QUOTE: Originally posted by kenneo QUOTE: Originally posted by futuremodal QUOTE: Originally posted by kenneo A drag is a mug with a few manifest blocks thrown in. And I second the proposal to reclassify the term "mixed" from a combined freight/passenger operation to a combined unit/unit or unit/manifest operation How about "combined service", because the freight-passenger "mixed" train still exists. This would apply to such combinations as a pig and manifest, for example.
QUOTE: Originally posted by futuremodal QUOTE: Originally posted by kenneo A drag is a mug with a few manifest blocks thrown in. And I second the proposal to reclassify the term "mixed" from a combined freight/passenger operation to a combined unit/unit or unit/manifest operation
QUOTE: Originally posted by kenneo A drag is a mug with a few manifest blocks thrown in.
QUOTE: Originally posted by doghouse Mr. "kenneo." There are far better places for you to be than under rocks. Like teaching the "yungins" a thing or two about railroading.
QUOTE: Originally posted by futuremodal QUOTE: Originally posted by kenneo A drag is a mug with a few manifest blocks thrown in. I thought a drag freight was a long slow manifest.
QUOTE: Originally posted by dirtyd79 Most intermodal trains I've ever seen are pure unit trains. Although occasionally I've seen a few with empty auto racks tacked on the end. Thanks, Eric for clearing up the term manifest for me.
QUOTE: Originally posted by futuremodal QUOTE: Originally posted by kenneo A drag is a mug with a few manifest blocks thrown in. I thought a drag freight was a long slow manifest. And I second the proposal to reclassify the term "mixed" from a combined freight/passenger operation to a combined unit/unit or unit/manifest operation, since there are no combined freight and passenger operations, and probably never again will be unless the concept of private passenger operators comes to fruition (wherein the private passenger operators add revenue freight handling to buttress the revenue side). But there are examples of manifests that include solid blocks of grain cars that all originated in one locale and will terminate at a single destination. BTW, were Amtrak's express trains ever refered to as "mixed"?
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QUOTE: Originally posted by THayman Are intremodel cars ever found in mixed trains of other car types? I've never seen anything but a "pure" intermodel trains. I write this more from a modeler's perspective, as building full intermodel trains is rather expensive.
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Originally posted by THayman [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply THayman Member sinceNovember 2003 From: Halifax, NS 405 posts Intremodel in mixed train? Posted by THayman on Thursday, March 2, 2006 7:09 AM Are intremodel cars ever found in mixed trains of other car types? I've never seen anything but a "pure" intermodel trains. I write this more from a modeler's perspective, as building full intermodel trains is rather expensive. -Tim Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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