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Museum Model Train Layout HO Coal Dock Loader Railcar Move rotary Dumper Boat Sandusky Ohio Maritime

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00:00 Teaser with the coal railcar been dumped and exiting via a Y track and rolling similar to a roller coaster 00:19 Welcome to the Sandusky coal dock layout 00:45 Introduction by John of the model train layout 01:04 Functional Norfolk Southern Sandusky coal dock layout 01:24 Locomotive moving full coal railcars 03:47 The pusher and the barney / pig moves the coal rail car 04:37 The pig moves the coal loaded railcar towards the cage of the Heyl & Patterson high-lift 05:46 Railcar being emptied on the coal dock 07:16 The previous empty railcar moves into the Y return switch 08:00 The full railcar is uploaded, the rotary dumper unloads its coal into the chute and into the freighter 09:55 The empty railcar is ready to be pushed by the next full railcar. Many views of the loader 11:05 Explanations of the full-size operation 12:10 More of the layout. It used to be a fraction of a huge layout as big as a large family room 15:95 Sandusky Bay map 15:25 More of the layout 17:30 John's dad employment at the yard, coal for steel considerations 20:15 Today's operation 20:40 Bay side of the coal operation 21:32 Thank you 21:40 Links towards other cool layouts 21:41 The End of the ex Shorty Parker layout. Credits: John / Sandusky Maritime Museum Reference: train 360

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