09-03-2014, 05:23 AM
Andy,Looking at the spots at the industries I don't think he needs to "Wabash" his yard with cars since most cars in the yard would be empties or overflow car awaiting room at the industry/industries..The inbound cars would be dropped off and then switched in industry order and delivered by the local crew the same day.
Such a small yard would hold a minimum of cars unlike a major yard that has terminal dwell time of several hours which could be as high as 40 hours.
Also I found it best to rotate cars on and off a ISL because using the same cars over and over becomes boring and routine-"oh gee whiz there's that dented Railgon again going to Everman's scrap metals". Its best to remove that gon from the layout for several days and replace it with(say) a NS gon and when loaded return to storage box and remove another or better no cars for Everman today..
Such a small yard would hold a minimum of cars unlike a major yard that has terminal dwell time of several hours which could be as high as 40 hours.
Also I found it best to rotate cars on and off a ISL because using the same cars over and over becomes boring and routine-"oh gee whiz there's that dented Railgon again going to Everman's scrap metals". Its best to remove that gon from the layout for several days and replace it with(say) a NS gon and when loaded return to storage box and remove another or better no cars for Everman today..
Larry
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Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!