On Nov 8, 2022, at 2:51 PM, Dave Wetterstroem <framemakers@...> wrote:



I model the C&O towns of Prince, Quinnimont and the Piney Creek Subdivision (branchline) between Prince and Raleigh WV.  This area is predominantly known for it's coal mining, but there were a large number of non-coal related industries that served by the C&O. I have a copy of the 1950 Industrial Directory that the railroad put out. From this, I have created as spreadsheet of all the non-coal related business that would have been served either from this branchline or from other branchlines that fingered out from the yard at Raleigh. While I am not modeling these industries or the branches that finger out from the yard at Raleigh, every car serving those businesses would have had to have passed along the section that I am modeling. 

What I could use help with is figuring out what car types and or specific models that would be appropriate to serve these industries?

IE, there are a number of bottling plants including Coca~Cola, Seven-Up, Royal Crown and Dr Pepper. I would assume that they would be receiving glass bottles as well as syrup to make the soda-pop from but in what kind of cars? There are also a number or beer distributors on the list. I am assuming that the billboard reefers are gone by the early 50's, but my guess is that they still would have required insulated cars. 

Thanks 

Location	Business Name	Track Type	Business Type
Beckley, WVa	Altman's Cash Feed Stores	TT	Feed, Flour, Seed, Hay
Beckley, WVa	Anchor Sales Co	TT	Mine & Mill Supplies
Beckley, WVa	Armour & Co	PT	Packing House Products, Warehouse
Beckley, WVa	Ashland Oil & Refining Co	PT	Bulk Gas & Oil
Beckley, WVa	Beckley Distributing Co	TT	Beer Distributor
Beckley, WVa	Beckley Feed & Supply	TT	Feed, Flour, Seed, Hay
Beckley, WVa	Beckley Hardware	TT	Hardware
Beckley, WVa	Beckley Ice & Feed	PT	Feed, Flour, Seed, Hay
Beckley, WVa	Beckley Lumber & Supply	PT	Lumber Yard
Beckley, WVa	Beckley Motor Co	TT	Auto Dealer
Beckley, WVa	Beckley Newspapers Corp	PT	Newspaper
Beckley, WVa	Bonham, C.K., & Son	PT	Coal Yard
Beckley, WVa	Byus-Mankin Lumber Co	PT	Lumber Yard
Beckley, WVa	Coca Cola Bottling Co	TT	Bottling Plant
Beckley, WVa	Coleman Packing Co	TT	Packing House Products, Warehouse
Beckley, WVa	Hill-Rohrer Lumber Co	YT	Lumber Yard
Beckley, WVa	M&M Sales	PT	Bulk Gas & Oil
Beckley, WVa	Means Lumber Co	PT	Lumber Yard
Beckley, WVa	Mountain Motors, Inc	TT	Auto Dealer
Beckley, WVa	Price Bros	YT	Feed, Flour, Seed, Hay
Beckley, WVa	Purity Baking Co	TT	Bakery
Beckley, WVa	Quality Lumber & Supply	PT	Lumber Yard, Builders Supply
Beckley, WVa	Raleigh Baking Co	TT	Bakery
Beckley, WVa	Raleigh Cash Grocery Co	YT	Groceries, Feed, Flour, Seed, Hay
Beckley, WVa	Richmond Block Co	PT	Concrete Block Plant
Beckley, WVa	Royal Crown Bottling Co	TT	Bottling Plant
Beckley, WVa	Seven-Up Bottling Co	TT	Bottling Plant
Beckley, WVa	Southern States Cooperative	TT	Feed, Flour, Seed, Hay
Beckley, WVa	Standard Oil Co	PT	Bulk Gas & Oil
Beckley, WVa	Universal Supply Co	YT	Mine & Mill Supplies
Beckley Jct, WVa	Amere Gas Utilities Co	PT	Supply Yard
Beckley Jct, WVa	General Dept. Stores	PT	Wholesale Groceries
Beckley Jct, WVa	Gulf Refining Co	PT	Bulk Gas & Oil
Beckley Jct, WVa	Higgins Grocery Co	PT	Wholesale Groceries
Glen Morgan, WVa
Glen Morgan, WVa	American Oil Co	PT	Bulk Gas & Oil
Glen Morgan, WVa	Beaver Block Co	PT	Cement Block Plant
Glen Morgan, WVa	Elco Lumber Co	PT	Planing Mill
Glen Morgan, WVa	Lambert, J.W., Lumber Co		Builders Supply
Glen Morgan, WVa	Todd's Grocery & Hardware Co		Groceries, Hardware
Mabscott, WVa
Mabscott, WVa	Beckley Building Supply Co	TT	Cement Brick Plant
Mabscott, WVa	Beckley Ice & Feed Co	PT	Beer Distributor
Mabscott, WVa	Bluefield Grocery Co	PT	Wholesale Groceries
Mabscott, WVa	Cabot, Godfrey l., Inc	YT	Oil Well Supplies Dealer
Mabscott, WVa	Cline Distributing Co	TT	Beer Distributor
Mabscott, WVa	Cohn Distributing Co	YT	Beer Distributor
Mabscott, WVa	Du Pont de Nemours Co	TT	Powder Magazine
Mabscott, WVa	Elk Refining Co	PT	Bulk Gas & Oil
Mabscott, WVa	Greenbrier Dairy Products Co	PT	Dairy
Mabscott, WVa	Mabscott Supply Co	TT	Mine Supplies
Mabscott, WVa	Montgomery-Ward & Co	PT	Warehouse
Mabscott, WVa	National Mine Service, Inc	PT	Mining Machinery & Supplies
Mabscott, WVa	Pure Oil Co	PT	Bulk Gas & Oil
Mabscott, WVa	Raleigh Grocery Co	PT	Wholesale Groceries
Mabscott, WVa	Raleigh Hardware Co	YT	Wholesale Hardware
Mabscott, WVa	Raleigh Junk Co	PT	Scrap Yard
Mabscott, WVa	Swim, Inc	PT	Ready-mix Cement Plant
Mabscott, WVa	Texas Co	PT	Bulk Gas & Oil
Pemberton, WVa	Lilly Ice & Bottling Works	PT	Beverages, Explosives, Flour, Feed, Seed & Hay
Raleigh, WVa	Kirby Lumber Co	TT	Sawmill
Raleigh, WVa	Wilkes Distributing Co	TT	Beer Distributor
Skelton, WVa	Acme Construction Co	PT	Blacktop & Ready-mix Concrete Plant
Skelton, WVa	Decker Clothes, Inc	TT	Textile Plant
Skelton, WVa	Dr Pepper Bottling Co	TT	Bottling Plant
Skelton, WVa	Houchins Mfg Co	PT	Cement Block Plant
Sprauge, WVa	Ashland Oil & Refining Co	PT	Bulk Gas & Oil
Sprauge, WVa	New River Co	PT	Mine & Mill Supplies
Sprauge, WVa	West Virginia State Road Comm	PT	Supply Yard

