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I am very interested in this discussion. My layout is in Louisiana / Arkansas and although will never be large enough to have a paper mill, will originate raw paper mill wood traffic to an interchange.
I have several questions.
1. Bastrop received “round wood.” Were these the short crosswise loaded sticks? Or full car length logs?
2. Pine Bluff used wood chips. Was this a modern manifestation? Were regular pulpwood logs used earlier?
3. Is there some date when wood chips began to be transported to the mills ? Have wood chips replaced pulpwood logs as a preferred paper mill raw material? I must have at least 50 regular hoppers and would like to use them for wood chip traffic.
4. Where do wood chips come from? Just sawing wood in a sawmill can’t produce enough chips in quantity, right? Maybe a seperate chipping plant of some kind? If so. that would be a great freight origination point.
Obviously I don’t know much about this industry. Any help is appreciated.
