12-11-2015, 07:57 PM
Hi Folks,
Once again I ask for stupid questions. I've often seen that most freight station were located directly on the main line track, a few feet apart from the passenger station. My guess is they handled the LCL traffic. However, on most insurance maps, there's no siding serving the shed to unload a full car. In some case, the shed is quite large and you wonder if it wasn't a little bit too big for handling LCL on a branchline.
In other circumstances, they are often located directly on the passing siding. Once again, if the siding is used to store cars, it defeats its purpose...
I'm just curious to better understand why almost half freight sheds were built on the main.
Matt
Once again I ask for stupid questions. I've often seen that most freight station were located directly on the main line track, a few feet apart from the passenger station. My guess is they handled the LCL traffic. However, on most insurance maps, there's no siding serving the shed to unload a full car. In some case, the shed is quite large and you wonder if it wasn't a little bit too big for handling LCL on a branchline.
In other circumstances, they are often located directly on the passing siding. Once again, if the siding is used to store cars, it defeats its purpose...
I'm just curious to better understand why almost half freight sheds were built on the main.
Matt
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