06-07-2009, 05:55 PM
yellowlynn Wrote:I have several different train consists, and when I take one off to put another down, I don't feel like walking 627 yards to set each car on the track.LynnIt's not that far fetched if you think about it. Let's look at this... you did say that you had several consists... For the sake of gumption, let's pick 5.
5 consists of 25 cars each (short trains) for a total of 125 cars.
Now let's speculate that you have to walk 15' from your storage vault to your nearest rerailer to place two cars at a time (assuming you've got two hands) and then 15' back for the next two cars.
If you do this consistently for all 125 cars (5 consists), you will have walked 1,881 feet or 627 yards!
Adds up fast, don't it?
I bet your wife would never believe you if you told her you were going to go and get some exercise by operating some trains!