04-11-2017, 08:49 PM
I would like to put a cement plant at one end of the line and a supplier at the other. Research has suggested gypsum as a good candidate, as the cement plant would probably contain its own aggregate pit. Gypsum is also a little cheap for a Class 1 to bother with it, but a short line might haul it less than 10 miles in captive equipment.
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I'm not sure if a cement plant would bother to use a once a day local with possible car shortages due to loading and unloading time versus a contract shuttle truck company that could haul several loads per day.
The reason for a delay during the loading/unloading process is the type of car being used- 2 bay covered hoppers because gypsum needs to stay dry since its a powder and even a few cars a day would take a lot of time to unload and would require a lot of storage silos and should the silo warning buzzer sounds signaling the silos is full all unloading stops.
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I'm not sure if a cement plant would bother to use a once a day local with possible car shortages due to loading and unloading time versus a contract shuttle truck company that could haul several loads per day.
The reason for a delay during the loading/unloading process is the type of car being used- 2 bay covered hoppers because gypsum needs to stay dry since its a powder and even a few cars a day would take a lot of time to unload and would require a lot of storage silos and should the silo warning buzzer sounds signaling the silos is full all unloading stops.
Larry
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!