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This CD is filled with hundreds of great photos and drawings of equipment and common industries served by the railroad years ago.  Some of these industries were for the concrete business.  But any business which needed bulk materials such as sand, gravel, ore, and other products from quarries would need to store and process the raw materials.   That is what this CD is all about.

Today we see cement trucks carrying concrete to construction sites.  But that was not always how it was done.  Years ago temporary structures were built close to the actual construction site.  These plants processed the sand, gravel and cement into concrete.  But before this could be done, the sand, gravel and cement had to be dug from the ground at quarry sites.  Facilities for the bulk storage of these minerals were a steady producer of business for the railroads.  And, of course, the railroads themselves needed sand for locomotives and gravel for ballast.

You would find these temporary plants near any large construction site.  Whether building a dam or the foundation for a large building, these plants were everywhere.

This CD includes material which will help you build accurate models of all these industries, both large and small.

The first book, Quarry Plant Design, shows the equipment used at quarries for conveying, storing, and transferring the bulk materials.  123 pages.  Some in color.  You will find a photo of the plant and then a drawing to help you see how the pieces work together.  The actual operations at a quarry are explained as well.

Next is 108 pages taken from the 1916 Stephens-Adamson catalog of equipment for processing aggregates.

Third we have 32 pages from the 1918 Concrete Engineers' Handbook which describes and shows what is needed to quarry and prepare aggregates for making concrete.

Then we have 19 pages of concrete mixing equipment and methods from a 1908 publication from the International Library of Technology.

Last, but not least, we have 13 pages of great photos and descriptions of concrete mixing equipment manufactured by Chain Belt.  This is from their 1909 catalog.

All told we have 295 pages of great historical information, photos and drawings.

Price is fifteen dollars plus shipping. 

Shipping by 1st Class Mail is $5 to anywhere in the US or Canada.   I ship to all other countries for $8.

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Darryl Huffman

12020 Old Seward Highway

Anchorage, Alaska 99515