Layout design
Code 5,000 rail
I’ve got a couple of 8’ lengths of 85 pound rail kicking around that came from my great uncle Bob’s place. He worked for the Boston and Albany back when his job was trimming wicks and pouring kerosene for signal lamps. I hate to see a family heirloom like that sitting outside rusting and I’m needing a change of pace from the buildings I’ve been working on lately. Time to do something about this.
Surfline Concept Layout & Questions (Freight Ops & planning)
Hi all,
Long post warning. Having read several books / topics / pages on the topic i am a bit stuck so your help will be much appreciated (as always). Trying to do plausible things in a mix of Prototype with some freelance, possibly along the lines of Joe (Fugate) where he did mention Prototype with capital P and freelance with small f (if i understood the concept correctly).
7m x 4m Layout Plan - Multi Deck - Logging Mining and branchline ops
Thought i might share another layout plan i have been working on (one of many)
Start Small, THINK BIG - TOMA project layout: BENCHWORK (p3)
Miles Hale and friends build a project layout in the TrainMasters TV studio using the principles of The "One Module" Approach, also known as TOMA. In part 3, Miles is joined by carpenter Pierre Oliver as they assemble pre-fab benchwork to create three modules for the project. While the kits screw together quickly and easily, there are lots of opportunities to modify the modules to suit their plan.
New Track plan - thoughts?
http://hostthenpost.org/uploads/839c0a7e4660e29e3b04c71efec30621.jpg
(Link to trackplan, it was too big when I put it as an image)
New Track plan - thoughts?
http://hostthenpost.org/uploads/839c0a7e4660e29e3b04c71efec30621.jpg
(Link to trackplan, it was too big when I put it as an image)
Trenton Subdivision -Grain Elevator and Co-op
One of the "Must Haves" on my layout has been a co-op and grain elevator. I am fortunate that there is one located near to my home and I have been able to study the track arrangement and operations at the co-op. The blog discusses how I have incorporated the features of the prototype into my layout.
Crew-Controlled Traffic Signals?
I want to signalize one of my railroad crossings where traffic has difficult visibility. My first thought was to simply install crossing signals. However, then I found a prototype example where I live of a crossing that is controlled by a signal, with the railroad getting a signal one direction and traffic the other. I like this better for a few reasons.
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