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| Austin Keye Sock Factory |
Marien, OH
(Portsmouth Staging) |
Freelanced |
LOW |
BX - Empty |
BX - Socks |
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Austin Keye is a play on words... as in "A Stinky Sock" factory. It may be weak, but it is original. This was the original industry
in Marien where Miss Terri Meats is. So I put it back in Marien when Miss Terri moved home to Hillsboro.
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| Batavia Transmission |
Afton |
Proto |
HIGH |
BX - Transmission Parts or Empty |
BX - Transmissions
GN - Steel Scrap |
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Batavia Transmission was the name of the Ford owned and operated transmission plant in Afton. It was one of, if not the leading
source of rail traffic in the 80s and 90s on the Peavine. The plant closed in 2008. The facility is now Huhtamaki, but on this layout it
continues to operate as Batavia Transmission in support of the auto industry, which the Western Ohio depends heavily on.
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| BWay Corporation |
Ancor |
Proto |
MEDIUM |
GN - Rolled Aluminun or Empty
BX - Empty |
BX - Alluminum Cans
GN - Aluminum Scrap or Empty |
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Originally the Heekan Can Company, a family owned business, BWay manufactures a variety of aluminum cans for personal and
industrial use.
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| Buckeye Mills |
Hillsboro |
Freelanced |
HIGH |
BX - Empty
CH - Grain |
BX - Cereal
CH - Empty |
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One of the anchor industries for the modeled Peavine, this industry generates more rail traffic than any other. It keeps the Hillsboro Branch
busy with daily service. The grain elevator receives multiple covered hoppers each day, while the shipping dock sends out loads
of cereal.
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| Bulkmatic |
Lunken
(Sharon Stagine) |
Proto |
MEDIUM |
TC - Chemicals
TC - Chemicals, Powders, Pellets |
TC - Empty
CH - Empty |
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Bulkmatic is the name of the bulk transfer company that exist at the old Clare site. Had to move them out for this layout. But the
industry generates a lot of traffic, so I just moved them west to Lunken. This site is not modeled and traffic is moved to Lunken by
the CCET.
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| Cincinnati Barge and Rail Terminal |
Eastern Avenue
(Sharon Stagine) |
Proto |
MEDIUM |
GN - Empty |
GN - Environmental Debris, Coiled Steel |
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Cincinnati Barge and Rail Terminal is located at the east end of downtown Cincinnati. They transfer large loads to and from
river barge to railcar. Generally large, bulk loads, the industry fills several gondolas every week, and keeps that portion of the old
PRR line into downtown Cincinnati alive.
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| Cincinnati Chemicals |
Batavia |
Proto |
LOW |
TC - Chemicals |
TC - Empty |
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Cincinnati Chemical is a real industry along mainstreat in Batavia. It sits along side a spur track and could have rail service.
Has it ever had rail service, I honestly do not know. I've never seen a car on that siding in thirty years. But for this layout, they
are receiving rail traffic.
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| Cincinnati Milicron |
Afton |
Proto |
MEDIUM |
BX - Supplies and Equipment
GN - Empty or Large Equipment |
BX - Empty
GN - Large Milling Equipment |
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Cincinnati Milicron is a staple industry in Cincinnati, and is (or was) rail served in Afton. Go into any heavy
manufacturing facility, and you are likely to fine Cincinnati Milicron equipment. The large finished machines
are packaged in crates and shipped by gondola on this layout.
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| Cincinnati Steel |
Afton |
Proto |
LOW |
GN - Empty or Rolled Steel |
GN - Empty or Steel Scrap or Roller Coaster Section |
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Clermont Steel is a real industry in Afton. The siding is at the very top of Batavia hill, and wraps around the back of the
facility. This is another industry that could receive rail service, but I have never witnessed it. What is fun about this
industry is that in recent years, they appear to make roller coaster sections. Which certainly makes for an interesting load.
Click Here for the evidence.
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| Evans Landscaping |
Ancor |
Proto |
LOW |
GN - Environmental Debris
BX - Empty |
GN - Emtpy
BX - Bagged Mulch |
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Evans Landscaping has a spur at Ancor. The spur is actually used by the CCET as a service track. Another industry that I cannot
confirm actually receives rail traffic, but the spur itself is relatively new (I know, I use to park down there with gfs... there
was no siding).
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| Georgia Pacific |
Afton |
Proto |
MEDIUM |
BX - Building Supplies
FC - Lumber |
BX - Emtpy
FC - Empty |
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The Georgia Pacific plant at Afton builds truss framing for local construction. Supplies are brought in by rail, and shipped
to local construction sites by truck. This was at one time a rail served location on the real Peavine.
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| Hendrixson Distribution |
Loveland
(Loveland Staging) |
Friendustry |
LOW |
BX - Beer |
BX - Emtpy |
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A tribute to a friend of mine who works for a local Budwieser distributor, on this layout he has his own business.
Fresh Budwieser is delivered by rail and distributed to local retailers for sale.
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| Hillsboro Grain |
Hillsboro |
Freelanced |
MEDIUM |
CH - Empty |
CH - Grain |
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Technically a freelanced industry, but I believe there was a grain elevator in Hillsboro. Several grain elevators are added to
the layout to increase grain traffic.
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| Huhtamaki |
Lunken
Sharon Staging |
Proto |
MEDIUM |
BX - Empty |
BX - Packaging |
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Huhtamaki currently occupies the old Batavia Transmission plant, and is the leading source of traffic for the CCET. Because
I wanted to keep Batavia Transmission in Afton, Huhtamaki has been moved to Lunken on this layout. Ironically, it is still
serviced by the CCET, which operates between Loveland and Eastern Avenue.
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| Kibler Lumber |
Mt. Oreb |
Proto |
LOW |
FC - Lumber |
FC - Empty |
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Kibler is a favorite small industry on the real Peavine. Located east of Mt. Oreb, the received lumber loads from the NS.
That remains true on the layout, with the occasional bulkhead flat being dropped off for unloading.
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| Kinder-Morgan Energy |
Lunken |
Proto |
MEDIUM |
TC - Fuel |
TC - Empty |
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I learned about Kinder Morgan when a tank car destined for there caught fire many years ago. Seems company and the railroad had
lost track of it. Hmmm. But it is a real industry that does receive rail service, and keeps the old PRR line alive.
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| Knott-Fitfurr Animal Feed Co |
Marien
(Portsmouth Staging) |
Freelanced |
LOW |
TC - Blood or Lard |
TC - Empty |
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Knott-Fitfurr is a play on words, as in "not fit for animals". It is inspired by my years working in the meat packing industry,
where blood was used to make fertilzer and lard was used in feed products. This plant receives those by-products from the Morrell
Meats plant.
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| Landmark Grain, Batavia |
Batavia |
Freelanced |
MEDIUM |
CH - Empty |
CH - Grain |
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One of several grain elevators added to the layout for operational purposes, this grain elevator shares the siding with
Cincinanti Chemicals.
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| Landmark Grain, Mt. Oreb |
Mt. Oreb |
Freelanced |
MEDIUM |
CH - Empty |
CH - Grain |
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There is a fair bit of cheating (I prefer artistic license) on the layout, but this may be the worst. Mt. Oreb Grain and Williamsburg
Grain are the same elevator. The siding is double ended. Switched from the east end, you are switching Mt. Oreb Grain.
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| Landmark Grain, Williamsburg |
Mt. Oreb |
Freelanced |
MEDIUM |
CH - Empty |
CH - Grain |
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There is a fair bit of cheating (I prefer artistic license) on the layout, but this may be the worst. Mt. Oreb Grain and Williamsburg
Grain are the same elevator. The siding is double ended. Switched from the west end, you are switching Williamsburg Grain.
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| Lorenzo Piano |
Williamsburg |
Friendustry |
LOW |
BX - Supplies |
BX - Finished Pianos |
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Lorenzo Piano is a tribute to a friend who is a talented piano player. The building Lorenzo Piano occupies was originally
Williamsburg Box and Partition. That industry was rail served, but stop taking rail traffic long before my time.
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| Lynch Pins |
Loveland
Loveland Staging |
Friendustry |
LOW |
BX - Supplies |
BX - Bowling Pins |
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The industry name is in reference to a friend. The bowling pin reference is because I like to bowl. The industry
is located off the layout, and cars are stored in Loveland staging and moved by the CCET.
