twforeman Certified Great Northern Nut Jun 24, 2021 #1 Found this on the internet. Might be an interesting addition to a grain elevator scene.
twforeman Certified Great Northern Nut Jun 24, 2021 #2 Apparently this is in LaJunta, Colorado. Couldn't find it with a quick Google map search.
Rico BN Modeller Jun 24, 2021 #3 Nice, love the brickwork! There’s an elevator west of here with a similar setup, thought I’d model it someday.
Nice, love the brickwork! There’s an elevator west of here with a similar setup, thought I’d model it someday.
N NCRC5315 Active Member Jun 24, 2021 #4 Back when I used to farm, there were a couple of guys that bought old railroad cars, buried them in the ground, and used them as grain dump pits.
Back when I used to farm, there were a couple of guys that bought old railroad cars, buried them in the ground, and used them as grain dump pits.
Selector Well-Known Member Jun 24, 2021 #5 Pretty clever, not to mention frugal, re-purposing of a perfectly utile product.
kjd Go make something! Jul 11, 2021 #8 twforeman said: Apparently this is in LaJunta, Colorado. Couldn't find it with a quick Google map search. Click to expand... Try La Junta Milling, 100 Smithland Road. If you go to the left a block and turn toward the tracks, there is a centerbeam with a seriously shifted load.
twforeman said: Apparently this is in LaJunta, Colorado. Couldn't find it with a quick Google map search. Click to expand... Try La Junta Milling, 100 Smithland Road. If you go to the left a block and turn toward the tracks, there is a centerbeam with a seriously shifted load.
Rico BN Modeller Jul 11, 2021 #9 kjd said: If you go to the left a block and turn toward the tracks, there is a centerbeam with a seriously shifted load. Click to expand... Yikes! And that's why we never stood too close to the tracks when doing a roll by, I once saw someone loose his hard hat to a piece of metal banding!
kjd said: If you go to the left a block and turn toward the tracks, there is a centerbeam with a seriously shifted load. Click to expand... Yikes! And that's why we never stood too close to the tracks when doing a roll by, I once saw someone loose his hard hat to a piece of metal banding!
Railrunner130 Well-Known Member Jul 13, 2021 #10 The center of gravity seems awful high up to me. I'd be afraid it'd topple easily. There are hints of a metal structure supporting it, but still...
The center of gravity seems awful high up to me. I'd be afraid it'd topple easily. There are hints of a metal structure supporting it, but still...
cv_acr Well-Known Member Jul 19, 2021 #11 Wisconsin Central in a couple of places (Fond du Lac, WI and Sault Ste. Marie, ON) used old retired hoppers for locomotive sand tower bins: https://live.staticflickr.com/5688/30572553214_e57a8ef7d0_b.jpg
Wisconsin Central in a couple of places (Fond du Lac, WI and Sault Ste. Marie, ON) used old retired hoppers for locomotive sand tower bins: https://live.staticflickr.com/5688/30572553214_e57a8ef7d0_b.jpg