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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by SpaceMouse</i> <br /><br /> <br /> I have managed to convert the layout to 1890's old West. <br /> <br />I have 3 pairs of industries. <br />Silver-mine Refinery <br />Casket Plant--Casket outlet <br />Brewery--two Sallons <br /> <br />But the refinery and casket company use oil. I also need lumber and other materials: hops, glass etc. and without staging, how do I deal with these things. <br /> <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />This was my favorite part of planing my layout. What ships out and what supplies come in? <br /> <br />Silver mine Ore out. Timber for shoring up the mine, some light track for the ore cars coming out of the mine, small shipments of tools and various hardware. Hoppers, flat cars and an occasional box cars <br /> <br />Refinery Silver and tailings(sp?) out. Ore in. Fuel in Coal? Oil? I don't know about silver refining but some refineries use other chemicals in the processing. Small shipments of crating material and other supplies. Hoppers, tank cars, and box cars. <br /> <br />Casket manufacture. Crated caskets out. Lumber in. Hardware or plain metal stock in to make the hardware. Upholstery material, cloth and horse hair for the interiors. Varnish, linseed oil finishing the wood. Box cars and flats. <br /> <br />Brewery Cases of bottles and kegs out. Barley in. Fuel in to boil the wort. Hops and passably a few local favorites for flavoring. Of course empty bottles and kegs in. Box cars, tanks or hoppers for fuel. <br /> <br />Of course they won't necessarily ship or receive every type of shipment every day. With a little randomization you should be able to keep relatively busy with those industries. I know that in the 1890's grain was shipped in box cars but I am not sure what type of tank cars would have been used. <br />
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