Operations
Clocks?
This is a question for those people who use clocks during their operating session, regardless whether they are fast clocks or 1:1 clocks.
I model the 1900 era and I want to have clocks in the layout room to coordinate operations.
I have several options on clocks:
Operations resume!
Last night I resumed operations on the W&N Branch. Not only was it the first op session in over 18 months, it had several milestones:
First op session with the new northern half of the layout in service
First op session with seven operators
First op session to try the CCTV dispatching system
Outside of a few issues with the layout operating dormant for over a year, it performed well.
USA, Montana, Missoula, Northern Pacific Historical Association Convention and RPM Modeling Event, 21-25 September 2021
Modeling the Northern Pacific Railway: NPRHA Convention and RPM Modeling Event
jmri not scheduled work
using jmri it will work fine for awhile, but after several runs it will not put cars in or out of several locations. if i manually move cars to other locations it will work normally for several runs. after that it will stop again. anyone have a fix?
1972 trailer loading
Can someone help me understand this. This photo is a 1972 arial that shows a trailer loading facility. The track is double ended so a ramp is out of the question. I do not see anything that would lift a trailer, so how would the trailers be loaded?
-Scott
Length of Car Cut
I was playing around with some virtual ops on my track plan, using the CAD program I design layouts with. It came to mind that on our model layouts, it's easy to push long cuts of cars (e.g. say longer than 12 cars) in our switching because we can see the whole train from above, and the model engines can handle it.
What's on Your Workbench - July 2021
Half the year has gone by and we have seen many cool projects shared on these threads. Let's keep it rolling along with more shares from your latest workbench and layout projects!
Eric
Eric Hansmann
Contributing Editor, Model Railroad Hobbyist
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June 2021 Ops Session and Layout Update
Hi it's been a busy few years working on the layout and developing a club around the layout.
The Surf Line has been completed from LA to San Diego, and the AV Line has been connected to Mojave. Scenery is now in progress there. Eventually we will connect all the levels having a straight run-through from San Diego to Seattle on the top deck.
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