Track and electrical/DCC
Union Pacific Technical Drawings
Hello everyone, this is my first post to the forums. I figured what way better than to share some drawings I found a few days ago while researching. They are Union Pacific Engineering drawings of just about anything to do with trackwork, like roadbed, track design, turnouts, road crossings, switch stands, etc. They are all PDF files, and just click on the title of the section to see them. These were adopted in 1998 and were revised in 2004. Hope somebody else can use them as well.
atlas code 83 turnouts
What are the best turnouts for a 2x10 shelf layout? atlas #4 or #6 turnout?
My motive power are GP's and I have some 24,000 gallons tank cars and 40' open hoppers.
Anybody have information on Jiffy Railer
I have heard about a product called "Jiffy Railer" being sold out of Arizona. The company is not a registered business in Arizona, I have not been able to find a website, person's name, e-mail, or phone number associated with this product. Does anyone have any experience with this company and product or is it just vapor ware?
Thanks
Steve Raiford
Cars Roll on 1/2% Grade?
Do metal wheel HO freight cars weighted to NMRA RP with free rolling trucks roll on their own on a 1/2% (0.5) grade? If so, what grade have you found to be acceptable that cars won't roll away on their own?
Sorry, typo in original post.
Relocating track that was laid in latex caulk?????
I have two industry spurs that I need to move a few inches to make room for some different structures than origionally planned. These spurs were laid using latex caulk over two years ago so the caulk is well cured.
The track that I laid into the caulk is some Micro Engineering Code 55 with 1/3rd of the ties removed so it's going to be VERY delicate. I would like to be able to reuse this same track for my industry. I recently moved some Code 70 track but it was half destroyed in the process of prying it from the caulk.
Dual Frog Juicer
I just saw the new Dual Frog Juicer on FastTracks website. I'm still not a DCC expert, but I need an autoreverser soon and this fills the bill at the same price as the AR1. However, the bonus with the Dual Frog Juicer is you could also use it to power one of the following: 1. two frogs, 2. crossover, 3, wye, or 4. turntable or it can be used as a circuit breaker in a power district, though that's not all that important to me. It can't do it all at the same time, but the flexibility is certainly something that is appealing at the same price point as the AR1.
DCC Bus Wire
Why not use the readily available uninsulated ground wire for bus wires, rather than fooling around stripping insulation or using crimp-on connecters? It would make soldering the feed wires for the track straight forward and easy. I ask this because I am dreaming up bench work and plan to build the bus wires in.
Possessed DH 165AO decoder
I have a decoder that is doing something wacky. It is a Digitrax DH165AO, installed in an Athearn blue box mechanism that has been remotored with an A-Line repower kit with a can motor. The loco is prpbably over 15 years old and was previously equipped with a RailCommand decoder from my old command control system, so it was set up from the start with the proper motor/frame isolation for decoder installation. Normally it runs great but...
Atlas 12.5 degree code 87 crossover -- mystery bits
Bought two Atlas #571 crossovers. On opening the package there was a little envelop with four small metal bits, same for the second crossover. Does anyone have a clue as to what these are for? The Atlas packaging and website are silent on this topic. They are way too small to be joiners - and there were regular joiner strips in the box. This is HO code 83, by the way.
Thanks.
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