... The >defect signal is a square shaped head consisting of 2 lunar lamps Now I think you are starting to talk about things that I feel can add additional...
I personally look forward to the day when it is possible to interchange cars from my layout on to your layout by swapping information on the cars on my layout,...
I have not been following this thread to the letter but why would you want to spend money on dice when you have all you need to do this without them? Use...
Man, that Biessler can get a good rant going, can't he! Thanks! I look forward to the day when my layout runs so perfectly that I have to introduce artificial...
In the heat of the "randomness" discussion, I hope I can get some of your creative minds going here. I posted this at the Trains forum but with little...
Craig, Thank you for that rant, I about fell out of my chair laughing!! You are on target that delays are going to happen and as a real railroader (engineer...
... computer do the random selection. How about putting a DCC decoder in a random freight car, connecting a red light bulb to it, and having the computer...
... what happens if a train that gets a warning only has 2 or 3 cars and the card reads axle 15?" ... trains to get caught very occasionally. If every train...
... layout does much for spicing up the session, so to speak. Variability will always be more interesting than the same old thing. The trick is to keep the...
Ross, That is one way, but we Yanks are a bit to lazy to do math while having our fun at trains. Andy's idea fits well. Like a card that reads " Tarp coming...
... This can be especially important on a smaller layout. On a large layout with, say, seven sidings modeled, A through G, if two trains are scheduled so that...
... in a siding for 4 hours. The now-famous "rant" also contained some very exaggerated delays used in support of the idea that randomness and/or variability ...
... From: "nicholson1318" <CAN_rsn_48@...> ... ===================== The real problem doesn't belong with the Op Sig, its actually over in the Layout...
... in a siding for 4 hours. The now-famous "rant" also contained some very exaggerated delays used in support of the idea that randomness and/or variability...
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 19:21:58 -0000 From: "nicholson1318" <CAN_rsn_48@...> Subject: Too large a layout for too few operators I had one thought and...
... From: "Terry Harrison" <nkpman@...> ... discussed this back in June. Unfortunate it happened at Ron Copher's. It was discussed for about a week....
... We ... Copher's. Interesting; Ron runs under Timetable and Train Order. What happened that you wound up in a siding for four hours under TT&TO? I don't ...
... used in support of the idea that randomness and/or variability shouldn't be included in an op. session. ... discussed this back in June. I remember that...
Alan wrote: << How about putting a DCC decoder in a random freight car, connecting a red light bulb to it, and having the computer randomly turn it on to ...
Michael Mornard asked: "Ron runs under Timetable and Train Order. What happened that you wound up in a siding for four hours under TT&TO? I don't understand....
My apologies, Tom and Alan both had good ideas on using DCC decoders to model in-train problems like Hotboxes, and I want to be sure they both got credit for...
... you wound up in a siding for four hours under TT&TO? ... an opposing superior train... If the superior train is late, the inferior train has no choice but...
You can can all a train any time you want, but it'll never leave. Dave H. Even though you weren't at that layout that day, I knew you were snickering...
The kind of "planned" randomness and/or variability that have been suggested here simply will not result in delays like that. Take care, Mark God I hope he...
Interesting; Ron runs under Timetable and Train Order. What happened that you wound up in a siding for four hours under TT&TO? I don't understand. Were you...
I have been following the randomness discussion with great interest. It has given me many ideas for my layout under construction. I would like to contribute...
... where ... Well, I was initially seriously toying with having computer operated trains, like passenger trains run through the layout, while we three...
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