There's a prototype for everything - using an old grain car to load trucks

[twforeman]

Found this on the internet. Might be an interesting addition to a grain elevator scene.

 

[twforeman]

Apparently this is in LaJunta, Colorado. Couldn't find it with a quick Google map search.

 

[Rico]

Nice, love the brickwork!
There’s an elevator west of here with a similar setup, thought I’d model it someday.

 

[NCRC5315]

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]

Pretty clever, not to mention frugal, re-purposing of a perfectly utile product.

 

[daves68]

wow ! that's cool

 

[flyboy2610]

 

[kjd]

Apparently this is in LaJunta, Colorado. Couldn't find it with a quick Google map search.

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]

If you go to the left a block and turn toward the tracks, there is a centerbeam with a seriously shifted load.

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]

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]

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:

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