massive, the company does own a GE 44-tonner that has been
recently refurbished and obtained for quite a deal. The main
industry is the movement of grain, with a rumored ethanol
plant to be coming soon.
The operations would begin with the shortline’s GE 44-tonner
coupled to three cars and a caboose sitting on the mainline.
The train then runs around the loop several times to simulate
it going somewhere. The train then leaves the empty hoppers
on the mainline and proceeds to pull the three loaded hoppers
out of the spur by the grain elevator. After a run around move,
the locomotive couples onto the empty hoppers and spots
2a
2a. Track plan.
Western Expansion Central -
MRH-Mar 2013