Revenge Time--Critique My New Plan (Version 21 p2)

[exPalaceDog]

Actually, I pictured 4 cabeese on that track that rotated out.

That might be a problem. Remember that in this period a crew would often sleep and cook in their permanently assigned caboose at the "away" end of their run. Hence it was desible to avoid moving them as much as possible. To do this, the caboose tracks were often double ended for first in first out handling which was how the crews were normally scheduled. In addition, there would be seperate tracks for each direction.

Also note that there would often be a shed for supplies and maybe a coal bin near the caboose tracks.

Have fun

 

[SpaceMouse]

Actually, I pictured 4 cabeese on that track that rotated out.

That might be a problem. Remember that in this period a crew would often sleep and cook in their permanently assigned caboose at the "away" end of their run. Hence it was desible to avoid moving them as much as possible. To do this, the caboose tracks were often double ended for first in first out handling which was how the crews were normally scheduled. In addition, there would be seperate tracks for each direction.

Also note that there would often be a shed for supplies and maybe a coal bin near the caboose tracks.

Have fun

Chalk the lack of double end to lack of space. I guess my conductors will be a little irritable.

It will get the shed, but not the coal. This is oil-fired country. They will have a big stack of firewood.

[exPalaceDog]

By the way, for loads of funky old books on railroading and other early 1900 industries, see

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Loads of good stuff free for the downloading!

Have fun