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Industry switching. Being from KS and in the nations wheat belt, a couple grain elevators and a large flour mill dominate my layout. I model in the 1970s, so 40 ft boxcars can also be used for grain shipments. I model the Wichita Terminal Assocation which was owned by the city rrs. The company would take turns using engs from its owners. I rotate engs of the SF,MP and RI. My flr mill is the old Wichita Flour mills that was built in 1914. I have two loadout and one unloading trk. I use 40 & 50 ft boxcars for sacked flr, airslide hops for bulk flr and grain hoppers for bulk feed. Right now business at the mill is 'slow' I am not spotting any boxcars as there are no export flour contracts right now. Run time is only 5 days a wk, so the mill is not being switched wknds. This though will change next wk as a large export order is going to get started, the mill will be back at 7 days a wk, they will need an endless supply of boxcars and I have to send a switch engine up there twice a day everyday! it going to get real busy on the WTA!
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