03-14-2014, 01:19 PM
According to Charles Freericks, there are four remaining customers served by Y-LAC0112. These are Mobil Lubricants, a few blocks north of the yard, Ancon Transportation, which appears to be basically a team track, which is reached via street and alley running a few blocks east of the yard, Darling International, which is a renderer of slaughterhouse materials at the junction of the Harbor Sub and the Alameda Corridor, and Air Products, which is on the Alameda Corridor main. I have photos as good as can be had of the first three.
The 500-lb gorilla of these customers is Mobil Lubricants. I would say that somewhere around 80% of the carloadings are for Mobil, almost all tank cars. Here is a shot of Y-LAC0112 shoving a tank car into the plant:
Security is tight, and this is about the most you're going to see from the street. It's worth pointing out that you could represent this with some creative work using commercial model oil tanks and refinery parts, but it's another good reason to stop thinking about a sheet of foamcore with a few doors in it.
Ancon Transportation is hard to shoot from the street, again, very tight security. It has some loading platforms with roofs and a gantry. Here is a view of the gantry down an alley:
Again, none of these looks like a slab of foamcore with a door In it, or any slightly fancier variation.
Here is Darling International:
There are several meat packing plants in the area, and I assume their remnants come here.
The 500-lb gorilla of these customers is Mobil Lubricants. I would say that somewhere around 80% of the carloadings are for Mobil, almost all tank cars. Here is a shot of Y-LAC0112 shoving a tank car into the plant:
Security is tight, and this is about the most you're going to see from the street. It's worth pointing out that you could represent this with some creative work using commercial model oil tanks and refinery parts, but it's another good reason to stop thinking about a sheet of foamcore with a few doors in it.
Ancon Transportation is hard to shoot from the street, again, very tight security. It has some loading platforms with roofs and a gantry. Here is a view of the gantry down an alley:
Again, none of these looks like a slab of foamcore with a door In it, or any slightly fancier variation.
Here is Darling International:
There are several meat packing plants in the area, and I assume their remnants come here.