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David Longest

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Tankers moved by Monon
« on: October 25, 2020, 10:19:32 pm »
What industries used Monon to move their tank cars?  If you have images of them, please share.

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Re: Tankers moved by Monon
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2020, 08:46:23 am »
No photos (sorry) but the old fertilizer plant at Leipsic received inbound carloads of anhydrous ammonia for many years.

Not a lot of quantity, and usually only 1 carload at a time - I can't remember ever seeing more than one on the siding there.

[My dad and grandfather bought a lot of that ammonia!]

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Christopher Stone

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Re: Tankers moved by Monon
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2020, 09:02:20 pm »
Creosote Plant at the south end of McDole.

Standard Oil of Indiana north of McDole.  There was a small refinery north of Allan St. that was still in operation through the early 90s (at least), with a row of tanks at the far north-west end (1st St).  Here is a picture of the tanks from "8 Realistic Track Plans for Small Switching Layouts" by Lance Mindheim.


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Re: Tankers moved by Monon
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2020, 10:12:53 pm »
Thanks to all!  What I have been searching for is a photo of the R W Grace facility located around 2600 Grant Line
Road in New Albany.  Davison had a hand in the operation of Grace.

Also looking for a photo of Paramount Plywood operation, located just south of Grace Chemical in New Albany..  Local Directories show these two operations, but not exact addresses.  I have been looking for an "N" scale tanker labeled as Grace Chemical (Davision).

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