Need pics of old (1970s) concrete batch plants(I think)

[Specter3]

I have a grainy aerial photo of some sort of rail served plant that I have decided is an old single silo concrete batch plant. Powdered concrete and aggregate in in rail cars, prepared concrete out in trucks. I have no photos of the site so I am going to pick out something I like and scratch it. I have found some pics of things I kind of like and was wondering if anyone had pics of similar things in real life or on a layout.

[Lenny53]

Not from the 70s but this is an aerial shot of a plant that has been there for quite some time.

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[mu26aeh]

While not rail served, here's a few google maps links of concrete plants next to railroad tracks in my area.  Could easily be adapted to receive product by rail

McDerrmott Concrete (now out of business, buildings gone.)  CSX Hanover Sub Gettysburg, PA

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8377986,-77.2124301,123a,35y,19.56h,45t/data=!3m1!1e3

Thomas, Bennett and Hunter - Maryland Midland  Westminster, MD

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5577762,-77.0085644,149m/data=!3m1!1e3

Thomas, Bennett and Hunter - CSX Hagerstown, MD

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6497745,-77.7219909,254m/data=!3m1!1e3

[nkalanaga]

Almost any ready-mix plant could be set up for rail service, with the proper unloading equipment.  Sand and gravel would be easy, just a conveyor and end loader.  Cement would be a little harder, but I imagine that unloading it from trucks takes some special equipment as well.

[Tom L]

I built one based on a conglomeration of several found in photos from the 1950s or before. Here’s mine, in progress. I have some proto photos I can post in a bit.

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Tom L
Wellington CO

[Tom L]

Here’s some photos I accumulated from the web. They are neat little industries for covered hoppers

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Tom L
Wellington CO

[rickb773]

If you want to go even further back in time:


The building behind the crane boom is not part of the complex.

Same facility, different time period:

(from Railroad.net)

[glakedylan]

one of the larger sites for Allentown Cement (Allentown PA area)


https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7160715,-75.4005441,3a,45y,98.92h,90.35t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syZvCa1Hm_645b8vwYc0Rfg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/place/A+J+Trunzo+INC./@40.7160703,-75.3991724,347m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x89c439929f4adce1:0xeaf9df4b246824a1!2sAllentown,+PA!3b1!8m2!3d40.6022939!4d-75.4714098!3m4!1s0x89c4410f4fd750dd:0x45b332cd2f788d45!8m2!3d40.7190032!4d-75.3942709

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Keystone+Cement+Co/@40.715223,-75.4009821,3a,90y,102.88h,99.43t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1svpfqTqGZjUiLAwZ4Sp1diA!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DvpfqTqGZjUiLAwZ4Sp1diA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dsearch.gws-prod.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D86%26h%3D86%26yaw%3D280.04282%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x89c439929f4adce1:0xeaf9df4b246824a1!2sAllentown,+PA!3b1!8m2!3d40.6022939!4d-75.4714098!3m4!1s0x89c440db40880823:0xd85e833655f416b4!8m2!3d40.715257!4d-75.4013076