A special guest stopped by while we were working on the railroad. Tony Koester, a contributing editor to Model Railroader and the editor of Model Railroad Planning, stopped by to check out the progress of Bay Junction on the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. Executive editor Andy Sperandeo shows how his corn syrup transloading terminal is coming along.
Building Bay Junction part 11
By Angela Cotey | January 19, 2011
| Last updated on November 23, 2020
Watch the Model Railroader staff's video journal about working on their latest project model train layout
good to see Corn Products is taking shape all it needs is a fence and some locked gates to protect the workers when they are loading syrup.
After waching the video, you mentioned using bulk oil tanks for your syrup loading facility. Do you know what part number that was? I looked in the catalog, but couldn't locate that style. Thanks.
THANKS that was very helpful NOW All I have to do is just Smile At the WIFE And Say HONEY DID I EVER TELL YOU how MUCH I LOVE YOU!!!!! NOW CAN I HAVE PERMITION TO LOOK IN MY WALLET??? TO SEE if i have Enough FOR this New M.RR.PLANNING BOOK,,,,,,,, now sometimes yes!! most times is NO!!!!! OL WELL cant live W/ OR W/ THEM,,, BUT dont worry fellas, I Shall Fide AWAY,,, ha HA ha..
The MR Staff and the MR&T layout continues to be an inspiration to us modelers, no matter what era or scale we choose to model. Andy's corn syrup plant shows how we can kitbash, add additional models like the Pikestuff kit, the Nu Comp trailer for the truckers, the Walthers Bulk Oil tanks, + the other building kits, and actually place small industries virtually anywhere that space may be limited. Innovation!
Thanks again for another interesting video.
It is alway good to see these video's and see the operation and progress of other projects.
Have a great day.
this Bay Junction addition will be very helpful to me, as I have an 18" wide x 12' long shelf section on my layout . The use of relief buildings is definitely a plus on this type of layout and the variety of buildings is holding my interest very much. I had thought of adding a corn syrup facility and your presentation will be the inspiration for mine.
Tommy
New Milford, Ct
I find your Bay Junction project very inspiring, a realistic modern layout in the trend of Lance Mindheim and Pelle Soeborg. Keep on your good work.
thanks for the update
David, Nice to see the progress and the models on the Bay Junction on the MR&T, and to have the special guest Tony stop by and chat with you guys. Keep up the great work.
The first thing to which I navigate when the MR Cyber-letter arrives is the Bay Junction series report. (Sorry, Cody.) This upgrade to the MR&T is rolling along beautifully. Next thing, perhaps, should be the group of reports edited together, to be sold on DVD or download. (Don't worry, when this series completes, Cody's Office will move back to First Thing I Watch.
Hi Guys! I really enjoy watching your video updates of the work you do on the MRT layout! Could I suggest a little more light be used when you shoot video of dark coloured tank cars as the detail of the shelf coupers was hard to see. Keep up the great work!!
Seems George's layout runs as good as it looks!
When did shelf couplers for tank cars go inti effect?
very nice
Who is the gentleman working on the bridge? We never see him explain what he is doing.
Tony & Andy you cannot get any better than this.
Great Job.
David,
Nice presentation as always. Give a thanks to your guests for me.
Could you put the corn syrup track plan into MR for us. It would be a nice small industry to model. Other small industries would also be appreciated.
Thank you.
RLH
David,
In Model Railroader you have all the nice track plans. How do you do you copy the layout then transfer it into the track plan your artist draws? I would like, as well as the rest of us the secret behind getting some ones layout from real world on to the page of MR as an Artist Track Plan.
E.G.Hall
http://www.GSMrr.net