RHKluckhohn
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I use John's scheme. It's more realistic - cars are delivered to the customer and loaded at the customer's pace. They won't normally be picked up until the next session, say eight hours later, and I load 'em (or unload 'em) by hand when creating the session. Had to make up a spread sheet to keep track of it all for the Fond du Lac route. Interactive bulk loaders are fun and prototypic and I use a few of those as appropriate.
Used to go down to Newport News and watch the N&W run strings of open-top coal hoppers up the ramp onto the yuuge rotary dumper at the dock, ten or twelve cars at a time were dumped into the waiting ship. That was just a few decades ago, don't know if they still do that.
:B~)
Used to go down to Newport News and watch the N&W run strings of open-top coal hoppers up the ramp onto the yuuge rotary dumper at the dock, ten or twelve cars at a time were dumped into the waiting ship. That was just a few decades ago, don't know if they still do that.
:B~)