Yard design tips and understanding basics

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I am sure you have good intentions, but there are multiple errors in the video. The RR doesn't have one yard track per industry, it's usually one per destination ... that could be one, two, twenty, or no industries (like a transfer run). RRs don't pay taxes per yard track. What you call an AUX or OX track is properly called an arrival-departure track.And so on.

You might want to study more about yards

John Armstrong Track Planning for Realistic Operation
Andy Sparendeo Freight Yards book
 
Sorry for what you consider errors, I only went by my personal experience as in engineer & conductor in yards such as Demmler, Riverton, Connellsville, Newell, Aliquippa, New Castle, Cumberland, Willard, Akron, Collingwood, Shenango, Ashtabula, Glenwood, for the past 15 yrs. And yes, if I went into more detail about destinations (as true with bigger yards such as cumberland & willard, you'd be correct, but I wanted to make it easier for people to understand. If I said 1 track is for chicago traffic, 1 is for toledo traffic, etc, that would open up more scenerios, so I kept it simple.
 


djstrains,

Several of the towns that you mentioned working in were once serviced by the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR. I am starting to build a model RR based on the P&LE, can you offer any insight?? I'd be interested in anything you can add.

Thanks

P&LE
 
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