Brakie
Member
Mark,Nice observations!
For discussion.
1.Real railroads stage trains that are awaiting crews.Of course I believe their staging tracks are called outbound ready tracks.
2.Absolutely! Of course there are exceptions such as a switching road that serves one industrial park such as Progressive Rail before it expanded its operation.
3.I always thought one could model real traffic density by modeling a short line or branch line..It is MY thoughts one could duplicate operations based on a given day or several days to include a engine leaving the yard light to pick up cars that are loaded or empty at industries or perhaps a short run to the interchange track.I fully believe this *might* be among the best realistic operation themes.
Now one can always run X many loops between industries to lengthen the run as well as stopping in a tunnel.Of course one could "turn" his train after switching the last industry by running around his train and then head back for the yard making X many loops or stopping in the tunnel before "arriving" at the yard.
For discussion.
1.Real railroads stage trains that are awaiting crews.Of course I believe their staging tracks are called outbound ready tracks.
2.Absolutely! Of course there are exceptions such as a switching road that serves one industrial park such as Progressive Rail before it expanded its operation.
3.I always thought one could model real traffic density by modeling a short line or branch line..It is MY thoughts one could duplicate operations based on a given day or several days to include a engine leaving the yard light to pick up cars that are loaded or empty at industries or perhaps a short run to the interchange track.I fully believe this *might* be among the best realistic operation themes.
Now one can always run X many loops between industries to lengthen the run as well as stopping in a tunnel.Of course one could "turn" his train after switching the last industry by running around his train and then head back for the yard making X many loops or stopping in the tunnel before "arriving" at the yard.