Rscott417 Wrote:Are those bulk trailers from shapeways?

Yes, this the one I ordered in 12/2015
https://www.shapeways.com/product/F9NHBR...li=ostatus
It was my intention to spray them glossy silver like polished steel but the surface is to rough for that purpose.

A RR related FB group had a reference to an interesting product from a $1 shop useful for large pipes. I got this similar product from German eBay.

IMG_5371 by faraway52, on Flickr

The pipe is surprisingly huge and dominating (must be a Texas straw ). That limited the use to one pipe only at the building front.

IMG_5370 by faraway52, on Flickr

Excellent idea! I can think of 101 projects using those straws.

Does DIY make them for smaller OD straws or even plastic tubes?

The quite small brick building with a rail served loading dock got connected to the main building. That addition makes the loading dock behind the boxcar part of the industry and more feasible.

IMG_5375 by faraway52, on Flickr
IMG_5376 by faraway52, on Flickr

lajry Wrote:Does DIY make them for smaller OD straws or even plastic tubes?

Andy, I have no idea. It is cheep stuff made in China. It would be no surprise if you have it in your local $1 store around the corner too.

Reinhard
Would be very tempted to put a dock in front of the "fill in" building for 1 more car to load/unload.

lajry Wrote:Reinhard
Would be very tempted to put a dock in front of the "fill in" building for 1 more car to load/unload.

The add-on is only 11.5' wide. That is barely wide enough to connect two industry buildings. The fire escape limits the width at the rear side.

I noticed that the new Tsunami2 PNP EMD has no capacitors like the Tsunami1 had it on board (Athearn version) or on long wires (Atlas version). It is a nice fit into the Geneis MP15AC. My MILW MP15AC fleet got the LED update a long time ago and received the Tsunami2 decoders this afternoon. Swapping of some rail and street cars and I am ready for a freelance MILW switching layout in Chicago 1980-85. That was the time frame when I did my first business trips to Chicago. Something like first love

This Flickr album from John Smatlak is extreme impressive and inspiring.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/76677346@N...238464382/

In the staging yard
IMG_5378 by faraway52, on Flickr
IMG_5377 by faraway52, on Flickr

The old warehouse in the background is a better choice for a MILW switcher and boxcar served industry back yard in Chicago in the early 1980s.

The Flickr album from John Smatlak shows how dramatic ordinary H0 US limousine models are missing. The 1950s and 60s and 2000+ are well covered. But there is a gap in between.

IMG_5382 by faraway52, on Flickr

Some cracking photos by John Smatlak very inspirational(do I really need another layout) I wonder how tight some of those curves in to those sidings are ?

Keep up the good work with another change :o , I like the 70-80's period lots of variation you must have a spare room the size of the layout room to keep all those changes of stock and eras in !!!!

Ray

Is that one of those crawler heavy cargo carriers for very heavy or bulky loads?

MountainMan Wrote:Is that one of those crawler heavy cargo carriers for very heavy or bulky loads?

It is made for transportation of heavy iron/stell plates arriving on the flatcars into the buildings for further processing. A photo from last December shoes the intended use.

IMG_5257 by faraway52, on Flickr

My assumption there is no heavy iron and steel industry in Chicago in 1980 is wrong.



One of the Chicago photos shows a foundry in the background and this sign in the foreground. It is all gone now but I can put the steel industry building and cars back on the layout.

IMG_5383 by faraway52, on Flickr

Rienhard, I like your choice of engines.

This is John's photo I got the sign of the Foundry from. My thanks to John for the kind notification.

https://flic.kr/p/pbz4GL