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The Dragging Equipment Detector at State Line, KY
Friday, November 19, 2021
Construction Update #38
Rolling Stock in Support of Hills Pet Nutrition
Friday, October 29, 2021
Construction Update #37 - Downtown Bowling Green, Hill's Pet Nutrition and Car Cards & Waybills
The Depot at Bowling Green
Hill's Pet Nutrition
This is a large structure so it is being built in sections. The first one, the warehouse section to the right is 41" long. The second section, on the left is about 14" long and will but up against the existing elevator. A third section, which will include all the tanks, sheds, etc will be on the opposite side of the elevator.
Car Cards & Waybills
- Consignee
- Location
- Routing
- Via
- Shipper
- Lading
Friday, October 1, 2021
Pace Chemical Part 3, Aggregate Cars and the GM Plant
Work continues on Pace Chemical. The roof, windows, doors and other details have been added. Still waiting for additional storage tanks ordered from Walthers.
Aggregate Cars
Storage Tanks for Pace Chemical
I normally give things a or two week before I settle on the final structure and/or location. After a couple of days, the decision was made to change out the tall structure on the left. Two of the spurs were shortened by 3" and the tall structure was replaced with a Pikestuff #5005 multi-purpose steel building. A few details have talso been added. (This tends to be an ongoing process with me.)
Here is an overall picture of Pace Chemical as of 9/30, The main structure is 54" long and has 7 car spots on 3 tracks. A industry like Pace Chemical would be perfect for a small shelf style switching layout as it is only 14" deep.
The General Motors Corvette Assembly Plant
Here is the overall result. It effectively blocks where the track passes through the backdrop but stands out like a "sore thumb" in the photos. It looks better in real life and should improve dramatically once painted a a subtle coat of gray or beige. Painting the backdrop will also help.
As always, your comments and suggestions are always welcome
sdepolo@outllook.com
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Pace Chemical Part 2 - The Westmoreland Turn
I sprayed the doors, window frames and upper section of the wall panels along with the roof of the truck loading rack a dark red.
Referring bank to my last blog, the prototype pictures illustrates a variety of vertical tank types and sizes spread around the facility. Unfortunately, suitable HO scale tanks are relatively hard to find. The following 4 tanks were made from the silos included with the Walthers Magic Pan Bakery kit. They are OK at best. I modified them by cutting off a lower portion of the silo to eliminate a door and painted them with semi-gloss paint to make them look more metal like. Blue painter's tape was used as a guide and the cuts were made with a razor saw. I have four more to assemble so I need to get those built and figure out where they are going to be located before I can add piping, ladders, railing and other details.
Before I can go much further with Pace Chemical, I need more tanks. Walthers makes a couple of kits that include a bunch of tanks. I assembled a few, figured out which ones I could use and then order more kits.
I'm kind of at a stand-still when it comes to Pace Chemicals. I have a bunch of kits for tanks on order but they haven't all arrived. So, I thought I would include this overall picture of the South Kentucky Transfer, Pace Chemical and the GM plant in the background.
The L&N Servicing Facility at Plum Springs
The Westmoreland Turn
CEMEX is the largest shipper in Westmoreland. But before switching out the plant, the Turn will set out the Southern Pacific box car on the team track. Several of the structure in this view are actually part of the backdrop. The effect is pretty convincing.
Having dropped off the SP box car, the power backs out of the team track. RS-11 #11 was originally purchased for Southern subsidiary Carolina & Northwestern. While Southern and it's subsidiaries owned a sizable fleet of early Alco road switchers, the #11 purchased in 1956, was the only 251 powered Alco the Southern bought. The #11 is a factory decorated Atlas model. It is also equipped with a Tsunami2, TCS KA1 Keep Alive, and a TCS 1740 speaker and enclosure. Interestingly enough, Atlas also did a Carolina & Northwestern version of this locomotive.
The #11 has backed down to the east end of Westmoreland to access the CEMEX plant. The company houses and maintenance yard are right outside Tunnel 2.
Outbound cement cars.
Having finished work in Westmoreland, the Turn heads back to Preston Miller. After crossing the Cumberland River, the turn is about to pass through the speed limit signs at State Line. The aggregate car are recent additions to the freight car roster. The 2 bay hoppers, from Accurail, replaced a fleet of 40' Ortner cars.