Are you aware of the price of putting in a rail spur? Especially off a main line? You would be better off to find property with an existing spur, unless you have several hundred grand for building the spur.
My hats off to ya if you can make a go of it! I've heard of guys starting off with non-ferrous and building up to the whole meal deal over the course of a few years. Your idea of smaller portable machines seems to make sense, too. But you probably need to start with thoroughly used equipment and learn to fix it yourself to keep costs down rather than go with top of the line new right away.
I've seen the combination magnets/orange peel grapples...haven't talked to anyone about their pros and cons. But the magnet is real good at separating the non-ferrous stuff that lands in the steel yard but is worth more to you if someone picks it up and gets it into your non-ferrous side.
Good luck!!
Jon.
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