OPERATIONS - Switching (and reconfiguring) Cargill Salt 🧂

Switching cars at Cargill Salt; Reconfiguring an industry for more room; A "Heritage" covered hopper.
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[@TwoRailfans]

Nice ops session. Moving that building back sure did free up a lot of space.

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thanks! Yup, now I gotta figure out what to do with it LOL. Thanks for commenting!

[@HartfordWhaler]

I like the photo you have in the interior of US salt. Nice touch. Cargill is your next project! Great session.

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thanks Paul. That's a photo a trucker posted on Google Maps. It is actually from US Salt in Watkins Glen. I found a cool photo from Cargill on Google Maps to model from.

[@FGLKPaul]

Those difcos are pretty neat! I'll be excited to see it.

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

They definitely have some personality! Everybody's got gondolas, steel coil cars, and stack trains. But I don't remember ever seeing a Difco on a layout. Escape the Ordinary!

[@FredE528]

Wow, what a beautiful layout! 👍👍👍

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@thecnwmondovilinepaulscota7304]

Nice Ops video! I like Cargill pushed back like you did, that space will be fun to fill in with detail.

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thanks Paul! I guess I thought I was gonna put a bunch of semi's back there, but nobody would ever see them. Take care - Bill.

[@georgiasunbelt]

Hey Bill, nice Ops…beautifully weathered cars…curious to see what you add in the new space…

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Me too! Thanks Anthony!

[@OldcampRanch]

Looks like a little fun👍🏻

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

It's a heck of a lot of fun 😃 Thanks for commenting!

[@TPW900GP35]

Hey, the algorithm, just a bit ago, sent your channel to me! Nice layout! I like those types of industries (Seneca Foods and Cargill are all I’ve seen so far). I just wanted to tell you that ACF really did have a 3560 cu ft CH numbered 63909. I’ve never seen a picture of it, so I can’t say who it was leased to, but it did exist! I remember these cars moving from Mapleton, IL, CF Industries, to various fertilizer co-ops in the Midwest. The lading was TSP or triple superphosphate fertilizer received from the barge terminal known as Kingston River Terminal. I don’t know what mine that originated at. Oh, I also appreciated the history of the salt companies you were talking about!

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thanks! I like to mix a little history in once in a while, I find it really interesting. Take care - Bill.

[@bin6514]

This is so cool! Thanks for making great videos!

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thanks for watching 👀, Bin!

[@irrationaltimer4901]

That flag next to the IGA store needs to be reversed. when hanging the US flag vertically the stars are always on the left side. Not nitpicking, you have a very nice and detailed layout, just proper flag etiquette.

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thanks for pointing that out. The correction has been made. 👍

[@davidbrown4823]

Excellent detail work.

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thank you David, I appreciate it!

[@theubaum]

Bill, just discovered your channel! Love the layout, operation and especially the narrative. Looking forward to watching more of your great videos!

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thanks, that just made my day! Take care - Bill.

[@josephjurkovic875]

Great look ty

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thank you Joseph!

[@TheyCallHimDietSeth]

Love seeing this, Bill! The layout is looking so good! That just might be me sitting down there in Clute park - I couldn't see if he had a beard, though. That new Watkins Salt hopper is really cool, too. Nice addition to the layout there for sure!

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thanks Seth! Funny thing, I had one of these Watkins Salt cars all weathered up nice, and decided it wasn't prototypical, so I gave it to my brother. Then I realized some things are more important than being prototypical, so I got another one! Take care - Bill.

[@TheyCallHimDietSeth]

@@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout haha, that’s a great story! I tend to be the same about prototypes, but you’ve got to find that balance of fun in there too! Does your brother have a layout as well?

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

No, but he digs what I’m doing.

[@2nd66tube2]

Well done , fairly close to home

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Thanks! Where you at?

[@2nd66tube2]

@@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout near Ithaca

[@stevenhowell2477]

Nice modeling. I am going to do an n scale FGLK. Awaiting the new Atlas B23-7's. I live near the prototype line.

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Cool! We have a Facebook group for Finger Lakes modelers. I grew up near Watkins Glen. Where are you at?

[@stevenhowell2477]

Horseheads

[@robertbate5790]

A great idea not fixing buildings etc, for just such a reason. Perhaps incidental scenery is treated the same.

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Right, I don't glue my trees down either, I just stick them in the foam. Gives you a lot more options down the road.