In case everyone in interested more information on the NMRA Convention survey is on-line at <http://www.nmra.org/surveyreport/index.html> and there is also an...
Two database updates. I had the new version of the waybill generating database just about done, except that it became corrupted so I will have to go back and...
Wolfgang, Congratulations on having a photo of your layout published in the June 2009 Model Railroader (p. 87)! Regards, -Jeff ________________________________...
Howdy, I have "glued" together mu Walthers (#939-3251) Valley Growers Assocition kit and a couple of Rix (#628-0708 and # 628-704) storage bins. In The...
James, Not sure of the details you are referring to as I don't have the book, but I can help on the elevator details. Basically, the pipes you are referring...
James the pipes are for moving grain from truck to bin, or bin to bin, or bin to railcar. So their position is very important. And we need to understand how...
This is a reminder that we now have a new list where you can upload files to. The site is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OPS-INDfiles/. If you have older...
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I'm setting up my DS sheet for my railroad and I have the following question. If the Railroad is a East to West RR and on the DS board East is on the Right and...
Hi John, On most train sheets I've seen, eastbound trains are entered on the right side of the sheet, reading up from the bottom. In general, the train sheet...
I am trying to determine if Night Time Operating Sessions is something I should design for. To do so would require planning for appropriate lighting (using...
Ken, I have dimmable flourescents on my layout and they work well. Bill Aulicino ... From: Ken Leaver Jr To: Ry-ops-industrialSIG@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday,...
With some layouts it might be easier to hand out sunglasses for 'night time ops' instead of figuring out how to adjust the lighting. As far as I know, within...
Hi Ken, Night used to fall during John Allen's Gorre & Daphetid operating sessions. It looked great and I always found it a lot of fun. We used pocket...
I'm planning for it - using FL tubes for daylight (supplemented, probably, by some incandescent spots). I also installed a couple circuits of can lights in...
... Somebody mentioned years ago, either here or on the LDSIG list, that they had their op session break for dinner... and when the operators returned to work,...
I positioned by recessed cans - for eventual use as night lights - directly over towns, so that when you're looking at buildings and what not, only the roofs...
I used twin yard light fixtures that were positionable with a Par 50 incandesant bulb and dimmers. These gave a very realistic affect with an orange glow for...
I have always enjoyed the ambiance of night ops. There is just something about the contrasting lights, loco headlights, signals and their colors, the deep...
On ALL roads, ewd is always on the right. CTC machines should always be oriented geographically. In other words, if W is L to a dispr sitting facing N, then...
Ken, I operated on Jim Eudaly's layout last year during the night session: started out before sunset and then the light dimmed to zero and came back on near...
Vic, So you are saying that if they moved an office (I don't know if this ever happened) they would make sure they oriented the machine the same way or do a...
... In any of the dispatch offices I have worked in the physical orientation of the dispatcher's board was immaterial to the way the territory was displayed. A...
I'm trying to track down what the destination FATCITCA would be, my guess is, it should be read as FAT CITy CAlifornia. But that isn't helping, all I know is...
I have a slight fetish for ACF 2 bay 100 ton covered hoppers. I am looking for a reason (actually several) that foreign road ACF 2 bay covered hoppers would...
Seriously, I have enough trouble reading the paperwork and car numbers with out having to deal with low or no light situations. I think this is a gimmick...
Awesome! Any more ideas, Dave? Micky Fellows ... From: Ry-ops-industrialSIG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ry-ops-industrialSIG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave...
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