Freight cars at team track

[Engfanuk]

First a transload track is a fancy marketing word for a supped up team track.

Any off line industry can used a transload track. Regular straight trucks (flat bed and boxed ) and trailers is used not containers. I have notice most customers use their trucks or a company that specializes in unloading freight cars. This also applies to the team tracks of yesteryear.

Thanks. I think I might model something along the lines of <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.smvrr.com/bip.html">http://www.smvrr.com/bip.html</a><!-- m --> that Ralph posted. Two tracks, one with a ramp at the end and some mobile specialised unloading equipment for hoppers or tank cars. The main building or warehouse would be considere off the layout as the team tracks would be next to the edge of the baseboard.

I've also read through the other links in this channel. I should have started there and a search rather than throwing the question out straight away. I guess I added to the conversation with the blog link:-)

I found done unloading videos on YouTube. Not team track but boxcar offloading for a lumber industry. Still interesting to see the activity close at hand with the camera actually on the ramp rather than videos shot from a distance and only seeing the cars delivered. I'll post that in another thread.

Thanks to everyone.

Steve