This is simply a coal stockpile, probably for the plant at the far end, it could very well be supported by trucks via the roadway entry or even other trains. use your imagination, it is a fun route for a fun game after all. I just got the route myself today as all I was involved with it was content creation, the route itself was handled by Mike, who is much more talented in surveyor than I am. if you want to get nit-picky rivet-counting technical, the likelihood of a such a route existing is nearly nothing, but that wouldn't be very much fun either now would it? (speaking of realist - an RBR addict? sure I liked RBR too and it is a great line but... wasn't it all in fun too?)
because they dont even work all the time and are a pain to put everywhere every time. you could always add them yourself if you like.
I suppose in the end I am only saying that $19 is a pretty good deal for everything you DO get - a blank baseboard with all of that content is worth the cost - why complain about that?