Seaboard Central HO Scale Model Railroad Operations. How to create an Industry Work Order based off of actual prototype paperwork used by train crews to switch industries.
I never saw anyone actually "kick" a car on a model railroad. A most interesting aspect, nice detail to operations. Must have taken you several tries to get that just right.
Hey Tim, Happy Father's Day. I always enjoy watching your videos. It's fun and educational. I am hooked on the idea of my own railroad company now. I'm gonna go with a medium gray body, fuel tank and trucks with a light orange sill and ends on the body. Also the front and rear footboard area will be orange. I haven't come up with a name yet, but I'm working on it. Thanks for the inspiration.
If there's a better channel doing model railroad ops videos I haven't found it. Your real life experience as a railroader adds so much to this channel Happy Father's Day and thanks for all the hours of entertainment!!
Great way to run new bought cars , was fun unpack and place them on inbound track ready to be delivered to the Belen NM service track to be dirtied up and graffitti added .
Tim, ------------------------------- When you proceed to the lines where you begin typing the Pull's and Place's you (IMO) could type the Place's in a italicized format to delineate them and avoid confusion of the conductor. Another item that might assist the conductor would be instead of using PULL and PLCE you could consider using P for PULL and S for spot; the added benefit would further streamline the procedure, but would be less typing time for you. When the RR gets larger this will help you. --------------------------------------- I apologize in advance if I overstepped my bounds.
Thanks for the comment. That is a good suggestion and probably would be helpful for the prototype paperwork as well. I am just trying to copy it since it doesn’t include it.
Re couplers: LaBelle #112 lubricant is specifically formulated for couplers. A small drop on the knuckle and another into the coupler box enhances centering and smooth low speed coupling to a single free-rolling car. Recommend it if you are not already doing so.
Really enjoy the actual train and car movements - so nicely done. Looks like the yard track curvatures are mild enough that cars can couple smoothly almost anywhere. Saw a couple of instances where couplers touched without coupling, a problem with free-rolling cars. Looks like you use standard Kadees rather than semi-scale. Are the cars you roll weighted more heavily to give better momentum? Very impressive and so prototypical. Will be a big step when the helix is done and trains can move between Gadsden and Ragland. Your videos are always a highlight of my week.
Thanks! I convert all my cars to the Kadee Semi Scale couplers. That’s one of the upgrades I do, along with changing out the wheels to the narrow code 88 wheels. A lot of the cars in the yard are in the process of waiting to be sent to Estes Railcar Service for upgrades and weathering. Another thing I do is add weight to cars. This helps out a lot in making good couplings. But sometimes it is just because the couplers aren’t lined up. Believe it or not, this happens quite often on the prototype too. We will have to slack off and the conductor will get three step protection to align the couplers.
Good morning, Tim! I always enjoy your operations videos. Your creation of the prototype paperwork and the detailed explanation is awesome and the way you tie it right into the actual operation on the Seaboard Central is really interesting. I must note how much I admire your weathering work on your locomotives and rolling stock. Those Herzog gondolas are simply awesome. Did you make the tie loads yourself? I look forward to the next video. Bill B.
Super Video Tim! Your videos are similar to watching those old time Serials like Flash Gordon (showing my age here)... You can't wait until the next episode comes out. "Kicking" that covered hopper was a nice touch. I've got a question. Where do you find time to do all of this? I'm hoping to make a modular switching layout of a Transloading Terminal sometime. I'm going to use the NS Transloading Terminal that you mentioned some time ago in an MRH forum, as a reference. Doraville, GA I believe it was. I believe you said that it takes a crew almost their whole shift to accomplish the switching there. I was wondering if you had ever worked that facility and if you know what the paperwork looked like for that. Would that be considered a single industry with just a whole bunch of spots and is there a place for "off spot" cars that don't fit?
Thanks! I appreciate it. Some videos definitely take more time to produce than others. And a lot of stuff gets cut out to try to keep folks engaged. Also to keep the videos from being too long. BulkMatic in Doraville, GA has eight stubb-ended tracks that hold around 20 cars each. It is considered one industry and they will order in cars to be placed as they are a closed gate customer. The pulls and places will show up on the Industry Work Order but BulkMatic also provides a track inventory sheet that list each car number in every track. Often the conductor will take a highlighter to mark the empties. Most tracks are for plastic pellets but they also receive flour, malt, sugar, ethanol and other chemical products. Two tracks are just for tank cars. The rest are for covered hoppers. You can find the facility on Google Earth if you look between Doraville and Norcross. And yes, it takes a crew the entire shift sometimes to switch it out. Right next to it is a four track yard called GE Yard.
