>From time to time, the CP in town would need to spot a multi-level auto car but the autos were the 'wrong' way.
They would just take it to their turntable and reverse it. More than a few - they'd take them out to a wye a few miles away. A year or two ago I spotted a covered hopper in the yard lettered "UNLOAD FROM OTHER SIDE" or something like that, in very large letters. Almost worthwhile modelling. : ) Ken On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Richard Karnes <[email protected]> wrote: > All -- > > The Boeing Company's Everett WA plant, where they assemble 747, 767, and > 777 airplanes, is served by a BNSF spur on a 4.5 percent grade. Lots of > airplane components are shipped there from all over the world. Boeing was > very fussy with the BN (before BNSF) about the side of the car that had to > face the unloading dock. Unfortunately, reality often didn't match the > spec. > > Boeing Facilities department learned of a surplus 1880-era turntable (I do > not remember where) that was about to be scrapped. Boeing acquired it and > installed it at Everett. It has been used for a couple of decades now to > turn cars loaded with aircraft parts. Now everybody's happy -- the BNSF > doesn't have to worry about which way the cars face, and Boeing doesn't have > to call BNSF to come get loaded cars, haul them some 15 miles, wye them, and > bring them back. > > Dick Karnes > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
