The Carolina Sandhills Lines in HO Scale

[John]

Something to think about.   The new siding becomes your pulpwood load out area. It is about enough room for the track, some stacks of wood, and maybe a wheel loader.  The other area, you could then add some appropriate structures.   Rule 1 applies

[davefoxx]

Definitely something to consider, @John.  My initial thought was that the new siding could be longer, which would not only hold three or four woodchip hoppers, but also have the length to represent the extra track needed for loaded cars to be pulled through the loader by cable.

Food for thought, though, and something I didn’t even consider.  And, since there’s nothing locking the old siding into being pulpwood, I do have the option to swap the industries.  I’ll examine this further.

Thanks,
DFF

[davefoxx]

So, here is my initial plan: a siding long enough to hold three cars that are spotted and can be winched* through the loader.  Imagine the loader where the ACL hopper is sitting.  There’s room on the other side for the other two cars to fit under the loader before the last car runs out of track.



*And by “winched,” I mean the 0-5-0. 

DFF

[packers#1]

Looks like a setup I remember from childhood trips from Aiken down to Hilton Head Island on the CSX line. Looks good! With what all you need for a wood chip loader to make sense, I’d definitely have it on the side with the pulpwood yard where you have it.

[davefoxx]

Thanks for the response, Sawyer!  My concern is that the current pulpwood track is too short to allow moving multiple hoppers through the loader.  Maybe good for just two cars.  As for the pulpwood facilities, I’m okay with some of that being off-layout, and a good design implying they’re over there.  I have research to do.

Thanks,
DFF

[John]

https://www.southern-chips.com/ --- this could fill up half of your basement

[davefoxx]

That’s fantastic!  Wow!

Thanks,
DFF