on site, perhaps covered hoppers full of plastic pellets, and boxcars to ship out the finished product. <br /> <br />The great thing about industries, anything that could be delivered by truck, in reality usually is, but on our layouts, we can make the industry as rail-dependent as we want. <br /> <br />Let your mind wander, and I'm sure you could think of many different types of cars that could show up at a local industry.
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