@@SeaboardCentral Thanks for the Super reply Tim! I have been looking at the BulkMatic facility for quite some time on Google Maps. You've given me quite a bit more information on it that I didn't know about the commodities. I was thinking of the plastic pellets. There are several different types of plastic pellets used to make different products. There may be some plasticizer in with the chemical tank cars too. I was also thinking of bakery products... flour, corn syrup, sugar, vegetable oil... hadn't thought of the malt. I'm not sure what goes down the center of the tank car tracks. Maybe steam lines, air or water maybe. Thanks again for your time and the Great information.
@@timstonecipher2453 Malt is for the Sweetwater Brewing company in Atlanta. They may get Hobbs too. I can’t remember. Another product unloaded is starch unloaded from PD covered hoppers.
@@SeaboardCentral Thank you for the additional information Tim. It’s much appreciated. Yes, corn starch. That’s another included product. I hadn’t thought of supplying a brewery either. That’s interesting. I live in northwest Indiana and there is a good sized candy factory, Albanese Confectionery Group Inc, located near me. It has no rail service so it appears that all the raw ingredients are “trucked” to the plant. A fitting customer for the Bulk Transfer Terminal.
Engineer experience. Car lengths are considered as a 50’ boxcars. The conductor judges how many based on that. Some are good. A lot need more experience. An engineer can tell how accurate it is based on looking down at the ground beside the engine. That is why there is a little light below the cab shining down on the ground.
I never saw anyone actually "kick" a car on a model railroad. A most interesting aspect, nice detail to operations. Must have taken you several tries to get that just right.
Thanks! It helps when the yard is on a slight downgrade. :)
Saw your story in Model Railroader's online version, great article
Thanks! I’ll have to check it out.
Hey Tim, Happy Father's Day. I always enjoy watching your videos. It's fun and educational. I am hooked on the idea of my own railroad company now. I'm gonna go with a medium gray body, fuel tank and trucks with a light orange sill and ends on the body. Also the front and rear footboard area will be orange. I haven't come up with a name yet, but I'm working on it. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks! Sounds like an ICG inspired scheme.
If there's a better channel doing model railroad ops videos I haven't found it. Your real life experience as a railroader adds so much to this channel Happy Father's Day and thanks for all the hours of entertainment!!
Thanks for the awesome comment! I really appreciate it.
Great video! Happy Father's day, Tim.
Thanks! I appreciate it.
Happy Father’s Day to you Tim…loving the Ops
Thanks!
Really enjoying this series as well sir! Can't wait till next week!!! - Gary
Thanks!
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Thanks for watching!
Great way to run new bought cars , was fun unpack and place them on inbound track ready to be delivered to the Belen NM service track to be dirtied up and graffitti added .
It is cool. Next update will include a lot of newly weathered cars. Stay tuned.
Great video. Happy Father's Day Tim.
Thank you!
Thanks Tim. I'm enjoying watching Yard Ops and look forward to next weeks installment. The Planning Templates form very useful guides.
Thanks! I appreciate it. More to come. There’s a lot going on behind the scenes for the next update while I produce these op videos.
Another very nice and realistic Ops session. Well done. Keep em coming.
Thanks!
Hi Tim! Love this series!! Looking forward to the next installment!
Thank you! Glad you enjoy it.
Always great video
Thank you!
Tim, ------------------------------- When you proceed to the lines where you begin typing the Pull's and Place's you (IMO) could type the Place's in a italicized format to delineate them and avoid confusion of the conductor. Another item that might assist the conductor would be instead of using PULL and PLCE you could consider using P for PULL and S for spot; the added benefit would further streamline the procedure, but would be less typing time for you. When the RR gets larger this will help you. --------------------------------------- I apologize in advance if I overstepped my bounds.
Thanks for the comment. That is a good suggestion and probably would be helpful for the prototype paperwork as well. I am just trying to copy it since it doesn’t include it.
Re couplers: LaBelle #112 lubricant is specifically formulated for couplers. A small drop on the knuckle and another into the coupler box enhances centering and smooth low speed coupling to a single free-rolling car. Recommend it if you are not already doing so.
Great advice. Thanks!
nice vid tim... good realistic paperwork... and happy fathers day
Thanks!
