Oh and thanks for all the kind words, i'm generally into dark themes and music... The mix is for promotional use and you may save it and listen at any time.. if that mix works for you i have a whole directory of mixes available for download.
http://www.just-phil.com/jp/Just Phil - Rails.mp3 Track I finished recently.. no controller used... and a new mix. http://www.just-phil.com/mix/Just Phil - Strait Jacket.mp3
i think this is a great thread so i hope you dont mind i resurrected it from the dead. I work for DOW Chemical Western Canada Operations in their railyard i'm a switchman so i'm responsible for building/marshalling outbound and inbound trains. (they must be put together in a paticular order) I also scale the cars to ensure they have the correct weight. I also bring different cars to different areas of the plant to get loaded or unloaded. Great job i get to work outside and be active. Only time i dont like it is on days like yestesterday. -30*C (about 4*F) snowing heavy and 10mph winds blowing drifting snow in your face... at times i would have to walk the length of a train 45 cars (approx. 60feet per car) back and forth in waist deep snow. for 12hours a day. other then that its alot of fun. the yard i work in has 64km of rail on site. up to 22 railcars can be loaded/offloaded at a time. and has a capacity to store about +/- 1800 railcars.