Can't find follow up to 4th QTR Parallel Lines?

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Wed, 2011-03-23 17:12 — waxgroove

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Was reading - with interest - Tim's article on turnout wiring, etc. The 4th quarter 2009 was the last article I see. Has this been continued somewhere and I missed it?

Yeah - me too ...

Wed, 2011-03-23 19:29 — UPWilly

I was wondering about that a few months back - where is the followup ?

Bill D.

N Scale (1:160), not N Gauge. DC (analog), Stapleton PWM Throttle.

Proto-freelance Southwest U.S. 2nd half 20th Century.

Keep on trackin'

And I quote ...

Thu, 2011-03-24 15:34 — UPWilly

From the article in issue 4 (4th Q 2009):

(Article heading)

PARALLEL LINES: Wiring Turnouts
Pursuing more reliable and better-looking trackwork
Part I – Turnout Types

(and at the end of article Tim states:)

This can be easily corrected by simply adding a jumper between the stock rail and the switchpoint/closure rails, I’ll cover that in more detail in the next part of this series.

Bill D.

N Scale (1:160), not N Gauge. DC (analog), Stapleton PWM Throttle.

Proto-freelance Southwest U.S. 2nd half 20th Century.

Keep on trackin'

Other committments (like

Thu, 2011-03-24 22:21 — bear creek

Other committments (like running Fast Tracks) led Tim to retire from his position as columnist.

Charlie

Contributing Editor, Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine

As suggested yesterday by Joe Fugate, I have sent an email to Tim to ask him about his doing a Part 2. Message sent yesterday - no reply yet. I really liked his attention to detail and writing style - probably explains why Fast Tracks is growing fast.

Bill D.

N Scale (1:160), not N Gauge. DC (analog), Stapleton PWM Throttle.

Proto-freelance Southwest U.S. 2nd half 20th Century.

Keep on trackin'

Tim's reply ...

Fri, 2011-04-01 09:09 — UPWilly

Tim was finally able to take some time to answer some email and replied to my query:

"Due to time restraints I found I was not able to keep up with producing high quality articles for MRH magazine. It takes a surprising amount of time and effort to produce an article worthy of the publication, I have a lot of respect for the effort everyone is putting into that magazine!

While I will not likely be able to complete the second part of the article in the near future, I would be happy to answer any specific questions you might have.

Cheers! Tim Warris Fast Tracks"

"Patience is a virtue"

Bill D.

N Scale (1:160), not N Gauge. DC (analog), Stapleton PWM Throttle.

Proto-freelance Southwest U.S. 2nd half 20th Century.

Keep on trackin'

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