Really enjoy the actual train and car movements - so nicely done. Looks like the yard track curvatures are mild enough that cars can couple smoothly almost anywhere. Saw a couple of instances where couplers touched without coupling, a problem with free-rolling cars. Looks like you use standard Kadees rather than semi-scale. Are the cars you roll weighted more heavily to give better momentum? Very impressive and so prototypical. Will be a big step when the helix is done and trains can move between Gadsden and Ragland. Your videos are always a highlight of my week.
Thanks! I convert all my cars to the Kadee Semi Scale couplers. That’s one of the upgrades I do, along with changing out the wheels to the narrow code 88 wheels. A lot of the cars in the yard are in the process of waiting to be sent to Estes Railcar Service for upgrades and weathering. Another thing I do is add weight to cars. This helps out a lot in making good couplings. But sometimes it is just because the couplers aren’t lined up. Believe it or not, this happens quite often on the prototype too. We will have to slack off and the conductor will get three step protection to align the couplers.
Thanks Tim,, good vid =]
Thanks!
Happy Father's Day you too.
Thanks!
Good morning, Tim! I always enjoy your operations videos. Your creation of the prototype paperwork and the detailed explanation is awesome and the way you tie it right into the actual operation on the Seaboard Central is really interesting. I must note how much I admire your weathering work on your locomotives and rolling stock. Those Herzog gondolas are simply awesome. Did you make the tie loads yourself? I look forward to the next video. Bill B.
Thanks! Yes I talked about how I made them on the June Layout Update a couple of weeks ago.
@@SeaboardCentral I must have missed that video but will go back and find it. Thank you!
Super Video Tim! Your videos are similar to watching those old time Serials like Flash Gordon (showing my age here)... You can't wait until the next episode comes out. "Kicking" that covered hopper was a nice touch. I've got a question. Where do you find time to do all of this?
I'm hoping to make a modular switching layout of a Transloading Terminal sometime. I'm going to use the NS Transloading Terminal that you mentioned some time ago in an MRH forum, as a reference. Doraville, GA I believe it was. I believe you said that it takes a crew almost their whole shift to accomplish the switching there. I was wondering if you had ever worked that facility and if you know what the paperwork looked like for that. Would that be considered a single industry with just a whole bunch of spots and is there a place for "off spot" cars that don't fit?
Thanks! I appreciate it. Some videos definitely take more time to produce than others. And a lot of stuff gets cut out to try to keep folks engaged. Also to keep the videos from being too long.
BulkMatic in Doraville, GA has eight stubb-ended tracks that hold around 20 cars each. It is considered one industry and they will order in cars to be placed as they are a closed gate customer. The pulls and places will show up on the Industry Work Order but BulkMatic also provides a track inventory sheet that list each car number in every track. Often the conductor will take a highlighter to mark the empties. Most tracks are for plastic pellets but they also receive flour, malt, sugar, ethanol and other chemical products. Two tracks are just for tank cars. The rest are for covered hoppers. You can find the facility on Google Earth if you look between Doraville and Norcross. And yes, it takes a crew the entire shift sometimes to switch it out. Right next to it is a four track yard called GE Yard.
@@SeaboardCentral Thanks for the Super reply Tim! I have been looking at the BulkMatic facility for quite some time on Google Maps. You've given me quite a bit more information on it that I didn't know about the commodities. I was thinking of the plastic pellets. There are several different types of plastic pellets used to make different products. There may be some plasticizer in with the chemical tank cars too. I was also thinking of bakery products... flour, corn syrup, sugar, vegetable oil... hadn't thought of the malt. I'm not sure what goes down the center of the tank car tracks. Maybe steam lines, air or water maybe. Thanks again for your time and the Great information.
@@timstonecipher2453 Malt is for the Sweetwater Brewing company in Atlanta. They may get Hobbs too. I can’t remember. Another product unloaded is starch unloaded from PD covered hoppers.
@@SeaboardCentral Thank you for the additional information Tim. It’s much appreciated. Yes, corn starch. That’s another included product. I hadn’t thought of supplying a brewery either. That’s interesting. I live in northwest Indiana and there is a good sized candy factory, Albanese Confectionery Group Inc, located near me. It has no rail service so it appears that all the raw ingredients are “trucked” to the plant. A fitting customer for the Bulk Transfer Terminal.
When the conductor says 3 cars to a joint is there a readout in the engine that indicates that measurement or is it just engineer experience?
Engineer experience. Car lengths are considered as a 50’ boxcars. The conductor judges how many based on that. Some are good. A lot need more experience. An engineer can tell how accurate it is based on looking down at the ground beside the engine. That is why there is a little light below the cab shining down on the ground.