jhock Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Following on from a post by shortliner I just wondered what you guys think of an idea I have had inspired by Jacks post. My new layout will have team track on it, the time period for the layout is the last 10 years to the present day. I want to try and make use of some woodchip cars I have, so how about a local logging company set up a mobile whole tree chipper at the end of the team track and use it to load the cars as they have a big clearance job in the local area? Just wondered if you guys think it would ever happen? James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 My understanding of the use of a team track was that any customer of the railroad could access it to load/unload their goods/products/whatever. Given that, using it to tranship from truck to car would be about right. However, I'm open to correction. steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 James At the end of the day it's your layout,and if you think it would work,go for it Can't see a problem with the idea,after all it is a team track where you can load/unload most anything Don't no if that has been much help,but i'm sure there will be others who my help Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
signalmaintainer Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 It's a quite feasible idea, especially for a team track located in a rural area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Another possibility - an out of use track to a closed industry, that hasn't been disconnected from the main/branch, is bought back into use for the same purpose?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigZ Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Following on from a post by shortliner I just wondered what you guys think of an idea I have had inspired by Jacks post. My new layout will have team track on it, the time period for the layout is the last 10 years to the present day. I want to try and make use of some woodchip cars I have, so how about a local logging company set up a mobile whole tree chipper at the end of the team track and use it to load the cars as they have a big clearance job in the local area? Just wondered if you guys think it would ever happen? James I don't like raining on parades but I'm going to have to say, probably not. In the past ten years they'd truck the logs to a large processing operation. In the past the wood would have been shipped 'intact' by rail to a customer who'd chip on site or ship as pulpwood to the paper mill. We have a Federal paperboard wood collecting operation north of here (Ridgeway, NC http://goo.gl/maps/tbX3X ) that supplies wood to a paper mill down near Wilmington NC. The wood used to move as long logs on modern skeleton cars. It all now moves as chips from wood collected from as far as 90 miles away from what I've been told. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Why not turn the idea around and have it as a woodchip unloading point..? Scroll down this page http://www.tc.umn.edu/~rrclubum/pgr.htm to near the bottom and there's a photo of the way Progressive Rail do it at Lakeville, with end-door woodchip cars - extremely simple!! The customer is a landscaping materials supplier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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