03-18-2012, 09:44 PM
Mike pretty well summed it up. Everything else would pretty much be through traffic.
Of course if you had the space available, you could add an industrial spur serving a couple of industries to give some of your other cars an on line destination.
For example, locally the large Norfolk Southern yard in Danville, KY, sees 90% of the trains passing through from Louisville and Cincinnati en route to Chattanooga or Knoxville. Those trains usually get fueled, some get crew changes and a few set out and pick up cars; otherwise they just pass through the yard and continue on their way.
But there are also two industrial spurs off the yard that serve local industries. One spur has a large plastics plant and the other currently serves a regional publishing facility. Both industries handle a large number of cars: Covered hoppers of plastic pellets and 50ft box cars of printing paper. 3rd shift yard crews work both the spurs, although now and then I'll see the 1st or 2nd shift yard crew deliver cars.
Could give you a little variety and added interest.
Of course if you had the space available, you could add an industrial spur serving a couple of industries to give some of your other cars an on line destination.
For example, locally the large Norfolk Southern yard in Danville, KY, sees 90% of the trains passing through from Louisville and Cincinnati en route to Chattanooga or Knoxville. Those trains usually get fueled, some get crew changes and a few set out and pick up cars; otherwise they just pass through the yard and continue on their way.
But there are also two industrial spurs off the yard that serve local industries. One spur has a large plastics plant and the other currently serves a regional publishing facility. Both industries handle a large number of cars: Covered hoppers of plastic pellets and 50ft box cars of printing paper. 3rd shift yard crews work both the spurs, although now and then I'll see the 1st or 2nd shift yard crew deliver cars.
Could give you a little variety and added interest.
Ed
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