Slot Train, Loading a Railroad Car and Locomotive Remote Control-Texas Crushed Stone (Page 3): I didn't think to ask.... Could have been a clamshell bucket/skidsteer/man with a shovel...

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

I didn't think to ask....
Could have been a clamshell bucket/skidsteer/man with a shovel would be my guess. A small skidsteer may have been able to turn sideways in the car or push material through or push up material for clamshell bucket.
Pat

Thorny Devil Loc: Alice Springs, Central Australia

Jay Pat wrote:

I didn't think to ask....
Could have been a clamshell bucket/skidsteer/man with a shovel would be my guess. A small skidsteer may have been able to turn sideways in the car or push material through or push up material for clamshell bucket.
Pat

Thank you Jay Pat. The loading arrangement seems quite efficient which made me wonder about what was in place for unloading. Whilst the slot car arrangement seems to provide additional payload capacity it may not be the most suitable arrangement for unloading. Food for thought.

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

Thorny Devil wrote:

Thank you Jay Pat. The loading arrangement seems quite efficient which made me wonder about what was in place for unloading. Whilst the slot car arrangement seems to provide additional payload capacity it may not be the most suitable arrangement for unloading. Food for thought.

I agree.

Clyde 13 Loc: Valpariso, Indiana

I wonder how many fatalities from the remote control locomotives? I retired from U.S.Steel Iron Producing.
I know first hand about train accidents.

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

When I drove a truck to load in the operation. I never heard of a fatality.
When there was a lot more train traffic in the pit, there were truck/train accidents from trucks not yielding to trains. There were all slow speed accidents. The trucks did not fair well.......
Pat

Clyde 13 Loc: Valpariso, Indiana

I agree with what you said there. U.S.Steel drug tested all accidents when I was there. I worked on Electronics,
then went into Instrumentation on a blast furnace for 30 years. I had a foreman ran over by a train. He didn't
follow rules by r/c locomotives. He died on my cousin's birthday no less.

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

Sorry to here about his death....

Clyde 13 Loc: Valpariso, Indiana

Thank you, it has been a long time since it happened. We have always been told to keep a distance and obey the signs. I am retired as of last year. Bought a Nikon D.S.L.R. 3500 and joined the group.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Plieku69 wrote:

How many cars make up the slot? I am familiar with the tri pack for containers, never seen anything longer.
Ken

The first diesel passenger trains on the Burlington were entirely "articulated" - but that meant only a few cars.