Brewery/Raven Plastics

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The ex-brewery site cleared and prepped, ready for paint and track. 04/1/2009
The ex-brewery site cleared and prepped, ready for paint and track.

 

Another view of the brewery area to become Raven Industries. and a oil fired power plant. 04/1/2009
Another view of the brewery area to become Raven Industries. and a oil fired power plant.

 

We\'ve pained the whole area a dark color.  Beginning to lay track.  The geeps in the foreground are making sure there is enough room for a runaround. 04/1/2009
We\'ve pained the whole area a dark color. Beginning to lay track. The geeps in the foreground are making sure there is enough room for a runaround.

 

We made paper cut-outs of the exact footprints of each building to determine exact track placement. 04/1/2009
We made paper cut-outs of the exact footprints of each building to determine exact track placement.

 

Another view of the nearly finished track-laying project. 04/1/2009
Another view of the nearly finished track-laying project.

 

Painting the new spur\'s roadbed in preparation for track and scenery. 04/1/2009
Painting the new spur\'s roadbed in preparation for track and scenery.

 

The track after the initial round of balasting. 05/1/2009
The track after the initial round of balasting.

 

05/1/2009

 

Adding some plywood and foam to exend the area in the front of the parking lot at Raven. 05/1/2009
Adding some plywood and foam to exend the area in the front of the parking lot at Raven.

 

Adding some plywood and foam to exend the area in the front of the parking lot at Raven. 05/1/2009
Adding some plywood and foam to exend the area in the front of the parking lot at Raven.

 

We used the Walthers Magic Pan Bakeries kit for the administration/warehouse and resin silos.  The main plant is from several Pikestuff kits. 05/1/2009
We used the Walthers Magic Pan Bakeries kit for the administration/warehouse and resin silos. The main plant is from several Pikestuff kits.

 

The grassy area in front of the office has been painted and is now ready for turf. 06/30/2009
The grassy area in front of the office has been painted and is now ready for turf.

 

07/6/2009

 

Rory N. is cleaning track behind the new Raven warehouse. 07/16/2009
Rory N. is cleaning track behind the new Raven warehouse.

 

A Walthers plastic pellet car owned by Tim S. sits next to the Raven plant. 07/16/2009
A Walthers plastic pellet car owned by Tim S. sits next to the Raven plant.

 

More Walthers plastic pellet cars next to the Raven plant. 07/16/2009
More Walthers plastic pellet cars next to the Raven plant.

 

07/16/2009

 

An Alco switcher poses with some resin hopper cars at the Raven plant. 07/16/2009
An Alco switcher poses with some resin hopper cars at the Raven plant.

 

Grass has sprouted in front of the office bulding at Raven. 08/9/2009
Grass has sprouted in front of the office bulding at Raven.

 

New sectional concrete walls spruce up the area below the new brewery.  The new brewery is made from new and reused DPM components. 08/9/2009
New sectional concrete walls spruce up the area below the new brewery. The new brewery is made from new and reused DPM components.

 

Another view on our brewery. 08/9/2009
Another view on our brewery.

 

The new oil tanks have been installed next to the power plant.  We used the tanks from the Walthers McGraw Oil Co kit.    We\'ll use the pumphouses somewhere else. 03/30/2010
The new oil tanks have been installed next to the power plant. We used the tanks from the Walthers McGraw Oil Co kit. We\'ll use the pumphouses somewhere else.

 

The oil storage tanks are now in and landscaped at the power plant. 04/6/2010
The oil storage tanks are now in and landscaped at the power plant.

 

 

 

A DRGW HOn3 Engine on our new trestle.