SSWUP ISL - Your comments

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Please keep the comments coming about industries, perhaps more pics of the industries

Here are a few aerial views of some suggested industries to chew on:

Soft Drink Plant:
(large facility) Coca-Cola, Orlando, FL http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=nrx17f8...ORM=LMLTCC
(small facility) Pepsi Cola Lexington, KY http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qb7t007...ORM=LMLTCC

Candy Manufacturer
Bloomer Chocolates, Union City, CA http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=q7zf8q4...ORM=LMLTCC

Fertilizer Plant
(large facility) Southern States, Winchester, KY http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s...3&t=k&z=18
(small facility) Tri-County Fertilizer-Propane, Richmond, KY http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=q8r8s37...ORM=LMLTCC

Feed Mill
(large facility) Land O Lakes Purina Feed, Evansville, IN http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qb26857...ORM=LMLTCC
(small facility) Higgins Premium Pet Foods, Hialeah, FL http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=n9f43c8...ORM=LMLTCC

Plastics Plant
Washington Penn Plastics, Frankfort, KY http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qbwbg47...ORM=LMLTCC

Food Processing Facilities
Family & Son, Miami, FL http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=n8zpm98...ORM=LMLTCC
Trujillo & Son, Miami, FL (I'm basing my model on this one because of the building footprint and the vegetable oil tanks) http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=n8zrj28...ORM=LMLTCC

Distribution Warehouse
All sorts of them along this industrial spur in Memphis, TN http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=pv2m8k7...ORM=LMLTCC. You can find such warehouses all over the country.

Beverage Distributor
Kentucky Eagle Beer, Lexington, KY http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qb6k9c7...ORM=LMLTCC Note the MRS 60ft RBL box car of good old Budweiser spotted at the building.

Lubricating Oil Distributor
Engineered Lubricants, Maryland Heights, MO http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qfjd8z7...ORM=LMLTCC Note the warehouse across the spur from it.

Lumber Distributor/Dealer
84 Lumber, Richmond, KY http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=q8nsmq7...ORM=LMLTCC

Couldn't locate a casket distributor or manufacturer that is still rail served. Perhaps Larry can locate one for you. The L&N had a fleet of 50 foot box cars that were specially equipped with racks for transporting caskets from two or three manufacturers, but they all ceased using rail service in the early 1970's.

Russ hit on a pretty good one too about the large bakery type facility. Add to his list Frito-Lay plants and the many products they produce. Also propane dealers if you want to go with the large tank cars and chemical facilities. If you're really into tank cars (not tanker cars on the railroad) and had a huge fleet of chemical type tank cars take a look at the Proctor & Gamble plant in Cincinnati, OH http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qhwgcc7...ORM=LMLTCC.

You can spend hours (and I have) looking at the various industries on industrial spurs around the country for ideas. Any way, just some facilities for you to look over. Sorry that the Bing view isn't available for all of them.