02-19-2014, 11:57 AM
There's another issue with the use of the Walthers aggregate transfer facility as what Alcanman calls a "grain unloading transload facility where the grain is forwarded by truck to a feed mill." The Walthers rail to road aggregate transfer facility described at <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-4036">http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-4036</a><!-- m --> is not for grain. Aggregates include crushed rock, sand, or recycled materials that are heavier and dirtier than grain. You would not mix sand or crushed rock with feed grain, and you would not load grain from an aggregate transfer facility, which the Walthers facility clearly is. Also, you wouldn't use covered hoppers used in grain service for sand or crushed rock.
It seems to me that if Brakie thinks I should do research, he should urge Alcanman to do research as well. If you find some products you like, such as a Guilford GP40 and a Walthers aggregate transfer, that's fine, but again, you're in great shape to claim "it's my layout", but not to say "I'm modeling Guilford".
It seems to me that if Brakie thinks I should do research, he should urge Alcanman to do research as well. If you find some products you like, such as a Guilford GP40 and a Walthers aggregate transfer, that's fine, but again, you're in great shape to claim "it's my layout", but not to say "I'm modeling Guilford".