Freight Shed on Main Line
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MountainMan Wrote:Think of it this way...ALL LCL, fast freight and express items were shipped in express baggage cars in the beginning, so while the passengers were getting out at one end of the train, the freight was unloading from the other end. There was no conflict between the two.

Yep, and it makes running "passenger" trains much more interesting than just running around and stopping randomly at station. I've read a little bit more about mixed trains in the last weeks and it was really eye-opening.

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