N scale pulp and paper mills ready for ops

As of today, the tracks are in and operations can begin on the new Everett pulp and paper complex.

Of course there are many decisions yet to make about the structures themselves, pavements, details and so forth, but in the meantime we can start to service these plants with operations and see how it goes. In the second photo, the function of each track is as follows, from left to right:
(1) chemicals in to paper mill (tank cars)
(2) additives (kaolin etc.) in to paper mill (cov. hop.)
(3) paper out (covered track) (boxcars)
(4) paper out (uncovered track) (boxcars)
(5) pulp out (boxcars)
(6) additives for pulp plant (and waste products out?) (cov. hop. & tank & box)
(7) switcher pocket and clean-out track
(8) wood chips unloading (wood chip gons)
(9) pulp wood unloading (gons and bulkhead flats)

The track just below the switcher, and probably the siding below it, will probably be used for staging incoming and outgoing cars for the passing local trains to have someplace to pick up or set out. The switcher will do all the in-plant work. At least that's the plan.

I would to thanks Joe Green, Jerry Green and Mark Dance for inspiring me to add this mill complex to my N scale layout. Their models of such mills are outstanding, and once I saw them in person I had to have one.

Here are a couple more shots of the complex, from different angles: