04-16-2012, 02:08 AM
The Mutual Grain Service build for a 1980 layout needs some update to be reused 2005++
My idea is to convert the grain service into a HFCS plant. Input is corn starch shipped in modern pressure differential hoppers (got some nice models from Atlas) and unloaded mostly invisible like the grain under the cross building. Output is HFCS (high fructose corn syrup, the sweetener stuff in most soft drinks). I could use the tower and tanks of the bakery for HFCS storage. A tank car loading facility will be added. I did see such a thing some time ago in Google. It is a small, short building like a little tunnel (looked like Pikestuff made) to protect the top of the car and the tank nozzle from weather while loading.
I could not find a prototype of a dedicated HFCS plant.
Does that make sense on a freelance layout or is it way out of reality?
ps. It is interesting to read about the sugar / HFCS competition. e.g. Coca Cola went HFCS while Pepsi got back to the more expensive sugar and ran a marketing campaign about it. It is all about sugar beets vs. corn farming.
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My idea is to convert the grain service into a HFCS plant. Input is corn starch shipped in modern pressure differential hoppers (got some nice models from Atlas) and unloaded mostly invisible like the grain under the cross building. Output is HFCS (high fructose corn syrup, the sweetener stuff in most soft drinks). I could use the tower and tanks of the bakery for HFCS storage. A tank car loading facility will be added. I did see such a thing some time ago in Google. It is a small, short building like a little tunnel (looked like Pikestuff made) to protect the top of the car and the tank nozzle from weather while loading.
I could not find a prototype of a dedicated HFCS plant.
Does that make sense on a freelance layout or is it way out of reality?
ps. It is interesting to read about the sugar / HFCS competition. e.g. Coca Cola went HFCS while Pepsi got back to the more expensive sugar and ran a marketing campaign about it. It is all about sugar beets vs. corn farming.
Reinhard