06-27-2010, 02:33 PM
Gary S Wrote:That is very neat. I have never seen anything like it before. It is so small, it hardly justifies itself in todays modern era... which is why it is no longer in use I suppose. Any idea when the structure was built and when it was in used?
I assume the structure was used for less-than-carload transfer of goods from rail to truck. Would be very easy to model this.
Gary,Actually transloading from a single "team track" is still being done today..Modern railroads hasn't change basic operations.
The new "freight house" is now called a rail to truck distribution centers which can be specialized to handle certain commodities.
All railroads have transload services..
Larry
Engineman
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!

