right again
Right you are, that inside track is reserved for passenger trains, and this monster is the freight interchange locomotive. I had never even tried to get it down that track, but was inspired to try by getting the 2-8-0 onto that inside track, something that I had long thought to be impossible. The standard practice is for this locomotive to push a cut of freight cars up the helix. and for the cut of cars to go down the center (preferred) or the outside track, and for the locomotive to drop them without getting on to the stub switch at all. When it comes to make a pick up, again preferably on the center route, it might actually get onto the 3 way stub switch in order to couple to the string of cars before pulling it down the helix to the southern staging.
I'm sure the Southern doesn't like to come on to my track, they just don't want my woodburners on their track , ever since that unfortunate brush fire. I still maintain that their valuation of their depot, t freight house , and engine facilities was grossly inflated.
Bill Nelson
It looks really unnatural for that big steamer to go through such a tight area, but then again how often will that switcher go on the track closest to the station? I'm sure not much. . . . . . . .
Tyler
Right you are, that inside track is reserved for passenger trains, and this monster is the freight interchange locomotive. I had never even tried to get it down that track, but was inspired to try by getting the 2-8-0 onto that inside track, something that I had long thought to be impossible. The standard practice is for this locomotive to push a cut of freight cars up the helix. and for the cut of cars to go down the center (preferred) or the outside track, and for the locomotive to drop them without getting on to the stub switch at all. When it comes to make a pick up, again preferably on the center route, it might actually get onto the 3 way stub switch in order to couple to the string of cars before pulling it down the helix to the southern staging.
I'm sure the Southern doesn't like to come on to my track, they just don't want my woodburners on their track , ever since that unfortunate brush fire. I still maintain that their valuation of their depot, t freight house , and engine facilities was grossly inflated.
Bill Nelson