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Model RailRoad Manager Model RailRoad Manager Inventory Management

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Page 1: Model RailRoad Manager Inventory Management. Inventory: Rolling Stock and Everything Else l Locomotive, Freight Cars, Passenger Cars, Caboose, MOW l Trackage.

Model RailRoad ManagerModel RailRoad Manager

Inventory Management

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Inventory: Rolling Stock and Inventory: Rolling Stock and Everything ElseEverything Else

Locomotive, Freight Cars, Passenger Cars, Caboose, MOW

Trackage Landmarks Layout Infrastructure

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Rolling StockRolling Stock

Marks, Numbers, Roadnames, AAR codes Homeyard, Current Stop, Full/Empty In Service, Maintenance Metrics Loco HP, wheel class, DCC data, … Model: Owner, Mfgr, part #, color scheme,

length, value, … Prototype: length, gross/tare weight,

volume, …

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Some Rolling Stock ReportsSome Rolling Stock Reports

Summary of Rolling Stock (Going Shopping?) Where are the Rolling Stock? Roadnames on Railroad Create Car Cards Collection Valuation Export for Foreign Railroad Usage; Import Create Web Site of selections from Inventory

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TrackageTrackage

Mainline, Bypass, Branch, Industrial sidings, Yard, Interchange

Turnouts, Crossings East-West orientation of each track piece or

block Connectivity between track pieces

establishing topology of railroad

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LandmarksLandmarks

Division – railroad regions served by at least one yard. Layout comprises at least one division

Interchange – location where trackage from two or more divisions meet

CityTown – region within a division incorporating homes, industries, possibly trackage

Industry – business that possibly buy and sell commodities moved by rail

Stop – a point on some track possible demarking a shipping or receiving dock for an industry, a yard arrival or departure spot, a station location

Building – home or industry object

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Layout InfrastructureLayout Infrastructure

Framework Lighting Electronic components Wiring Scenery other components

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Other Inventory FeaturesOther Inventory Features Collection Valuation; appraisal, auction data Mark Rolling Stock Out-of-Service for repair/preserve Operations and Maintenance data when running trains 400+ AAR Car Codes; 1800+ Marks ; add your own Use Friend’s rolling stock in tonight's operations Include prototype and/or model image and specs Multiple Stops per Siding; per Industry Unlimited CityTowns, Industries, Stops, Sidings, …