01-21-2013, 05:59 AM
getloose;
Although I can't pick it out in the Google aerial views, most likely any weigh scales would be located at the covered hopper loading point. They really wouldn't be needed for the box cars as the weight and number of bags loaded in the car would determine its shipping weight. Having the scale at the loading point, wouldn't do much for your operation, but you could place one at some other location just to add interest. Be interesting to have the typical two sets of rails going through the scales with switches at each end to keep through traffic off the scales. We had scales like that here in Frankfort.
Although I can't pick it out in the Google aerial views, most likely any weigh scales would be located at the covered hopper loading point. They really wouldn't be needed for the box cars as the weight and number of bags loaded in the car would determine its shipping weight. Having the scale at the loading point, wouldn't do much for your operation, but you could place one at some other location just to add interest. Be interesting to have the typical two sets of rails going through the scales with switches at each end to keep through traffic off the scales. We had scales like that here in Frankfort.
Ed
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