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Thanx....Yeah I will switch em out....
Shows how much I know about running Metra stuff.....lol :hehe: I'll make sure its right the next time......
Thank You
RutgerLuiten
New member
I haven't reached the summit yet!
Trainman10
NARM
8 LK&R ES44DC's power this 110 car soya bean train over Carolina Pass in a power configuration of 4x2x2.
nikitka1988
Virtual Railroad Tycoon
Nikita:wave:
generalman
Renowned L&N Fanatic
Excellent work by Steve yet again...
ThePoliceman009
Boring person
NS 5212 takes a local through a line that sees service once every 6 months.
What kind of business only gets rail service every 6 months??? Must be a rough town....lol
ThePoliceman009
Boring person
In the United States and China, there are two seasonal wheat crops - spring wheat and winter wheat. Winter wheat accounts for nearly three-fourths of total U.S. production. North Dakota accounts for more than half of all U.S. spring wheat. The largest producing states for winter wheat are Kansas, Texas and Washington.
Winter Wheat:
Planting: Winter wheat is planted from mid-August through October.
Harvest: Winter wheat is harvested from mid-May to mid-July.
Spring Wheat:
Planting: Spring wheat is planted from April through May.
Harvest: Spring wheat is harvested from mid-August to mid-September.
In the United States, most of the corn crop is grown in the Midwest. Typically, the southernmost areas will begin planting first and then the most northern areas will begin planting as the snow is gone and the soil is thawed.
Planting: Corn crops are planted beginning in April and last into June.
Harvest: Corn is mainly harvested in October and is finished by the end of November.
Also all grains are not transported in bulk via covered hoppers. Grain are exported in sacks 123lbs, or in Intermediate bulk containers, IBC, which are mounted on a standard forklift-able pallet. IBC's are also used for liquids and powered, fine grain, products. All transported in a box car, or in a shipping container.
John
Winter Wheat:
Planting: Winter wheat is planted from mid-August through October.
Harvest: Winter wheat is harvested from mid-May to mid-July.
Spring Wheat:
Planting: Spring wheat is planted from April through May.
Harvest: Spring wheat is harvested from mid-August to mid-September.
In the United States, most of the corn crop is grown in the Midwest. Typically, the southernmost areas will begin planting first and then the most northern areas will begin planting as the snow is gone and the soil is thawed.
Planting: Corn crops are planted beginning in April and last into June.
Harvest: Corn is mainly harvested in October and is finished by the end of November.
Also all grains are not transported in bulk via covered hoppers. Grain are exported in sacks 123lbs, or in Intermediate bulk containers, IBC, which are mounted on a standard forklift-able pallet. IBC's are also used for liquids and powered, fine grain, products. All transported in a box car, or in a shipping container.
John
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On the SP, they didn't call it the Beet Campaign for nothing...
It only lasted a few months, and then you'd see all those ratty old gons stored for the rest of the year on sidings and spurs between the Imperial Valley and LA, on the Saugus, even up the Valley to the Manteca / Stockton area. Part of the reason they always looked so sun-bleached & weather-beaten (aside from just being old cars overall....).
Regards,
MSP
It only lasted a few months, and then you'd see all those ratty old gons stored for the rest of the year on sidings and spurs between the Imperial Valley and LA, on the Saugus, even up the Valley to the Manteca / Stockton area. Part of the reason they always looked so sun-bleached & weather-beaten (aside from just being old cars overall....).
Regards,
MSP
Union Pacific still carries that on today. We're currently in the beet campaign right now. While theres probably only about 1 beet train per day, it generally lasts about 2 months and its done.On the SP, they didn't call it the Beet Campaign for nothing...
It only lasted a few months, and then you'd see all those ratty old gons stored for the rest of the year on sidings and spurs between the Imperial Valley and LA, on the Saugus, even up the Valley to the Manteca / Stockton area. Part of the reason they always looked so sun-bleached & weather-beaten (aside from just being old cars overall....).
Regards,
MSP
generalman
Renowned L&N Fanatic
Conrail, your work is amazing!
EastCoastTrainz
Hating Foamers since 1980
Just a quiet night on the Norlina Subdivision of the SCL