NOVAHILL ...... U.S.A

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Generally, those sorts of industrial tracks will be located on back street away from main roads. They also tend to be located in an industrial area away from housing. They will probably not even have a crossing gate, and may not have flashing lights, just a cross buck on each side of the right of way to warn motorists. Usually, but not always those industries will be worked at night. A member of the train crew will guard the crossing stepping off the train to stop traffic before the train blocks the road. After dark, the crew member will put flares out on the road on both sides of the crossing, at least that is the practice I've seen in downtown Los Angeles when I watched an S.P. switch crew work the Los Angeles wholesale produce market. In that case they were blocking off Alameda Street which is a major street in South Central L A, but since it is mostly industrial/commercial, there was very little traffic late at night when they were working.

Hi Russ,

Solves the fitting of flashing lights on a crossing then ....... the back strret approach seems good as a guy i met at my LHS has a switcher layout to capture a yard where anything and everything runs through leaving it a transition point with some industry and the backs of buildings belonging to a town beyond the layout.

Many thanks for the information the diner i have started to make up is going to serve the railroad / industry another area of interest.