15. RI 507841 sits on the siding of the Farm Bureau
CO-OP fertilizer facility waiting to be unloaded.
Fertilizer and herbicides are a part of the farming indus-
try and are used in large volumes in the Midwest.
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Tom
: There are times that I will begin an operating session
switching Logansport and put my train together, then head
north to Delong. I will stop the train under the stairway where
it is hidden from view to simulate time and distance, and go do
chores. I will come back later in the day or evening and finish
the operating session. I also allow the engine to sit and idle by
a country store while the crew goes inside to grab a snack and
a bottle of pop. These operating practices help increase the
size of the layout.
Tom Johnson’s L&IN - 9
MRH-May 2014
