Industry Update 09.10.10

There have been changes to some of the industries on the CRI&P.  Changes are highlighted below:

Davenport, IA

• Town station - Branchline Centre Hall Depot Kit
• Davenport Yard - receives sand, diesel fuel
• Davenport Freight House - Walthers Water Street Freight Terminal - receive/ships LTL freight
• Consumers Ice & Fuel Co - Walthers Golden Flame Co kit - receives coal and LPG
• Electrolux - DPM Gripp's Luggage Mfg kit - receives parts, electric motors/ships vacuum cleaners 
• Formerly Hull Machinery
• Kohr's Cold Storage - DPM Trackside Transfer kit - receive/ships fruits & vegetables
• General Electric Co - DPM Woods Furniture Co kit - receives motors, hardware, coil steel; ships appliances
• Continental Grain Elevator - Walthers ADM Grain Elevator kit - receive/ships grain
• Davenport Elevator - Walthers ADM Grain Elevator kit - receive/ships grain
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  Contract lost

Rock Island, IL

• Town station - Blair Line Leeton Depot kit
• Sunrise Feed Mill - Walthers Sunrise Feed Mill - receives farm supplies; ships bulk & bagged feed
• Valley Fuel & Supply - AMB A.C. Brown Manufacturing - receive/ships fruits & vegetables
• Possible name change to Johnson Grain & Produce
• Possible kit change to AMB Hinkle Mill Kit
• Contracts being negotiated
• Putnam Oil Co - Walthers Interstate Fuel & Oil kit - receives coal, heating oil
• Relocated from Blue Island

Bureau, IL

• Town Station - Walthers Golden Valley Depot
• Farmers Grain Co - Walthers Farmers Coop Kit - ships grain/receives farm supplies
• Bader Ag - AMB General Service Building - receives farm supplies

Stockdale, IL

• Town Station - Blair Line 2-Story Depot kit
• Markham Produce - AMB Transfer Building Kit - receive/ships fruits & vegetables
• Illinois Valley Grain Co - Walthers Valley Growers Assoc Kit - ships grain/receives farm supplies
• Changed kit

Joliet, IL

• Town Station - Blair Line Leeton Depot kit
• American Can Co - DPM Woods Furniture Co kit - receive aluminum ingots, ink labels/ships tin cans 
• Change in items manufactured 
• American Service Co - Walthers O.L. King & Sons Coal Yard kit - receives coal
• Lost LPG contract - just coal now
• Joliet Grain Co - - Walthers Farmers Coop Kit - ships grains
• Changed kit

Blue Island, IL

• Town Station - Walthers Clarksville Depot kit
• Looking for new kit
• Midwest Lumber Co - Walton & Sons Lumber kit - receives lumber
• D&D News - DPM Scratchbuild - receives newsprint and ink
• Oberholtzer - DPM Scratchbuild - receives wood, steel, packing materials, paint, varnish, machinery; ships finished tools
• Putnam Oil Co - Walthers Interstate Fuel & Oil kit - receives coal, heating oil
• Relocated to Rock Island
• Blue Island Freight House - Walthers Water St Freight Terminal kit - receive/ships LTL freight
• Chicago Wholesale Foods - DPM Scratchbuild - receive/ships fruits & vegetables and grocery items
• Otis Elevator Company - DPM Scratchbuild - receives wire rope, machinery and elevator guard rails
• Contract lost - possible relocation to Davenport, IA

Meredosia

• Town Depot - Atlas Maywood Station
• Pearl Button Company - Undecided - receives machinery; ships buttons
• Meredosia Freight House - Undecided - receive/ships LTL freight
• CIPS Power Plant - DPM Power Plant - receives coal (from N&W)

Peoria, IL

• Town Station - AMB UP Style One-Story Depot kit
• Oakley Grain Co - Walthers Farmers Coop kit - ships grain
• Johnson Grain & Produce - AMB Hinkle Mill - receives groceries; ships grain, fruits & vegetables
• Possible name and kit change - See Rock Island industries for more details
• Rural Gas Service - Undecided - receives LPG
• Caterpillar Inc - Walthers Superior Paper Mill kit - receives parts, motors, lubricating oil, hydraulic fluid; ships heavy equipment

* AMB - American Model Builders
* DPM - Design Preservation Models