 

On Nov 8, 2022, at 6:11 PM, Jim and Barbara van Gaasbeek <jvgbvg@...> wrote:



Thanks for this info.  Would be really helpful for any model railroader to have this sort of data for their area and time frame.

 

However, there is this entry:

 

Pemberton, WVa

Lilly Ice & Bottling Works

PT

Beverages, Explosives, Flour, Feed, Seed & Hay

 

 

Why is an ice and bottling works getting Explosives, Flour, Feed, Seed & Hay

 

Jim van Gaasbeek

Irvine, CA

From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Dave Wetterstroem
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2022 12:52 PM
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: [RealSTMFC] Industry appropriate cars

I model the C&O towns of Prince, Quinnimont and the Piney Creek Subdivision (branchline) between Prince and Raleigh WV.  This area is predominantly known for it's coal mining, but there were a large number of non-coal related industries that served by the C&O. I have a copy of the 1950 Industrial Directory that the railroad put out. From this, I have created as spreadsheet of all the non-coal related business that would have been served either from this branchline or from other branchlines that fingered out from the yard at Raleigh. While I am not modeling these industries or the branches that finger out from the yard at Raleigh, every car serving those businesses would have had to have passed along the section that I am modeling. 

What I could use help with is figuring out what car types and or specific models that would be appropriate to serve these industries?

IE, there are a number of bottling plants including Coca~Cola, Seven-Up, Royal Crown and Dr Pepper. I would assume that they would be receiving glass bottles as well as syrup to make the soda-pop from but in what kind of cars? There are also a number or beer distributors on the list. I am assuming that the billboard reefers are gone by the early 50's, but my guess is that they still would have required insulated cars. 

Thanks 

Thanks for this info.  Would be really helpful for any model railroader to have this sort of data for their area and time frame.

 

However, there is this entry:

 

Pemberton, WVa

Lilly Ice & Bottling Works

PT

Beverages, Explosives, Flour, Feed, Seed & Hay

 

 

Why is an ice and bottling works getting Explosives, Flour, Feed, Seed & Hay

 

Jim van Gaasbeek

Irvine, CA