on prototype railroads, but David Husman and his colleagues in
the Operations Special Interest Group [1] include some indus-
tries on model railroads because
some users enjoy including them
in their routings. These are specifi-
cally identified, if you don’t want
to use “model” industries.
Shenandoah Software’s IndMan
Freeware includes the OPSig
Industry Database. See more
information at:
Kalmbach’s book series by Jeff
Wilson, on “Industries Along the
Tracks,” can help you sort out the
cars needed for various industries
and loads. There are four volumes
in the set with different industries
in each, available in digital and
paper formats.
Hopper slope sheet color
Q.
I am working on a small fleet of hoppers that the Duluth,
Missabe and Iron Range Railway once used to move commer-
cial coal. I am certain the end slope sheets, and perhaps the
sides as well, had little paint left on them due to the abrasion
of the loads. I would like to find a photo or two that clearly
shows what the inside of a hopper looks like.
—Milt Spanton
MRH Q-A-T |
2
1. The all-scales
Operations SIG has an
active news group on
Yahoo, a website at
, and pub-
lishes the quarterly
Dispatchers Office
magazine.
