05-15-2011, 06:36 PM
Howard,
Looks like you are making some good progress!!
As for some suggestions on industries:
I work for a large shortline and we have a number of tank ar customers, the majority are fertilizer which is unloaded using gravity and hoses. This is mostly seasonal but I have seem them recieve cars in the off season to refill their storage tanks. This could easily be modeled with a tank in relief and some hoses along the ground.
We have a customer that has a one car spot that they share with another industry. The recieve loads of lube oil and use a truck to draw the oil out of the tank. The car will sit for usually a week as they take their time unloading the car. Other then a trach can and a spill pad there is not much to model.
Another option is recieve tallow which is used in animal feed. We have a few customers that takes this and mixes it with dry feed to create "super foods" for livestock. I have also seen dog and cat food plants recieve these types of materials in making their food. Again some hoses and some vertical tanks nearby.
We have another customer that recieve solvents made in using paint. One car will last them between 3 and 6 months as they are a small speciality company. There are some vertical storage tanks and some hoses for unloading the car. Where the car is spotted there is a concrete catch basin and there is a spill kit station near by.
If you need any details on any of these places please let me know, and I hope they have given you some help!!
Looks like you are making some good progress!!
As for some suggestions on industries:
I work for a large shortline and we have a number of tank ar customers, the majority are fertilizer which is unloaded using gravity and hoses. This is mostly seasonal but I have seem them recieve cars in the off season to refill their storage tanks. This could easily be modeled with a tank in relief and some hoses along the ground.
We have a customer that has a one car spot that they share with another industry. The recieve loads of lube oil and use a truck to draw the oil out of the tank. The car will sit for usually a week as they take their time unloading the car. Other then a trach can and a spill pad there is not much to model.
Another option is recieve tallow which is used in animal feed. We have a few customers that takes this and mixes it with dry feed to create "super foods" for livestock. I have also seen dog and cat food plants recieve these types of materials in making their food. Again some hoses and some vertical tanks nearby.
We have another customer that recieve solvents made in using paint. One car will last them between 3 and 6 months as they are a small speciality company. There are some vertical storage tanks and some hoses for unloading the car. Where the car is spotted there is a concrete catch basin and there is a spill kit station near by.
If you need any details on any of these places please let me know, and I hope they have given you some help!!