Any sites out there that feature tutorials on desigining an operation scheme? An explanation of car card/waybill forwarding would be great as well. I'd like to start creating a timetable for my railroad and test it virtually before finishing the rest of the physical layout- to make sure all will run smoothly. tia
-TG
You might find some of the info you need among the data located here:
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Here's one place with lots of good info...enjoy!
Paul - "The CB&Q Guy" North Central Illinois - *USA*
One thing you could do would be to purchase Ship It software. It's not car cards, but a computer program that generates switchlists based on your industries. The program allows you to adjust things like an industry's production rate, how soon it needs empties, what the company makes or what its consignments (incoming loads) are, etc.
The website is
There's also a great discussion group on Yahoo at
I use Ship It and love it. HOWEVER, know that it's not the easiest program to learn, and it has a lot of "ins" and "outs" (pun intended), but the Yahoo Group is great at helping you get through those.
-Gerry Leone
Thanks for all the info guys!
-TG
Tim, Try this:
Best,
Steve Lynch
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