03-22-2014, 03:40 AM
I have been a week on vacation but followed this thread on my iPhone but posting via iPhone is ......
I think a contemporary situation like this http://goo.gl/maps/G1bw0 is a nice example to combine "shoeboxes" and today rail served industries. Some industries get inbound material via covered hoppers but use very simple unloading facilities. Here is a similar example http://goo.gl/maps/iaR5A with a row of tanks suitable for small layouts.
Similar shoebox industries can be found getting inbound goods in tank cars and sometimes (very sometimes) there might be a lonesome boxcar at a loading dock
ps. Modeling shoeboxes is not necessary lazy but a preference for modern uncomplicated design like Bauhaus, Porsche, Braun, Apple etc.
I think a contemporary situation like this http://goo.gl/maps/G1bw0 is a nice example to combine "shoeboxes" and today rail served industries. Some industries get inbound material via covered hoppers but use very simple unloading facilities. Here is a similar example http://goo.gl/maps/iaR5A with a row of tanks suitable for small layouts.
Similar shoebox industries can be found getting inbound goods in tank cars and sometimes (very sometimes) there might be a lonesome boxcar at a loading dock
ps. Modeling shoeboxes is not necessary lazy but a preference for modern uncomplicated design like Bauhaus, Porsche, Braun, Apple etc.
Reinhard