What industries to you model?

[Anonymous]

Planned for the North Shore Line Skokie Valley Route:
Western Electric - telephone cable
North Chicago Skokie Petroleum Co. & various other fuel dealers
Briergate Ready-Mix - cement
North Shore Foundry
Grand Ave. Lumber Supply
Benton Lumber Co.
Nash plant in Kenosha, WI

In looking at freight business on northshoreline.com, it seems most of the NSL's business was fuel oil dealerships (and coal), and lumber yards.

[n2mopac]

On line I model 3 grain elevators (one quite large)(covered hoppers), a lumber distribution center (flat cars, bulkheads, and centerbeam flats), a lumber and building supply yard(same plus box cars), two petroleum distributors (tankers), a pipe distributor (flats and gondolas), a Trinity Industries plant that builds covered hoppers (flats and boxcars in, hoppers out), a graphite mfg. plant (covered hoppers), a small town feed and seed (box cars, covered hoppers for fertilizer, LPG cars), and a tool and die (box cars and flats). I also have one team track and three interchanges with short lines that handle cars for off line industries. These are all based on prototypical industries on the subdivision that I model.
Ron

[Junctionfan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by D_ Davis

[^]I am doing Petrochemical-oil feilds, with assorted tankers, Sinclair-Texico-line B & O Tankers. I am also
going tyo have a beer hall[^] and pool hall[C):-)]and possible a trailer trash park[(-D]with a cat house[:O][:)][:P][;)]

Trailer Parks?! Do you plan on building a tornado too?[:D][:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by MAbruce

So unless this warehouse has a huge basement, one has to wonder where all the stuff is going??? [:0]

Hummm, maybe this something for agents Mulder & Scully to look into? [8D]

I used to deliver mail to a strange place on my route. In the middle of a large, open field was a small building with a big parking lot. I would press the intercom button and tell them I was there, they would hit the electric lock to let me in. There was a small lobby and an elevator down, opening into a small, empty room with heavy metal doors and then into a huge room filled with electronic equipment & offices. It was a station for ATT's Long lines, built underground, likely as part of Bell's program to insure communications following a nuclear attack.

It was a bit freaky at first, having the steel doors close behind me before the next would open.

Wayne

[Anonymous]

Hi ERICSP,
Tomato processing? Hmmmm. Do you work for FMC in Madera? You seem to have knowledge of tomato processing and products. If so, Please visit http://www.pinecanyonscalemodels.com I worked for FMC and semi retired about 2-1/2 years ago. You can use those FMC cars for many industries. Please contact me off-list,
Happy Railroading,
Keith

[ericsp]

QUOTE: Originally posted by pinecanyonrr

Hi ERICSP,
Tomato processing? Hmmmm. Do you work for FMC in Madera? You seem to have knowledge of tomato processing and products. If so, Please visit http://www.pinecanyonscalemodels.com I worked for FMC and semi retired about 2-1/2 years ago. You can use those FMC cars for many industries. Please contact me off-list,
Happy Railroading,
Keith

Actually, I have applied there. I right not I am trying to decide if I want to continue being an engineer or go towards railroading. If I continue with engineering (I am leaning in that direction) FMC FoodTech is a place where I would like to work. I am hoping that given the products that make there I can use thermodynamics and mechine design.

I plan on my tomato processing plant to look similar to TomaTek's out in Firebaugh.

[Anonymous]

I wrote manuals and advertising for FMC FoodTech for about 8 years. It is a very lousy place to work. The business and work conditions are great, but the management is the worst I have ever encountered. A great industry for modeling that I worked at was Western Gear. They made transmissions for navy ships, gearboxes for oil wells and such. You can have a flatcar with a real big gear going to the plant for refurbish.
FMC FoodTech...Ba, Keith

[ericsp]

QUOTE: Originally posted by pinecanyonrr

I wrote manuals and advertising for FMC FoodTech for about 8 years. It is a very lousy place to work. The business and work conditions are great, but the management is the worst I have ever encountered. A great industry for modeling that I worked at was Western Gear. They made transmissions for navy ships, gearboxes for oil wells and such. You can have a flatcar with a real big gear going to the plant for refurbish.
FMC FoodTech...Ba, Keith

I noticed that it looks like FMC has a spur going into the plant from the south side (coming off the the spur going into TPI). Did FMC receive material via rail or ship completed machines out via rail?

[Anonymous]

loging agiculture state park with stable 2 ride the trails grain elevator penetentry general store coal mine black smithing

[krump]

Primary list:

pickle plant, corrections facility etc, limber mill, log home builders, heavy machinery / construction, farmland / greenhouse, vineyard and winery, grain elevator, fishing resort, bookstore, and engine house

optional list:
mining, art gallery, boat sales (party barge pontoons), office supplies, banking centre, forestry, fruit or fish plant, concrete plant ...

cheers

[ericsp]

QUOTE: Originally posted by krump

Primary list:

pickle plant, corrections facility etc, limber mill, log home builders, heavy machinery / construction, farmland / greenhouse, vineyard and winery, grain elevator, fishing resort, bookstore, and engine house

optional list:
mining, art gallery, boat sales (party barge pontoons), office supplies, banking centre, forestry, fruit or fish plant, concrete plant ...

cheers

Corrections Facility: Hoboes in, empty boxcars out?

[darth9x9]

I plan on taking Bruce Carpenter's approach where in fact the BNSF may not have had a particular industry, he modeled it anyway because he wanted to stiched-out that type traffic.

I plan on having not only run-through trains but many industries so handle most any car in my time period.

[krump]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ericsp

QUOTE: Originally posted by krump

Primary list:

pickle plant, corrections facility etc, limber mill, log home builders, heavy machinery / construction, farmland / greenhouse, vineyard and winery, grain elevator, fishing resort, bookstore, and engine house

optional list:
mining, art gallery, boat sales (party barge pontoons), office supplies, banking centre, forestry, fruit or fish plant, concrete plant ...

cheers

Corrections Facility: Hoboes in, empty boxcars out?

I like that idea !!!