10-02-2012, 11:38 AM
jhock,
I worked for a railroad out in Eugene Oregon and off of the UP yard a company started to load bark-a-mulch into woodhip cars. They started with a small piece of track and loaded maybe one or two cars a week. They would mix the bark with dirt and other natural stuff in a large portable grinder. They would then load it into the woodchip cars and ship it to California to gardening supply stores. The business grew so much that they started loading 20 to30 cars a week and bought a fleet of their own woodchip cars. This building is Lane Forest Supply, you can look them up on google.
I have also seen them do just plain woodchips, dyed chips and other outdoor chip products loaded into these cars.
I hope this helps!
I worked for a railroad out in Eugene Oregon and off of the UP yard a company started to load bark-a-mulch into woodhip cars. They started with a small piece of track and loaded maybe one or two cars a week. They would mix the bark with dirt and other natural stuff in a large portable grinder. They would then load it into the woodchip cars and ship it to California to gardening supply stores. The business grew so much that they started loading 20 to30 cars a week and bought a fleet of their own woodchip cars. This building is Lane Forest Supply, you can look them up on google.
I have also seen them do just plain woodchips, dyed chips and other outdoor chip products loaded into these cars.
I hope this helps!