01-03-2014, 02:26 AM
May be we can figure out what all the switches and tracks are used for if we "play" scenarios.
A possible scenario could be:
1. UP train arrives at track? (Transfer job)
2. UP train drops cars in track?
3. UP train picks cars from track?
4. UP train leaves from track?
5. CSX job 1 arrives from the right side in track? (CSX local serving the right side of the layout)
6. CSX job 1 drops cars in track?
7. CSX job 1 picks cars from track?
8. CSX job 1 leaves from track?
9. CSX job 2 sorts the new cars from tracks ?,?,? into track ? to serve local industry (CSX local serving the local industry at the left side)
10. CSX job 2 serves all industry at the left side
11. CSX job 2 drops the picked cars from the industry in track?
12. CSX job 2 engine goto track ? to meet a tank track for refueling
Now, take your track plan, number all the tracks and replace all ? with a track number. That might be helpful to keep all required tracks and switches and remove all others.
A possible scenario could be:
1. UP train arrives at track? (Transfer job)
2. UP train drops cars in track?
3. UP train picks cars from track?
4. UP train leaves from track?
5. CSX job 1 arrives from the right side in track? (CSX local serving the right side of the layout)
6. CSX job 1 drops cars in track?
7. CSX job 1 picks cars from track?
8. CSX job 1 leaves from track?
9. CSX job 2 sorts the new cars from tracks ?,?,? into track ? to serve local industry (CSX local serving the local industry at the left side)
10. CSX job 2 serves all industry at the left side
11. CSX job 2 drops the picked cars from the industry in track?
12. CSX job 2 engine goto track ? to meet a tank track for refueling
Now, take your track plan, number all the tracks and replace all ? with a track number. That might be helpful to keep all required tracks and switches and remove all others.
Reinhard