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