04-06-2013, 08:29 PM
First welcome chew86. 
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For those who are more knowledgeable than I am about operations, are they unloading the cars on the far track by going through the cars parked along the wall? It looks that way to me seeing how the cars are parked with the doors exactly in line with each other.
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Yes,there is a dock plate that fits between cars and locks in place in place..
Some of the double sidings has a door line "spotting" mark-usually painted on the side of the rail-as a guide for spotting the car.You spot the door of the boxcar inside the "spotting" mark.
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For those who are more knowledgeable than I am about operations, are they unloading the cars on the far track by going through the cars parked along the wall? It looks that way to me seeing how the cars are parked with the doors exactly in line with each other.
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Yes,there is a dock plate that fits between cars and locks in place in place..
Some of the double sidings has a door line "spotting" mark-usually painted on the side of the rail-as a guide for spotting the car.You spot the door of the boxcar inside the "spotting" mark.
Larry
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!