03-25-2012, 06:27 PM
Hello all,
This is my first post, I've been hanging around for awhile and have really enjoyed Big Blue.
Up til now I really haven't had much I felt was worth sharing. I have to say that I am very interested in industries which ship by rail, and have been photographing local sites since I got my first digital camera. The postings in "Industries Along the Rails" are great!
re recycling of rubber tires:
check out website for RB Rubber Products in McMinnville oregon.
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They grind the tires into a grit, then use for mfg of rubber playground mats, truck liners, etc.
They apparently also ship surplus as "tire derived fuel" (TDF) to power plants.
I scouted out their location in McMinnville in the 90's and unfortunately have no photos.
Operation was basically a shed where they ground up tires and (if I recall correctly) loaded into gons.
Doug C in Salem, Oregon.
Willamette City Belt Line (HO)
This is my first post, I've been hanging around for awhile and have really enjoyed Big Blue.
Up til now I really haven't had much I felt was worth sharing. I have to say that I am very interested in industries which ship by rail, and have been photographing local sites since I got my first digital camera. The postings in "Industries Along the Rails" are great!
re recycling of rubber tires:
check out website for RB Rubber Products in McMinnville oregon.
see <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.rbrubber.com/">http://www.rbrubber.com/</a><!-- m -->
They grind the tires into a grit, then use for mfg of rubber playground mats, truck liners, etc.
They apparently also ship surplus as "tire derived fuel" (TDF) to power plants.
I scouted out their location in McMinnville in the 90's and unfortunately have no photos.
Operation was basically a shed where they ground up tires and (if I recall correctly) loaded into gons.
Doug C in Salem, Oregon.
Willamette City Belt Line (HO)