12-02-2014, 08:38 AM
A 2 industry layout could also work. I envision building a layout down the road with 2 industries, a furniture company and a food processor.
The furniture plant would have:
Inbound loads would be box cars (hardware, lumber, stuffing, fabric, pipe), flat cars(lumber, pipe), steel coil loads (sheet steel for furniture framework), gondolas (wire cables), tank cars (glue, lacquer and paint).
Outbound loads would be box cars (furniture), gondolas (scrap), and covered hoppers (saw dust bound for meat packers).
The food processor would have:
Inbound loads would be box cars (packaging), tank cars (cooking oils, sweeteners, preservatives), covered hoppers (flour, sugar, preservative, GERN additives), reefers (produce, meats).
Outbound loads would be reefers and RBL cars (perishable food products) and box cars of non perishable foods.
The furniture plant would have:
Inbound loads would be box cars (hardware, lumber, stuffing, fabric, pipe), flat cars(lumber, pipe), steel coil loads (sheet steel for furniture framework), gondolas (wire cables), tank cars (glue, lacquer and paint).
Outbound loads would be box cars (furniture), gondolas (scrap), and covered hoppers (saw dust bound for meat packers).
The food processor would have:
Inbound loads would be box cars (packaging), tank cars (cooking oils, sweeteners, preservatives), covered hoppers (flour, sugar, preservative, GERN additives), reefers (produce, meats).
Outbound loads would be reefers and RBL cars (perishable food products) and box cars of non perishable foods.
Mike Kieran
Port Able Lines
" If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be " - Yogi Berra.
Port Able Lines
" If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be " - Yogi Berra.