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Rob,
That link doesn't work. Have you guys gone to groupsIO?
oldline1
Alton Junction
I'm glad that someone reposted this thread, because I wasn't around then! The NYC and D&H local trains would pick up milk at every stop from local farms.
Harrison
Homeschooler living In upstate NY a.k.a Northern NY.
Modeling the D&H in 1978.
Route of the famous "Montreal Limited"
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Does anyone know how the various kinds of milk-specific rolling stock were used? I have a few Intermountain (?) ice bunker reefers for large dairy firms, and I have seen pictures of those odd-shaped milk tank cars as well. Would the reefers have been used for the early morning "milk run" and the tanks for shipping the milk after larger scale collection?
Sadly, the Borden company announced they are seeking bankruptcy protection. Demand for milk in the USA is down.
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We had a creamery here in my town, I think it's main product was evaporated milk. The last cars I've seen there was in the early 70's, insulated box cars.
Originally, it also took in coal to run the boilers.
The original building is still in use, but all of the old warehouse, and track have been long gone.
They still deal with food products, everything is trucked in and out.
Mike.
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mbinsewieverything is trucked in and out.
Russell
Hello All,
NorthCoast RR...wondering about what type of industry my railroad might serve, and I remembered our local railroad served this cremery (SIC) in days gone by. I will be modeling a more modern era, the 90s-ish(current wisdom :) )
Have you checked out Jeff Wilson's book "Milk Trains and Traffic"?
The great thing about model railroading is the acceptance of freelancing- -or- -"What If?".
So...what if the dairy industry continued to rely on rail into the 1990s?
I suspect it would look something like any modern rail-served food processing facility.
Raw grain and other components would arrive at a feed mill.
After processing the components into feed at the mill air-slide Hoppers would then transport the feed to the cows at the dairy.
From there the milk would be transported by refrigerated tanker cars to processing facilities.
Some sort of diesel support facilities could also be modeled on this pike.
You can base your eras industry on the operations outlined in Wilson's book and just modernize the equipment to suit your vision.
Hope this helps.
"Uhh...I didn’t know it was 'impossible' I just made it work...sorry"
MisterBeasleySadly, the Borden company announced they are seeking bankruptcy protection. Demand for milk in the USA is down.
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Demand for dairy in the USA is down, but that is not why two major dairy producers have applied for bankruptcy protection to reorganize.
The biggest buyer of dairy products in the United States has just purchased their own dairy organization, and will no longer be buying product from other sources.
This has caused a major shake-up in the entire dairy industry.
I do not see anything major coming from this, the effected companies should be able reorganize and emerge from this OK.
-Kevin
Living the dream.