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Hi Manitoban, I spotted my share of grain cars on the Red Deer Sub in Alberta and I can tell you that the arrows indicated which way the gradient ran in relation to the individual elevator. The mty's were spotted past or, before the spout on the elevator, depending which way the arrow pointed. As the cars were loaded, the handbrakes were released (a little) and the car or cars would roll past, and the next one could be spotted for loading. When the newer grain elevators were built some years back they used the winches, acct the higher number of cars spotted and loaded at one time. Hope this helps. <br /> <br />Ross <br />Victoria B.C.
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