03-23-2013, 05:59 PM
While doing some online research for my own layout, I stumbled upon this company in Northern VA:
Cedar Mountain Stone Corp
Wesbite: http://www.cedarmtnstone.com/product_transportation.php
The company mines their own rock from the nearby quarry, then they load it into rail cars on a double-ended siding served by NS. Here is a Bing Maps view of the siding area:
http://binged.it/11xplo5
This would be a great candidate for a small, single-spur industry along the front edge of the layout. All you'd need is the track, and a front end loader to load the rock into the rail cars, and maybe a pile or two of rock staged near the spur. The line of trees on the other side of the tracks might be a nice option to act as a scenery divider or to disguise an entrance into staging off the main line running parallel to the spur. Rail cars used would include specially-made aggregate hoppers, old beat up second-hand coal hoppers, or gondolas for rip rap and larger rocks.
Cedar Mountain Stone Corp
Wesbite: http://www.cedarmtnstone.com/product_transportation.php
The company mines their own rock from the nearby quarry, then they load it into rail cars on a double-ended siding served by NS. Here is a Bing Maps view of the siding area:
http://binged.it/11xplo5
This would be a great candidate for a small, single-spur industry along the front edge of the layout. All you'd need is the track, and a front end loader to load the rock into the rail cars, and maybe a pile or two of rock staged near the spur. The line of trees on the other side of the tracks might be a nice option to act as a scenery divider or to disguise an entrance into staging off the main line running parallel to the spur. Rail cars used would include specially-made aggregate hoppers, old beat up second-hand coal hoppers, or gondolas for rip rap and larger rocks.
Dan