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From: Rick Keil <rkeil6721@h...>
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Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 9:23 PM
Subject: [BRHSlist] Industries on Spurs
> All, operational and modeling question. I'm planning on running two spurs
> with industries at the end of them. Since the motors will be heading into
> the industry, what was the prototype way of getting the motor at the right
> (front) end for the return trip. Were there exceptions on the Q. And
> finally, what sort of industries did the Q service, if any, located at the
> end of a branchline spur with 2 or 3 storage tracks? Thanks
>
> Rick Keil
> Omaha, NE
>
> P.S. No turntable or wye due to width restraints
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> I don't know if this helps or not but if using diesels alot of the
Geeps or SD's has controls on both sides of the cabs, one control stand
faced the short end and the other faced the long end, so it was not uncommon
to run long end 1st, if the locomotive was not equipped with dual control it
was still not uncommon to run the engine backwards with the engineer looking
out the back window instead of the front, so basically he would be on the
left side of the movements. if using steam a old conductor friend of mine
who worked on stub branches said it was not uncommon to take trains out of
or back to terminals with the tenders a head or back up move if you want to
call it.
Coal mine, river unloading docks for coal or grain, elavators, or a
town with several industries were part of some of the places the locals
might go serve, most mines had 2 or 3 load tracks that would have to be
switched same as for larger grain elevators. I hope this helps you, good
luck Tom
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