01-20-2015, 09:51 AM
Hi Larry,
Yes part of the appeal to me is the fresh fruit and vegetable packing process. I like the different variety of operations I can have:
1) Fruit or vegetable special; I can have a train bring in refrigerator cars from staging, both empty and full. Full will go to ice dock, empty to the two packing houses. Pull full from the packing houses to spot at ice dock, pull full at ice dock to take back to staging, etc.
2) Merchandise train and other local industries; work the team tracks, freight house, lumber and feed dealers, as well as use the fruit packers as a dried fruit packing shipper. Dried fruit was shipped year round as needed.
The biggest appeal to me was these industries were all there in "real life." The track plan is fairly faithful too, although condensed.
Regards,
Joe
Yes part of the appeal to me is the fresh fruit and vegetable packing process. I like the different variety of operations I can have:
1) Fruit or vegetable special; I can have a train bring in refrigerator cars from staging, both empty and full. Full will go to ice dock, empty to the two packing houses. Pull full from the packing houses to spot at ice dock, pull full at ice dock to take back to staging, etc.
2) Merchandise train and other local industries; work the team tracks, freight house, lumber and feed dealers, as well as use the fruit packers as a dried fruit packing shipper. Dried fruit was shipped year round as needed.
The biggest appeal to me was these industries were all there in "real life." The track plan is fairly faithful too, although condensed.
Regards,
Joe