The new storage tracks at Humongous are now in service. Photos forth coming as soon as the independent contractor cleans up his mess, and the maintenance of way forces finish their work.
Using the Old Pass, Humongous will now able to store up to fifteen 40' cars for its purposes, with the Powdertown House and Team tracks handling occasional overflow. Switching the Humongous power house takes on a new challenge, since the Old Pass figures into the run around move necessary to get cars on the proper end of the engine to spot them. Bob Nicholson ______________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141...@...> wrote: > > An independent contractor has been installing new track in the Humongous > Company complex for storing cars. This will allow all cars for cornstarch and > corn syrup loading to be stalled on site, thus eliminating demurrage fees for > storing them on the Powdertown house and team tracks. > > The downside is that the Humongous switch job will have to handle the storage > cars every time it switches the plant, but lining them up in proper sequence, > pulling loads and spotting empties should be a relatively simple task. > > I'll post photos when the new trackage is installed. > > This will make room for a piggyback unloading ramp on the Powdertown team > track, and leave the house track clear for other purposes. > > In other news, ballasting and surfacing operations continue in Mooar Yard. > It's been a long haul, but the end is in sight. Due to the clutter of > construction and maintenance-of-way equipment, Mooar has been virtually shut > down for the past two weeks. Lots of techniques and suggestions in this area > coming later for those contemplating similar activities on their trackage. > > More later - > > Bob Nicholson ______________________________________ > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
