What makes this lumber industry interesting is you can't see the tracks at all. The car in this picture was spotted there (by the GP39 in the picture) not 20 minutes before the picture, and you're looking at where the track comes from. If you click on the picture in my RailImages gallery you get a magnified view, and it's still almost impossible to see the tracks. To the left of the picture is a team track. The second picture is a view of the lumber industry from the team track. Thought someone else may find this interesting... William
I would assume somewhere in the Northwestern region, with the old Sante Fe paint job and the lumber-related industry, and extrerely distant mountains
That is interesting....and I may be able to use that on my layout somewhere. I've been looking for some good industries that can fit into a more rural type setting.
Actually, it's in Commerce City, an industrial suburb of Denver. That particular neighborhood is full of very interesting industries. Several "yard" type of industries. Along that spur you see the GP39 returning from is another lumber yard, but a more vertical one. There also was a PVC pipe distributor that just moved away. And a small steel/metal distributor/fabricator that uses flat cars. You'll find two photos of Timberline Steel at the end of my RailIamages gallery. William
William, your album is a great resource of information, especially for modelers. There is a wealth of detail in the structures, trackage, paving, etc. I will definitely be using your pictures to help me make my industrial areas more realistic.
Thanks for the kind words, Alan If you want realism, how about this: I drove past the Frito-Lay facility today and found a derailment, the repair of which I captured in a 14-shot slide show. I need to figure how to give others access to the album on Webshots. William
