Operation and maintenance
NCE PowerPro 5amp procab problem - trains wont run
Hi all
Have a Powerpro 5amp system running two procab controllers. Everything worked fine for months then the other day the trains - all of them stopped running. They play sound and their lights work but as soon as I ask for movement there is a small start up and then the train dies - sound goes and lights go off. Problem with different locos on different parts of the track and with both procab controllers. Changed the battery - seemed to work to for a day and now back to problem -- anyone got any ideas please - HELP
Highland Railroad operations overview
Check out my latest video where we follow along with a typical operating session on the Highland. To keep the video short, I did not get into spotting every car; this is just an overview of each job during a session and it’s reason for being. Hope you enjoy it and thanks for watching!

JMRI Help - Local Switcher to Interchange Traffic
I'm looking for some help from the forum to set-up JMRI operations for my layout.
My layout physically consists of one large industry with multiple spurs operated by a local switcher from the industry and an 'interchange' with a Class I railroad that is actually my staging yard.
I want JMRI to develop a switch list for my industry. I want cars to move from the Interchange to the spurs, back to the interchange and have their loads switched.
What is the best way to do this virtually in JMRI:
The remote Engineer's experience switching on the GHR

Finally Checking out JMRI-Operation Pro
My small switching layout is running like a top, driven by car cards and waybills. I've been reading the docs on JMRI OpsPro for quite some time, trying to determine if I would like it and make the switch.
OpsPro is complex, with lots of configuration options and I know this would be a "learn by doing, the doing again" experience for me. I operate my layout almost every day and was reluctant to disrupt my status quo.

Trackage Rights Clinic
Today I made a presentation about "Trackage Rights" on the OpSig Virtual Meetup. That presentation has been posted on YouTube and on the OpSig Website. If you want to watch it, here's a link:
Where were freight schedules published?
I've been going through old timetables, which I find fascinating. But they only list the passenger trains. Where would scheduled freight service be published? I would have thought in the employee timetable, but that doesn't appear to be the case for the two that I have.
Operations for this district?
For context, I am not an operator type, so I barely know anything about how switching is done.
I was grazing the Sanborn maps for my area when I noticed what I think is a pretty significant bottleneck - but since as noted I have no idea of what is really involved in these switching jobs, I thought I'd ask.

railroad wax seal
I don't collect much railroadania, but I know there is a special love for station agent stamps which, if I correctly understand, were for sealing the company receipts and were shipped to the home office.
Seeing that it is possible to get a wax stamp made, I am wondering if anyone has ever found a use for such a thing?
I just think wax stamps are neat.
JMRI Operations: Love it.
First, a little background. This is my first Thread. I spent a good 15 years in the hobby and several layouts back in the late 80s up to the 2000s. Coming back to the hobby after a 20 year stint in RC airplanes. Saw some Youtube videos of steam era layouts with sound and the bug bit me back hard. Restarted back about a year ago.
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