12-06-2010, 09:34 PM
While looking around on Google maps at various industrial spurs, I found this facility in La Vergne, TN. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s...5&t=h&z=17
Thought it could make a great industry for my ISL, because of all the grain type (gravity discharge) covered hoppers spotted at a "shoe box" building but couldn't figure out what they would be receiving in covered hoppers and shipping out by truck.
Google Maps identifies it as Arrow Industries [EDIT - As of 2010/12/14 Google now correctly identifies it as Trinidad Benham], but thanks to Google Street View, I found out that the company is actually Trinidad Berham Corporation http://www.trinidadbenham.com/ and that this facility packages, dry beans, rice and popcorn for various distributors. That explains all the covered hoppers (and trucks), and could make a perfect industry for my fleet of grain covered hoppers that would not be seasonal in nature. Per their web site, Trinidad Berham has several of these facilities around the country in addition to some processing plants.
I was going to have a feed mill on the layout as they tend to not be seasonal like small grain elevators, but this would be far better. A nice simple to scratch build modern "shoe box" type structure with a small covered unloading shed attached to it, and scaled down to handle 2 or 3 cars.
Maybe others may be interested in a "different" industry like this.
Oh yes, across the track from Trinidad Benham is Conard Logistics http://www.conardlogistics.com/ a rail to truck transfer facility and Hood Distribution http://www.hooddistribution.com/, a hardwood and plywood distributor. Two nice model railroad size industries. Bing's Bird's Eye View is available in this area, so you can study the design of all these structures quite well.
Thought it could make a great industry for my ISL, because of all the grain type (gravity discharge) covered hoppers spotted at a "shoe box" building but couldn't figure out what they would be receiving in covered hoppers and shipping out by truck.
Google Maps identifies it as Arrow Industries [EDIT - As of 2010/12/14 Google now correctly identifies it as Trinidad Benham], but thanks to Google Street View, I found out that the company is actually Trinidad Berham Corporation http://www.trinidadbenham.com/ and that this facility packages, dry beans, rice and popcorn for various distributors. That explains all the covered hoppers (and trucks), and could make a perfect industry for my fleet of grain covered hoppers that would not be seasonal in nature. Per their web site, Trinidad Berham has several of these facilities around the country in addition to some processing plants.
I was going to have a feed mill on the layout as they tend to not be seasonal like small grain elevators, but this would be far better. A nice simple to scratch build modern "shoe box" type structure with a small covered unloading shed attached to it, and scaled down to handle 2 or 3 cars.
Maybe others may be interested in a "different" industry like this.
Oh yes, across the track from Trinidad Benham is Conard Logistics http://www.conardlogistics.com/ a rail to truck transfer facility and Hood Distribution http://www.hooddistribution.com/, a hardwood and plywood distributor. Two nice model railroad size industries. Bing's Bird's Eye View is available in this area, so you can study the design of all these structures quite well.
Ed
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