maximum mainline radius set based on the distance between
the posts. We wound up having to have 30” maximum – we
couldn’t have anything more than that. Plus, the aisle space is
a challenge because of the posts. We had a 30” minimum pinch
point on aisles.
“We have a lot of pinch points and there’s going to be more
when we get phase 3 in. But the decision was made, we want to
put a layout in here, so this is what we’re going to do. When we
have operating sessions we try to limit it to just having the crew
in here and not spectators, because it creates bottlenecks.”
Columbia Cascade &Western -
11: These two cabooses wait on their track near the office
at Lebanon yard. Most are bay-window cars based on
Southern Pacific designs.
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MRH-Feb 2013
