Un-Confused Wrote:
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> Thank you so much Mr. Sammie! What exactly is a
> "runner" track and it's use?
>
> Also, I see you have other traffic beside the
> Refrigerator cars. Thanks again.
>
> Shortline Sammie Wrote:
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> > Interchange tracks are numbered from east to
> west
> > 601 thru 603; UP sets out into 603 and pulls
> from
> > 601 with 602 being the "runner". ORHF's spur
> comes
> > off 601 and is under control of the OPR. There
> are
> > three additional spurs; 604 where the tenders
> are
> > stored and 605 where the turntable from
> Brooklyn
> > is stored. Track 606 is the farthest to the
> west
> > and is leased to various individuals and not an
> > operating track.
> >
> > OPR stores part of our excursion train in 604
> and
> > uses the remaining room in 604 plus 605 for
> > switching which has become very congested due
> to
> > heavy transload traffic. The UP 96 is currently
> in
> > 605 for the time being; however, ALL it and of
> the
> > rest of the ORHF collection in 604 and 605 will
> > need to find a new home very soon.
> >
> > Hope you're un-confused now!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dick Samuels
> > Oregon Pacific Railroad

A "runner" is a track that is used to get from one end of a yard to the other that no cars are normally left fouling...kind of like a siding on a main track but mostly as applies to yard tracks.

Dick Samuels