Sadly, that yard in Jay is gone. There is a wonderful curved building there with freight doors. A siding wrapped around the building. I'm sure I have a picture of it in my collection.
Ed Kozlowsky Sanford, Maine >________________________________ >From: Bill Nielsen <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2011 8:13 AM >Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: 70 ton covered hoppers > > > >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! >> > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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/
