LIONEL produced a Standard Gauge "track scales" ( 441 Weighing Station 1932-36 ) many years ago that was close to "right on" in comparison to the scales on the Reading & Columbia ( PA ) line at the Columbia end. The scale was a "run thru" in that the car was positioned on the scale in the train and weighed, w/o uncoupling, normally. A dispute between Conrail and the then owner of the line, the Middletown & Hummelstown RR, apparently was the reason Conrail CUT the connection to the R & C in Columbia. The R & C is now owned by one of the two scrap dealers in town, after years of political wrangling, to prevent the sale to this person. NS reinstalled the switch, as soon as ownership changed. AS an aside, the Boro of Columbia removed tracks owned by the railroad AND the PUC forced them to reinstall the tracks at Boro expense when they lost the fight to force the railroad out of town. Only the taxpayers really lost. Jim Lyle the Middletown & Hummelstown RR, In a message dated 9/9/2011 6:39:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
--- In [email protected], "Andre Ming" <laming@...> wrote: > When paid by the ton, the need arises to weigh the car. > Typically, if the line has customers that ship by weight, the line will have > a set of scales at the yard, or at one of the yards on down the line. > Modeling a set of scales is a great way to add "operation" in a very small > space. > Sounds like it might be realistic to add a scale then figure out ways to use it later or just have it there if needed. Would a shortline usually have the scale on a main or yard track that could also be used for other purposes or would they normally dedicate a track just to the scale? Would a shortline scale track have to be a double ended track or would they sometimes install a scale on a spur if they didn't need to use it a lot? ..DaveBranum ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [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: [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/
