I noticed that Micromark is selling a car routing system with a start-up kit that includes car cards, routing cards and even the card boxes. Has anyone used their system and are the the cards and wooden boxes sturdy enough to survive? It would seem to beat making my own. - Nevin
I use it and am well satisfied.
This product supports the Car Cards and Waybills system of traffic control. It is widely used and well documented in the magazines and on the Internet. Make an Internet search to see if it makes sense to you.
If it does, the Micromark system is a good buy. The cards are on heavy stock, like manila folder. That’s pretty standard for CC&WB and holds up just fine.
I have a dozen or more of the boxes on my layout. They are sturdy and easy to mount (takes two screws). One of my skilled woodworker friends said he could not beat the cost making them himself.
One of the best things is Micromark will be around - if you need more forms or want more boxes, they will be in the mail quickly.
Mat
There is a CarCards Yahoo group that discusses various car card and waybill operating aspects as well as the Rwy-ops-industrial Yahoo group that discusses railroad operations in general.
Dave H.
I’ve got the system in place on my layout. There are pics of the boxes on my layout on my site. In places where I needed more than three pockets, I used wood glue to secure the card boxes together before bolting them to the layout.
Kevin