... #4." ========================= True. And in yards you are much more likely to be shoving long cuts, so those sharp switches become an even larger...
... ===================================================== Not necessarily. This assumption is a carry-over from the days of dummy couplers, and all yards were...
Hi Drew, If you're asking about the prototype, no. 6 might be the smallest frog considered for industrial spurs, but likely too small for major yards on most...
... Boy, I'll second that. Quite a few years ago I belonged to a club that had a decent sized layout, all hand laid track, and likely 40" minimum radius and #8...
I agree with Jon Cure's comment on 6s, however Don Mitchell recommends #5s (Peco for example) and then putting a small curved piece of track on the diverging...
... I would say this depends upon which angle the yard lead is at relative to the spur tracks. If the yard lead is at a nice angle and straight and all the...
... secondary line or a an old branch line? this will have some bearing on what size turnouts, in most cases if this is a an old secondary or branchline that...
Don't forget that most shortlines today inherited their yards and facilities so you are sort of stuck with what you bought off the original builder. I would...
AMEN to that there are no such things as #4 turnouts. MINIMUM #6 in yards and #8 on mainline passing sidings. I always try to maintain a MINIMUM radius of 40...
... ======================== A friend of mine made a design mistake and laid his yard leads with #8 switches (he had been putting #8's on the mainline sidings...
Not always true. I've seen some yards where the tracks couldn't handle 6 axles so the carrier would leave some idler flats on the pass that could be used to...
The brief answers already given are reasonable. Here's the perspective: If the yard was built in the 60's, #10 ladders would be common. By the 60's, very few...
Drew, This is absolutely terrible advice, so bad in fact, that I feel compelled to respond and challenge it. ... You don't have to watch out for hidden S...
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Charlie Comstock
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Feb 1, 2007 7:18 pm
Have you gone to ldsig.org and looked at the faq/primer? There's a section labeled "the 10 commandments of yard design". This might be a good read. I'd...
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Charlie Comstock
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Feb 1, 2007 7:29 pm
Slant the yard ladder at a #5 angle and use #8 turnouts. The spacing is similar to #6 turnouts but you have #8 divergences. And if he needs to run some long...
First of all I would like to ask you all where you are purchasing your number 5 turnouts? I normally only see #4, #6 or #8 offered. I'm not a handlayer of...
Russ: BK Enterprises, Peco, Walthers, Shinohara all make assembled HO #5 turnouts. You can do a search on Walthers website for all the options. Search for...
Hi Russ, Walthers and Peco both offer no. 5 HO turnouts with code 83 rail. See "Will the turnouts fit," by Paul Dolkos, in the 2007 edition of Model Railroad ...
I wonder...what would be the typical power draw of an HO train consisting of three powered locomotives with sound and fourteen lighted passenger cars...and how...
Mark You would probably get a better answer on the DCC group for your system. Or even the LDsig as it is a design question. A rough idea in HO is that the most...
Mark, We have found that passenger car and locomotive lighting will eat up a booster pretty fast. If there is ANY doubt ad on a booster. If you are using sound...
... La-di-dA! We never had a clear and universal definition of what operations was did we? AFAIK it involves the running of trains with a plan or design. It...
I have a number of ore cars that I would like to use on my layout. The problem is I am modeling the CB&Q K Line that ran from St. Louis, MO. to Burlington, IA...
Though I've seen numerous train sheets, with several out of the files from this group, I can't find a concise description of how to use them and how they are...
... I'm not the expert, I've learned from this group. At my http://www.westportterminal.de/operation.html site you see at the bottom the train sheet. I write...
... The problem is I am modeling the CB&Q K Line that ran from St. Louis, MO. to Burlington, IA and as far as I know the Q didn't handle any ore. ... ore, that...
It may be a bit of a stretch Hank, but while I model the D&RGW, my modeling beginnings were in the northern Michigan ore district (LS&I). With a bunch of...
I believe at one time the Wisconsin Central had several dedicated 24 car sets for hauling traprock or stone products. Tommy ... The problem is I am modeling...
