03-20-2012, 09:30 AM
I am also looking into transload track, I'd love for others to expand on this type of track and what happens there.
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Ok..Let's look at a load of plastic pellets.
The load arrives on the transload track and a transload contractor(aka service company) will unload the car and have the pellets trucked to the end user.These contractors unload tank cars,boxcars,steel coils,any type of railshipment and will store product up to 30 days at no charge.The billing for this service is done by the railroad so you only pay one freight bill.
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While I use this method on my past ISLs it will work on any modern layout that switches industries.
I simply rotate the number of cars that "arrives" on the interchange-some days there may be 3- 7 other days 1 or 2..Of course some days there isn't any inbound cars so,my crews will switch out the industries that has empties or loads and take them to the interchange.If I felt like working on the scenery there isn't any "work" to so my crew cleans and washes the locomotive,makes light engine or track repairs.
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Ok..Let's look at a load of plastic pellets.
The load arrives on the transload track and a transload contractor(aka service company) will unload the car and have the pellets trucked to the end user.These contractors unload tank cars,boxcars,steel coils,any type of railshipment and will store product up to 30 days at no charge.The billing for this service is done by the railroad so you only pay one freight bill.
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While I use this method on my past ISLs it will work on any modern layout that switches industries.
I simply rotate the number of cars that "arrives" on the interchange-some days there may be 3- 7 other days 1 or 2..Of course some days there isn't any inbound cars so,my crews will switch out the industries that has empties or loads and take them to the interchange.If I felt like working on the scenery there isn't any "work" to so my crew cleans and washes the locomotive,makes light engine or track repairs.
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!