12-14-2010, 03:53 AM
Here's another interesting industry that is a bit different and a destination for those covered hoppers...
Morton Salt, 1357 N. Elston Ave, Chicago, IL. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=41.90...2&t=k&z=18
Here's an aerial view of the area
And a street view
I love the look of the large storage shed and the attached shed where the covered hoppers of salt are unloaded.
Have a look around on Google/Bing maps. Using both of those mapping sites, a person could do a pretty good scaled down model of this facility.
If you're into modeling industrial operations in a large urban setting then Chicago is a dandy! If you want to see some interesting photos and articles about railroad operations in this area of Chicago I suggest this web site: http://www.chicagoswitching.com/. There were and still are some really fascinating switching branches around Chicago. Perhaps some of you have heard of the Kingsbury Branch of the MILW/SOO/CP. Several folks have built switching layouts based on that particular operation.
Morton Salt, 1357 N. Elston Ave, Chicago, IL. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=41.90...2&t=k&z=18
Here's an aerial view of the area
Have a look around on Google/Bing maps. Using both of those mapping sites, a person could do a pretty good scaled down model of this facility.
If you're into modeling industrial operations in a large urban setting then Chicago is a dandy! If you want to see some interesting photos and articles about railroad operations in this area of Chicago I suggest this web site: http://www.chicagoswitching.com/. There were and still are some really fascinating switching branches around Chicago. Perhaps some of you have heard of the Kingsbury Branch of the MILW/SOO/CP. Several folks have built switching layouts based on that particular operation.
Ed
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