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| Lunken Aggregate |
Lunken
Sharon Staging |
Proto |
MEDIUM |
HP - Empty |
HP - Gravel |
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I don't know the actual industry name, but for several years truck loads of gravel have been delivered to the old yard
at Lunken and loaded to hopper cars. This is another industry that helps keep the old PRR line alive.
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| Miss Terri Meats |
Hillsboro |
Friendustry |
MEDIUM |
RF - Meat Scraps |
RF - Sausage and Lunch Meats |
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This is both a friendustry named after a friend of mine, and a common play on words. Most people have heard of hot dogs and
bologna having "mystery meat". Hence the name. But this industry is also spawned from my time in meat packing. The slaughter
and cut process of meat packing yields a lot of trim that goes into sausage. Companies specialize in processing the trimmings
into high quality products.
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| Morrell Meats |
Fairfax |
Freelanced |
HIGH |
RF - Empty
TC - Empty
BX - Packaging or Spices/Ingredients |
RF - Meat Scraps, Bellies, Hams, Finished Goods
TC - Blood or Lard
BX - Empty |
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Meat Packing provides a wide variety of operational opportunities. And Cincinnati was known as "Porkopolis" because of the number of
meat packing companies in town. So it is a perfect fit for the layout. The layout is heavily inspired by my time with John Morrell and Co.
and the many weeks working at the plant in Sioux Falls, SD.
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| Mowrystown Grain |
Mowrystown |
Proto |
MEDIUM |
CH - Empty |
CH - Grain |
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This grain elevator did exist and was the last part of the Hillsboro branch to survive. In the layout recreation, it will
continue to receive rail service.
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| Ohio Valley Lumber |
Marien
Portsmouth Staging |
Freelanced |
MEDIUM |
FC - Loaded |
FC - Empty |
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This is a freelanced industry that was originally on the Marien Industrial District layout. While I'm not
modeling Marien on this layout, the industries can still be used to generate rail traffic.
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| Premier Plastics |
Marien
Portsmouth Staging |
Freelanced |
MEDIUM |
CH - Plastic Pellets |
CH - Empty |
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This is a freelanced industry that was originally on the Marien Industrial District layout. While I'm not
modeling Marien on this layout, the industries can still be used to generate rail traffic.
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| Queen City Auto Transfer |
Clare |
Freelanced |
MEDIUM |
AR - Automobiles |
AR - Empty |
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The auto industry is critical to the Western Ohio's success. Part of that is moving completed automobiles to regional
transfer terminals. The daily auto rack train will stop at Clare to exchange cars for Queen City Auto Transfer.
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| Sardinia Grain |
Sardinia |
Proto |
MEDIUM |
CH - Empty |
CH - Grain |
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The west end of Sardinia was once home to a grain complex. Much to my suprise, when I went out to photograph it a couple years ago, it is gone.
But it use to be a source of grain traffic for the real Peavine, and on the layout it will continue to be.
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| Senco |
Ancor |
Proto |
MEDIUM |
BX - Empty |
BX - Finished Fastening Devices |
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Senco manufactures commercial, industrial and residential fastening tools. The real facility does have a siding, but
it is not just week grown... it is tree grown. But not on the model. In HO Scale, Senco is a regular rail customer.
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| Trinity Collins |
Mt. Oreb |
Proto |
LOW |
GN - Aluminum Rolls or Wheels |
GN - Aluminum Scrap or Empty
HP - New Cars |
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Trinity is one of the cool industries to model. The manufactured aluminum hoppers, and I was many of the new cars roll out of that
facility in the 80s and 90s. Trinity closed somewhere along the way. In this version of history, a local businessman stepped in and
took partial ownership. So this is also a Friendustry too.
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| Verdin Bell |
Eastern Avenue
Sharon Staging |
Proto |
LOW |
BX - Empty |
BX - Bell |
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Verdin Bell is a Cincinnati company that make large bells (like Liberty Bell size). They sit along the old PRR line, but are not rail served
in real life. But the bells are just too cool not to be an industry served by the railroad.
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IND TYPE
PROTO-Based on real industry
FREELANCE-Fictional industry
FRIENDUSTRY-Industry tribute to a personal friend.
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