Loading Dock Height

[Doc Holliday]

I'm sure this question has been answered here before, but my searches didn't find it.

I'm building the East Terrible Mine and want to scratch build a loading dock next to the spurr track. Can anyone tell me how high the top of the dock should be above the rail?
Thanks,
Doc

 

[Russ Bellinis]

Measure the distance from the bottom of the door openning on a boxcar to the top of the rail and you will be close. Loading docks are generally at door height.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Now why didn't I think of that? Guess I'm gonna have to go buy a boxcar.
DOc

 

[NYC-BKO]

Doc,

If you have a Type 1 NMRA Standards Gauge it is on there, I just measured it and it is 4 feet from the top of rail. Hope this helps.-:thumb:

 

[Doc Holliday]

Doc,
If you have a Type 1 NMRA Standards Gauge it is on there,-:thumb:

Gues I'm gonna have to buy one of those as well.

Thanks, Doc

 

[Drew1125]

Hi Doc!
I always use a flatcar...you can park it on some tracks next to the dock you're building, & that lets you check clearances, & exactly where the top of the deck should be, & allows you to check it from several angles, without the view being obstructed, as it would be by a boxcar...

 

[Doc Holliday]

Now a flatcar? Will it never end?
Seriously, thanks for the suggestions.
Doc

 

[Russ Bellinis]

Now a flatcar? Will it never end?
Seriously, thanks for the suggestions.
Doc

If you buy enough rolling stock, you might even have a train by the time you have your loading dock built.

 

[Doc Holliday]

If you buy enough rolling stock, you might even have a train by the time you have your loading dock built.

You mean I have to have a train too? Next you're gonna tell me I have to have something to pull the train.
Doc

 

[yellowlynn]

pull train

Ooooohhh! You left yourself wide open on that one. The first thought that popped into my mind was that you already had a jackass. But I would never, never, never, ever say any thing like that

Lynn