Here is the note I sent last night with a few revisions to the attachment and the additional questions below. I think Quentin's input is now completely in the...
The FTM/TM standard requires a tail track to give a place to store broken equipment. We decided to make all the Universal Sidings expandable. It is hard to put...
Responses inserted below. John ... From: John C. Black To: FriendsTM@yahoogroups.com ; 'Ross Perrin' Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 11:37 PM Subject:...
John Cooper
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Nov 1, 2007 5:41 pm
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Based on the drawings in Signals04.... not including tail tracks and not including some passing sidings that I'm sure we will add... Here is a rough estimate :...
In response to Quentin's suggestions of using RMI overhead signal structures: I have found a signal hard to read when it is high overhead and you stop fairly...
An engineers eye height varies from 48" to 24". The height of a 30" mast above ground, looks proportional and pleasing. A 20' piece of 3/4" pipe cut into 5...
Responses inserted below. John ... From: John C. Black To: FriendsTM@yahoogroups.com ; 'Ross Perrin' ; Mark Flitton ; Richard Cox Sent: Thursday, November 01,...
John Cooper
johncoop@...
Nov 1, 2007 7:48 pm
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Attached is a picture of a wye object. We have to know that there room in the meet siding on the side of the wye before we let a train into the wye....
John Cooper
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Nov 1, 2007 8:12 pm
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John Cooper and I both agree that least 20 buildings will be needed to get to New England. We're suggesting that the buildings at the end of sidings in Central...
Dale: 30" to the bottom of the signal head sounds good to me. Q...
Quentin Breen
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Nov 1, 2007 8:53 pm
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Some thoughts on passing sidings as they relate to the dispatching software. The whole reason the signal system is centralized with the radio communication is...
John: I think I hear you saying that the present design for the 2008 track from Farmersville to New England requires that a train from Farmersville must arrive...
Quentin Breen
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Nov 1, 2007 10:22 pm
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Dale: Then I suggest a small cement pad for each building to rest on, through which the conduits can poke up. The buildings are fairly heavy. Perhaps a frame...
Quentin Breen
qlb1@...
Nov 1, 2007 10:45 pm
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I'm sorry, I meant option "c", a lift off roof with two screws to hold it on. So much easier to pick up. I can I still have the concrete pad too? Dale ... ...
Here is my 2 cents again. What is the dispatching software you are going to use? My experince is that a hinged roof is much easier for maintence to get...
There is confusion on terminology. "Passing" sidings have been defined for trains going the same direction. Ie a run-around, stopping for lunch, stopping for...
John Cooper
johncoop@...
Nov 1, 2007 11:56 pm
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John: My apologies. I confused "meet" with "passing." Does it get too complicated to detect passing as well as meet sidings? Q...
Quentin Breen
qlb1@...
Nov 2, 2007 12:23 am
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If we use the Battery Minder Solar solution, It wants the battery within about 10' of the Solar Panel. It may be that the battery and solar panel are located...
No problem. I saw right away it was just a terminology issue. I think it does get too complicated to detect passing sidings. Not the detection is complicated...
John Cooper
johncoop@...
Nov 2, 2007 12:54 am
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So is this the Summary ? 1. The Standard we signed up to obey says a Passing Siding every 3000' 2. The software will not administer Passing Sidings. Trains in...
Thank you all for answering my questions today. I think all 14 questions got answers. 1 & 2 Every Wye & Circle needs a Passing Siding. 3. Taylor has to be a...
Dale: All right. Lets try to button down the final specs before we go to sample: 1. Inside measurements: 12" x 12" x 22". Outside measurements: 13" x 13" x...
Quentin Breen
qlb1@...
Nov 2, 2007 2:06 am
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Reponses below. Sorry I couldn't get my responses indented differently from your questions. Your email came in a textbox object or something. John ... From:...
John Cooper
johncoop@...
Nov 2, 2007 2:38 am
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Re: #1 & 2. I'd prefer if each wye didn't have any passing sidings. The controller circuitry will be more complicated as it is owing to the fact that the...
John Cooper
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Nov 2, 2007 3:08 am
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I think the universal siding concept pretty much puts to rest the LH / RH signal discussion. Signals on masts on the right side of track. One issue still...
John Cooper
johncoop@...
Nov 2, 2007 4:32 am
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John Cooper would prefer if each wye didn't have any passing sidings. --- It makes the electronics easier. We can make that design change. It helps us at...
Answering a question John Cooper asked : 1. The Standard is Passing Sidings at least every 3000'. The Standard (as currently drafted) is silent on Meet...
Masts on either side of the Track. Keep it real simple for the operators. John John Cooper wrote: I think the universal siding concept pretty much puts to rest...
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