Grain Silo Complex project w/Pictures 9/14/12

Cesar Thank you. When we have it set up the silos base's will be at 3 different elevations so that more of each group of silos can be seen.

The base of silos in pic 1 below will be set 5" above the base of the large group of silos in pic 2. The base of the silos in pic 3 will be set 10" below the pic 2 silos. The unloading area is set 18" below the large silos in pic 2.

Looking great Pops

Thanks, Alex

Alex, Thanks.

This Grain Silo complex will be comprised of 6 individual groups of silos.

There are 55 silos in this complex, 5 milling operations.

S-1 has 6 large silos with a Large Mill.

S-2 has 20 large silos + 6 additional large silos and a large Mill.

S-3 has 4 medium silos and a medium Mill.

S-4 has 4 medium silos and a medium Mill.

S-5 has 3 small corrugated silos.

S-6 has 8 small corrugated silos and a small mill.

The Silo complex is served by 3 tracks for loading and unloading operations which are enclosed for all weather operations.

The Silos are arranged as follows:

S-1 Mounted at elevation 59”

          S-2 @Elev. 54”

          S-3@ Elev. 44”     S-4@ Elev. 44”

          S-5 Elev. 44”    S-6@ Elev. 44”

          Unloading/Loading Facility @ Elev. 36”

Working on Some support equipment for the Silo comolex.

Found a nice looking truck here on the OGR to be placed near the Silos.

Also found some Grain Cars to go with the Silo Complex.

Made a trip down the road a bit to pick up a few additions for ther layout.

Got the Silos, Power Plant and Coal mine down in the basement and just placed them on the layout about where they will sit. Did not apply power or install track. Just wanted to get them off the floor and on the layout.

Bill.....it all looks beautiful together!!  WOW!!!

Alan

Wow. It just keeps getting bigger and bigger and better. Hope you have room for all your trains.

Alan, Thank you. We have a lot to do to get it all tweeked up. Alan did a GREAT job for us on this project. This phase of the layout work has now moved into the next room where the all the Steam/Diesel shops will be. My grandson Alex is soooo excited about starting this phase of the layout. Thanks again Alan.

Don, Thank you. Alan has really done a lot of beautiful work for our layout. Thanks for your help also . I hope we have romm for it all also.

Popsrr

  Not sure if you were the guy looking for Lionel CN rotary hoppers or not, if so there is one on Ebay right now newly listed, item #120986218328 if not sorry to bother you.

Jeff

Jeff, YES I am looking for those cars. Thank you very much and I will check them out on the bay.Thanks again

Hi Pops that looking mighty fine, just awesome

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, Alex

Alex, Thank you. We have a ways to go to get this area of the layout ready. Thanks again

Popsrr; How do you keep your workshop so clean and orderly and still make the kind of progress these pictures show? Both the progress and the shop are amazing!

Very nice, thanks for posting!Certainly one of my favorite structures.

Travis

Trainman, My Silo complex was made by Alan Graziano in New Jersey. I was just in his shop last week and it is all very clean, neat and orderly. He is a real artist with his creations. Thanks for your comments.

Travis, Thank you for your comments. I have been a fan of elevators and silos also for a long time.I also like the many colors and hopper cars that carry the various Grains,Flour, Dry Sugar,Salt and many other food rawmaterials.

Bill,

Chad did a very nice job with the platforms for the stuctures. It sure looks way nicer than it did on my workbench.

Alan Graziano

Alan, Thanks. When we run some track under S-1 at elevation49 we will replace the front 2x4 with a 2x2 for clearence. After that We will determine a portal size through the area under S-1 and ask you to make a matching retaining wall with a portal for both sides of that area.

Nice job Pops, your living big.

Good work keep it up.

          Bob

Bob Thank you. We are happy to have this group of silos sitting on the bench work. We have a little last moment of tweeking it. Alan Graziano from New Jersey made these for us. He did do a very nice job on them.

Thanks again Bob!!