COOP Grainery Get's New Tracks

[hpwrick]

Once a piece of property, a part of American History, a Canadian COOP, "Suits" looked into producing various grain type products somewhere near Devore, Ca. and purchased the old grainery.    An agreement was cut with the Santa Fe "Suits", a shortline railroad and new tracks were layed where freight cars plyed the rails... years ago.

Never mind the tin shed as a backdrop...give me time...would you!   I don't work as fast as I used to.   

Credits for construction of the grainery aka silos, goes to one Greg McGinnis.    He was here the day the first train arrived with Canadian Grain Cars.  I might mention, the grain cars I purchased from him.   In celebration a taco was served as well as a Dr. Pepper soda.    Oh, we know how to celebrate. 

Here is a slideshow: 

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Enjoy and have fun.

RickH  aka BarstowRick

[Brakie]

Very nice!

That should produce several unit trains a week..

[Philip H]

Well done.  The selective compression is right on - not too big, but big enough to get the feeling right.

[hpwrick]

Thanks guys! 

Not to get to preachie  but the cars all have MTL's truck mounted couplers.    Those grain cars are a tough one to body mount.    As long as I get the Peco switches gauged, tuned, filed and hand throws installed.    The grain cars pictured, will back around a curve and across the switches without...(Crossing my fingers)...any problems.

Again Thanks.

[hpwrick]

How about an update:   

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I've had problems with the Peco Switches and discussed the resolution to the problem's in another thread.   https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=26131.0

With each and every improvement and attention given to the track glitches, the trains can move in and out with minimal problems.  Trouble free would be nice.   Give me time...ahh...now I know I'm repeating myself.   Grin!

[Van Horne]

I was fascinated by the idea that grain would be commercially stored and shipped from a coop.  I was hoping there'd be pictures.  Imagine my disappointment when I realized that it was just another co-op!  Of course, having grown up on the Canadian prairies, that word was on almost every elevator there was!

Dave

[hpwrick]

Van Horne and yes all who have tuned in,

So sorry to disapoint you.   Darn I hate that when that happens.     

Pictures?   What pictures?   I only have a stack of pictures on YouTube.   

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We have COOPs aka Co-ops here in the states as well.    Most of them started by the farmers to avoid the middle men and make more money.   The idea was to sell directly to processing companies Ie.,  Kellogg's.   They could store it but processing and packaging it was a different story.     They still found themselves controlled by the sharks (for the lack of the proper terminology) and yes they found themselves back in the same game of...minimal profits.

Oh well.

Edited add on:

Just a word of thanks to the RailWire participants.    I can tell by the numbers of visitors to my YouTube channel that you have dropped in to visit and view the slideshows and videos.    I appreciate the interest and kind words shared.   

Thanks, again!