11-08-2011, 07:47 AM
For the ultimate in simplicity used for unloading plastic resin, I once switched a customer whose building was 50' away from the track, had no storage silo and no on site piping. The only indication of where to spot the car was a crude, inlet pipe that came up out of the ground about18" high and 8' away from the spur which also served other customers. This plastics company which manufactured plastic drain tile and flower pots received about one car a month and used the car as storage until mty.
After we spotted a car a workman would come out and hook up a 20' hose (use wire insulation or solder to simulate) to the car (this was a bit of a challenge in the Minnesota winter when he had to dig out the inlet pipe and un-cap it from the snow) walk back in the building (a Pike Stuff smaller industrial building would do nicely) then turn on the vacumn pump and begin unloading.
A very simple and modelable industry.
Barry
After we spotted a car a workman would come out and hook up a 20' hose (use wire insulation or solder to simulate) to the car (this was a bit of a challenge in the Minnesota winter when he had to dig out the inlet pipe and un-cap it from the snow) walk back in the building (a Pike Stuff smaller industrial building would do nicely) then turn on the vacumn pump and begin unloading.
A very simple and modelable industry.
Barry