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[quote user="BRJN"][quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by cuyama <start philosophic dissertation> Some people use the older concept of routing all cars from one industry on the visible layout to another on the visible layout. I personally find that this limits realism. If the industries are really so close together, wouldn’t the industries just use trucks or wagons? Occasionally there are movements like this on the real railroad, so a few are OK. <end philosophic dissertation> [/quote] I have one reefer that moves packing house - grocers warehouse - brewery - grocers warehouse. And never gets new ice. (Ewww.) But as operations it works and the kids haven't called me on it. [/quote] Have they finally caught on yet with the ICE? =) Thank you for that little tidbit of humor. I got a good laugh out of that because I used to run reefer and it was a stressful job. I read this thread over a pot of coffee searching for answers possibly to my current operations planning for Falls Valley and wanted to ask a question regarding numbers of loads and empties. "How does one generate a number of loads, empties matching required cargo that is listed on a worksheet as required by a industry?" Example: Falls Valley Feed and Seed. Monday it wants to ship out Bagged Salt, Bagged Lime and Bagged Charcoal for that day's work. Do I say it ships one load each or several loads? I guess I am trying to learn how to "Generate" empties and loads as if the Industry might want or ship one load one day and several later in the work week. I do have the switchlist for that town with other industries served by that particular local partially completed. Im just at a loss how to handle the 6 or so spots at the feed mill. There is freight coming into the mill as well that is already covered on another train. Is there a computer program that randomly selects numbers of a load or another method?
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