Prototype Industry

[JWB]

I still don't see using about 30 square feet of layout to serve a single bakery with one switch, per Lance Mindheim's idea. Here's an industry that I think is better suited to a layout of any size, but it would certainly be good for a micro. It is called "AGRX" on the Santa Maria Valley web site. Google locates it at 573 South Railroad Avenue in Santa Maria, a Google street view at https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=jones+st+santa+maria+ca&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x80ec6ced4b4c3a41:0x8715f93ee198158b,Jones+St,+Santa+Maria,+CA+93454&gl=us&ei=LcFhUMP8HsnAigLH1YG4Bw&sqi=2&ved=0CB0Q8gEwAA

 

There's basically one spot for a tank car.

The hazmat placard on the car says it's loaded with phosphoric acid, which is used in fertilizer, and JRSX is J.R.Simplot, which makes fertilizer. The industry seems to be the spot and some nondescript tanks near the spot. There's what appears to be a packing house on abandoned track just past the spot:

For that matter, zooming out on Google maps to look at the track arrangement in this part of Santa Maria is instructive as well: there's a wye with the spur here embedded in it, some street running to the east, and another industrial area beyond that. This makes for a layout that's actually interesting to look at and operate.

[Alcanman]

I like the look of this small industry and then realised it looks rather familiar. A spot for one tank car next to a small warehouse, hmmm..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The warehouse is even the same color!

 

 

Mal

[Scottish Modeller]

Hi all,

 

Whilst trawling the WWW and maps for suitable industries to model on PanAm I came across this location:-

 

 

Then a bit of good luck!

 

 

Shows how simple it can be?

 

Thanks