Hi Paul, I haven't looked at the other answers to this, but I think it all depends on whether A to C is all one subdivision or district. If it is, the running...
... Railroad's Mine Runs and Coal Trains" by Hugh and Ed Wolfe at the big Springfield show this past weekend. This was a compact coal hauler in far western...
On Jack Ozanich's AGE, engineers coming on duty are required to check the back of the locomotive "car" card to see if it has been signed on the current date,...
... From: "Dennis Storzek" <dstorzek@...> ... ============================ I was thinking contemporary, I stand corrected on the pre-FRA years. Dave H....
And we wonder why UP is sticking it to model railroaders? Jim Eager And Jim, how is my comment today reflect what UP did 3 years ago? Terry [Non-text portions...
... From: "Terry Harrison" <nkpman@...> ... =========================== As best as I can tell you didn't date stamp your comments and you posted it ...
... From: "Dennis Storzek" <dstorzek@...> ... ====================== I would have disagreed with you except that my wife is getting an art degree and she...
... posted it< ... What????? ... Yes. Did they make their decision on my words today?????? Did I call you a moron?????? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! So what's the...
List, Back to the subject of yard speed and productivity again. I got hoist by my own petard last weekend, forced to switch a yard with a pair of Bachmann...
One of the Atlantic Inland Railway crew raised an interesting question after our operating session last week. He had been assigned one of the locals and had...
The current Ry-ops-industrialSIG files area is virtually full again. This is a reminder that we now have a new list where you can upload files to. The site is...
... Terry, note that I included two sets of comments, not just yours, and I deleted all names, so I wasn't singling you out. When the particular comments were...
Bruce Morden asked in part: "My question is one of prototype procedures. How does a crew keep track of mainline traffic if the switching is done off the main...
... From: "Dennis Storzek" <dstorzek@...> ... ====================== Depending on whether you want to count cars or trains. If you are talking trains, a...
... Dave, You seem to be taking this WAY too seriously! The UP's actions have placed them at the center of a target and several people higher up in the...
While viewing some DT&I videos from the early '80's, I noticed a train of WEPX gons heading north on DT&I tracks in SW Ohio. It was a complete unit train of...
... Thanks, Dave. Laving out the hump yard stuff, it seems to support my contention that a model railroad yard can more or less do what the prototype did /...
... Not necessarily. Clock rate only determines how long the game will be played. I can run a 20:1 clock, but if there is only one train on the division, I...
Again, that would be an issue with overloading a yard, not clock speed. We run 10:1, only have six trains serviced. That means the yard operator has 2.5 real...
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Charlie Comstock
cec@...
Feb 2, 2005 4:56 pm
Would you feel less rushed if the clock were 4:1 instead of 2:1 but you got a 16 hour shift to yard those three trains? C. ... Charlie Comstock...
Paul C. asked, "Does anyone keep a sign in sheet at each station, not a register, but a sheet that each train passing might sign or initial, say with it's ...
... Se ... played. I can run a 20:1 clock, but if there is only one train on the division, I won't feel rushed at all. ... stress. ... nothing to do with it. ...
One thing I like to do is off set the couplers before I spot them in yard. I use code 88 wheels and they roll well. So with a little burst of speed, like...
