Large Scale Central

Stub Siding vs Passing Siding

Does TrainOps know (or care) whether a siding is stub or passing? Does it make a difference?

Case in point. I have a grain elevator whose siding is connected to the mainline at both ends, qualifying it as a passing siding, sort of. Will this make a difference? It also has a short stub siding coming off of the “passing” siding.

No…it doesn’t know/care…operationally it doesn’t make a difference, that more a dispatcher problem than a train order problem…