Hi John, How about fertilizer going from the manufacturer to the distributor, or grain going from the grain co-op to the mill, or flour going from the mill to the bakery? In the early fifties, the Holsum bakery in South Miami received it's flour (and probably other products as well) via two bay covered hoppers delivered by the FEC RR, whose tracks were across US-1 from the bakery. The flour was unloaded from the hopper cars and piped under the highway to the bakery. I remember seeing the hoppers as a kid, and noticing that some looked different (original Airslides). Another perhaps more modern commodity would be plastic pellets used for injection molding.
The Maine Central had some covered hoppers used to carry wooden clothespins, although they were rebuilt from open offset side hoppers and had side extensions to increase the height of the car. Here's a picture of one: <http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?photo=2002040919352117626.jpg&order=byrail&page=117&key=Maine%20Central> Regards, Bill in FL --- In [email protected], "johnalbee03" <johnalbee03@...> wrote: > > Hey gang...having acquired more of these beauties than I expected to, I'm > wondering what they might have hauled? I know of cement, sugar, etc., but I > need to place an industry trackside and other than cement, I can't think of > something useful. > Any ideas? > In O scale, I had a huge Korber elevator there but I'm hoping to downsize the > plant. > Thanks in advance! > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
