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I am going from running my trains "round and round" to attempting to add a little more realism to the use of the trains. When "real" unit train brings a load of say, "coal" to a customer, ie a 'coal fired power plant, i know they can't possibly back the cars in (like you have to do on a typical round and round model railroad. By what method do the engineers bring the cars in to be unloaded and then how do they get the engines around to the other side of the unit to take the empties out. I know it has something to do with a "runaround" track but I still cant understand how it works. Can anyone take the time to explain how to turn my train around when it reaches its destination and maybe post some pics or layout designs that might help. <br /> <br />Thanks in advance, <br />Mark
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