How about a "layout sized" industry to model? "One Man’s Quest to Preserve the World’s Smallest Oil Refinery"

[Southwestforests]

How about a "layout sized" industry to model?

One Man’s Quest to Preserve the World’s Smallest Oil Refinery​

The dusty, rusty site in eastern Wyoming is a rare relic of the 20th-century petroleum boom.​

by Nadia White November 5, 2021

"... In the Depression, tiny refineries popped up across the oil regions as enterprising people sought to make the most of what they had. Chamberlain and Hoblit scrounged parts for their Lusk project from defunct refineries around central Wyoming, unintentionally creating something of a living history laboratory for today. For 45 years, C&H Refinery provided heating oil, gasoline, and a handful of jobs for the people of Lusk. It changed hands but kept running until 1978. After that it was shuttered for 20 years, until Khalid bought it.

The refinery itself is a compact tangle of pipes and tanks, towers, and boilers, all visible from the road. Built to be operated entirely by steam, the center of the operation lies in a metal-sided building that houses two historically important stills, industrial relics that predate the state of Wyoming. Today, the site contains the original Spanish-style refinery office, a dozen salvaged steel storage tanks, and a building housing the heating elements for refining. In summer, tumbleweeds, and tinder dry grass make the refinery district look like the back forty of many ranches. In winter, the metal shack blocks the wind and concentrates the odor of fuel, dust, and rust. It smells the way industrial America used to smell. ..."

One Man's Quest to Preserve the World's Smallest Oil Refinery

The dusty, rusty site in eastern Wyoming is a rare relic of the 20th-century petroleum boom.

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These heavy cardboard tubes were saved several years ago with the aim of their eventually becoming G scale tank cars,

 

[Riograndad]

So is the plan for storage tanks or tank cars for the tubes?

 

[Southwestforests]

Ya know, I hadn't gotten as far yet as thinking about how to make anything except the tank cars.