The sheer number of CSX trains can be staggering, especially during the early morning hours, and NS trains must frequently wait their turn. Also at Fostoria are Blair Yard and the Vehicle Mixing Center. The Vehicle Mixing Center is where new Fords are brought in from assembly plants and mixed for distribution to common destinations. Solid trains of auto racks originate, terminate, or pass through this facility daily. For each minute an intermodal train is late you lose 10 points.
Locals work along the main line where the milepost symbols appear.
L71, the Fostoria-Bellevue local, works at Narlo in both directions. You ll also notice the lap sidings at Continental and North Findlay, which give you added flexibility in meeting long or multiple trains, or making running meets. Block speeds are set just below actual timetable speeds, so you can set variable performance values up to four percent without going over the speed limit.