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Do Railroads still hump cars in the yards
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CSSHEGEWISCH, <br /> <br /> Yeah, Clearing is quite an operation. I brought in westbound freight that was humped from the east to the West Classification yard and then made into a train that went into West Departure yard. And vice versa for the eastbounds. <br /> Flat switching can be efficient if you have the right crew and equipment. Using Remotes in Flat switching automatically kills production. I can work a conventional job with an engineer and get almost twice the amount of work done in the same time. Also, any switching operation is only as good as its crews and yardmasters. If you get a crew that has worked together for awhile including the yardmaster it is amazing how well things can work out. I worked with a buddy of mine on thirds in the winter when the Remotes broke down and we were getting quits every night. Working the road, I often have fond memories of working thirds having fun knocking cars together and making up trains. ALSO, it is a lot easier to have a real live engineer with you when you are working industry jobs, especially those with tank cars. Remotes hesitate and you have to guesswork your way through spotting tank cars, which usually have to be spotted perfectly with top load platforms. Having an engineer takes all the guess work and I can have him/her creep until the cars are just right, their arms might get tired, but at least we take about half the time to spot the cars.
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