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[quote user="wjstix"] If an industry is big enough to warrant owning it's own switcher, it's probably going to have what amounts to some sort of 'interchange yard'. This might be as simple as single track, or a track with a double-ended siding, located between the mainline railroad and the industry. The industry puts outbound cars on the track. The railroad picks up the cars and drops off inbound cars. The industry switcher picks up the inbound cars and hauls them back to the industry to be spotted. The industry itself doesn't have to be right next to the track, it might be a mile away. Seems to me I've seen layouts that just model the interchange yard / area, with the industry represented in the distance on the backdrop, and the industry switcher pulling inbounds into some type of hidden staging area. <div style="clear:both;"> </div> [/quote] Also industrial parks
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