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kbfcsme -- good idea for the extra column on the spreadsheet. Now I have several more hours of work to do on the computer when I have time. I learned my lesson several years ago when the Barbie dolls my daughters had when they were young began selling for outrageous prices "if the box was available." I keep my rolling stock boxes in the best condition I can, just in case.... I went to one of those supermarket-sized stationery and office supply stores and bought six 30" wide by 15" deep by 30" high multi-drawered plastic rollaround storage boxes with "clear" drawers. Each drawer I use for empty rolling stock boxes is labeled for that particular style car. For example, all my hoppers are in one off the larger drawers, as are box cars, reefers, etc. Units that I don't have a lot of inventory share a smaller drawer; cabeeses, snow plows and crane car sets are in one, while gondolas and flat cars are in another. Locomotives are returned to their respective boxes after operating sessions and stored in another rollaround dedicated to locos. Drawers are designated for steam, diesel, electrics, Central of New Jersey, etc. I cover the rolling stock with a thin plastic dropcloth placed across them in the layout storage yards. The rollaround units are just high enough to clear the bottom framework of my layout, allowing me to store the empty boxes out of the way behind the other rollarounds I keep clear for easy access. Two of the units hold my tools and supplies (track, couplers, etc.) that I might need at a minutes notice at any time.
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