mobilman44they will put in a road or platform or other "device" to ease the burden of the movements
This sounds like the best approach - I'm thinking some sort of open-air, elevated 'forkliftway' between the warehouse and the freight house, at the freight house's loading dock level. I'll post pics once it's done.
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Hi!
I've seen situations similar to your description, and frankly its not as unusual as you might suspect.
In some instances, if there is enough movement between the two adjacent locations, they will put in a road or platform or other "device" to ease the burden of the movements. Often this is a joint effort, as it benefits (or can benefit) both entities.
I have to say, that IMHO, pretty much any situation or structure or logistics method we can think of for our MR, surely has a prototype somewhere. So if your structure "relationship" works for you, its fine!
Mobilman44
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Would it be possible for you to place the buildings in such a manner that they appear to be one that has had the second part added at a later date?
I see this all the time in the real world. Often there is a passage way between the buildings, usually at loading dock level. Either it is open or enclosed or both if there is more than one. The fork lifts use these to travel back and forth between the two buildings.
Brent
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If you have the space for two buildings you should have the space for one larger on. Why not do that and have a joint freight house half owned by each company and much more plausible if not prototypical.
It could make sense if the amount of freight involved is minimal/rare. There would be substantial additional expense if the freight had to be loaded and unloaded twice compared to having the warehouse rail-served so this process would only be done once instead of twice. In your plan, the warehouse is so close physically yet so far away financially. If not rail-served, I'd imagine the warehouse to be off-layout. Such freight could be modeled by deliveries at the team track or freight house. That's the advantage of the team track and freight house: the industries served needn't be modeled.
Mark
Hi,
In my semi-freelanced version of Las Vegas, NM, I'm planning to have a non-rail-served warehouse right next to a rail-served freight house, with freight from the warehouse going via the freight house. Would this be logical/realistic?
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tbdanny