02-03-2014, 10:42 AM
switcher1 Wrote:I was under the impression that a house track was where LCL (less than car load) was loaded/unloaded, likely to be a freight house at a depot.
Team track was for unloading car loads at a time.
(Wondering if I have mis understood, as I'm new to American Railroading.)
My understanding of team track is that it is/was a "universal" siding for businesses too small or too remote from the station to have their own dedicated siding. These businesses might not be able to unload completely during a station stop, so a team track was provided where their shipment could be left for unloading.
Apparently, the name derives from the track having sufficient space for a "team" (of horses, hitched to a wagon) to pull up.
Andrew