Interesting, but un-modeled industries

[MountainMan]

The problem with that reasoning is that airlines often fly under capacity as well, and both rented and fleet local delivery trucks are rarely full That is the way transport systems work, and it is figured into the overall cost.

In the 21st century Age of Computers, a modular system of LCL drop-off service could be easily accomplished. The US Mail used to be exchanged at depots without the train even slowing down. We are far more technologically advanced since those days.

[Brakie]

One thing for all modern day modelers to watch...Track side industries with no rail service. The major railroads are very reluctant to put switches in off of the main so if the industry does not receive a lot of cars they will be encouraged to use trucks and intermodal.
In my town alone there were 12 business places served by rail when Conrail was formed. Now there are none. To be fair most of the business closed but some have survived without rail service.
Some were forced to close because they no longer could get goods by rail. IMHO The railroads abandoned their way to prosperity and in many cases it was premature. Many abandoned lines could have been utilized for passenger service.
Charlie

Several of the class 1s and the majority of the short lines is seeking the smaller shippers..
There is a lot of myths to today's railroads not wanting growth.

On the other hand many shippers left the rails in favor of trucks-due to poor service of the 50-60s.PC lost more shippers to trucks then any railroad during the time they was in exsistance.

As far as passenger trains..Cars,buses,planes and poor scheduling killed the passenger train.

[Brakie]

Here's another idea.

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.csx.com/?fuseaction=customers.transflo">http://www.csx.com/?fuseaction=customers.transflo</a><!-- m -->

[conrailmike]

Here's another idea.

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.csx.com/?fuseaction=customers.transflo">http://www.csx.com/?fuseaction=customers.transflo</a><!-- m -->

Here's the one that's closest to us in Wixom, normally there's more cars there...
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=r2krpw81585v&style=b&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=24301837&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1">http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&F ... &encType=1</a><!-- m -->

[Charlie B]

I may have missed these two industries on this list.
#1 A brewrey
#2 A distillery
Charlie

[MountainMan]

I may have missed these two industries on this list.
#1 A brewrey
#2 A distillery
Charlie

I think those have been done already. I know I have seen the Schlitz brewery layout a feww timjkes, and the GERN guys have a distillery.

[jim currie]

one would be depending on your time period a wood alcohol plant, the other again depending on your time line a railroad stock resting pen.
Jim

[MountainMan]

Dyes
a tannery
leather goods company
ceramics manufacturer
the Oscar Meyer wienie plant
seafood cannery

[Charlie B]

A rendering plant (complete with smells )
Charlie

[MountainMan]

The Death Valley Borax mines, complete with homemade monorail.

[Londoner]

Has anyone modelled a glass factory?

I have been doing extensive research and though many didnot survive, ther are ome that you could model. I have seen photos of one in Ohio that is being switched by an Indiana & Ohio GP30, yes the Proto 2000 model.

What got me interested was loking for a use for the short covered hoppers I had acquired. They were used for carrying silica sand. However many of the earlier glass factories pre-date the use of hoppers, the sand came in boxcars.

I had also obtained the Roundhouse EMD Model 40 in Cushing Stone, thinking how about a micro layout that I could call Cushing Glass?

The short covered hoppers from Atlas, that they now sell in their Trainman range date from the mid 1950's, whilst the ones that Bowser do are from about a decade earlier. The Bowser ones also have see-through roof-walks in styrene and are a joy to make.

I would like to hear from anyone else interested in rail-served glass factories.

Cheers

Ken

[nkp_174]

Has anyone modelled a glass factory?

I have been doing extensive research and though many didnot survive, ther are ome that you could model. I have seen photos of one in Ohio that is being switched by an Indiana & Ohio GP30, yes the Proto 2000 model.

What got me interested was loking for a use for the short covered hoppers I had acquired. They were used for carrying silica sand. However many of the earlier glass factories pre-date the use of hoppers, the sand came in boxcars.

I had also obtained the Roundhouse EMD Model 40 in Cushing Stone, thinking how about a micro layout that I could call Cushing Glass?

The short covered hoppers from Atlas, that they now sell in their Trainman range date from the mid 1950's, whilst the ones that Bowser do are from about a decade earlier. The Bowser ones also have see-through roof-walks in styrene and are a joy to make.

I would like to hear from anyone else interested in rail-served glass factories.

Cheers

Ken

I do not have any particular interest in the glass industry, but I'm curious about you idea. Most of the posts in this thread do not fit at all with the original question...they are just a random list of industries. You not only have brought up an industry I can't recall having been modeled anywhere, but are planning to model it

Where in Ohio is the facility? I live in Cincinnati (I&O territory)...and my family lives up near Lima in the northern I&O territory.

I too have 3 of those Bowser hoppers...nice cars! It would be cool to model it as receiving both boxcars and hoppers when they were new.

[doctorwayne]

At one time, my wife worked at a glass factory, so I've included one as an unmodelled destination on one of my industrial district staging sidings - it'll receive sand from "off-layout" via interchange and ship jars and bottles to a couple of modelled industries, plus others via interchange.

Wayne

[Bob C]

Here's a quick reference for "glass factory" at HABS/HAER - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/...index.html - search for "glass factory" - check item #6 on the list; adjacent to PRR/PC main line - photo of plant exterior and much of interior spaces/equipment/some product samples - specialty glass. Item #2 is across the tracks about 2 miles west (lots of glass made in western Pa.) Hope it helps your ideas ! Bob (Hope I got the link right this time !!!)

[MountainMan]

Here's one we all should have thought of right from the beginning:

Places where railroad cars, parts and rails are made:

1. a wheel foundry
2. A freight or passenger car factory, like the Pullamn works.
3, A locomotive manufacturing plant, such as Baldwin or Consolidated. (or ElectroMotive for you diesel types...)