I have a question regarding permission to enter a yard. The setting is Rocky Mtn NG in the early '40's operating with TTTO. Extra train X285W has orders to run...
Posted by: "threefootrr" threefootrr@... threefootrr Date: Wed Jul 1, 2009 10:15 am ((PDT)) I have a question regarding permission to enter a yard. The...
... From: "threefootrr" <threefootrr@...> ... First question : what do you mean by "enter a yard"? Do you mean leave the main track and operate on yard...
In my Time Table I instruct all trains to stop at the last station before Yard Limits to ask the YM which track he would like them on. If the three tracks...
Ok, being a modeler not a real railroader and all this talk of yard limits, I would like to know how yard limits are determined. For the basics: the Yard sets...
... Put simply. Yard limits are defined by the time-table. A portion of main track designated by yard limit signs and by timetable, train order Form T or...
... First off, Yard Limits ONLY pertain to the main track... the rest of the yard isn't in yard limits. The purpose of yard limits is to allow engines to...
... Dave Why Eastward on left side? I would think that prior practices should dictate that eastward always be on the right and westward on the left. Markers:...
... As to the question of whether there should be yard limits, remembering the purpose of yard limits is to allow trains and engines to make movements on the...
Here, in the Wilmington DE area, any NS crews needing any of the various yard limits will call the NS Mainline Dispatcher for permission. There is no...
... You're welcome Mike. Before leaving the subject though, I saw several responses some of which indicated the timetable designates yard limits. WRONG!...
... Adding to that, era matters. Modern rule books define the speed in yard limits, on track other than main track and at restricted speed as a speed that will...
All: LSOPS is the first ever Lehigh/Susquehanna Operations Weekend. It will take place Friday, October 2, 2009, and Saturday, October 3, 2009, in the Lehigh...
Forgive me for a lack of knowledge here. I'm barely a model railroader; just designing my pike. It's based on LAUPT (the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal...
I'm not going to try and get into the complexities of that interlocking even though I know it fairly well. I think you need to buy some books on the area to...
Hi Mark, ... Hello James, I'm not sure what years that book covers or how accurate it is, but I can tell you that I've located other sources that specifically...
Jon C. Thanks for that logic. I presume you are correct. I've been working on this layout design for 7 years, and it appears in the "impossible" category. On...
... Some general info on towers. I am not familiar with its operation but have seen some other towers operate. So YMMV. Mission Tower is an "interlocking"...
A passenger terminal might NOT be considered within yard limits itself of it's own accord; however, a passenger terminal could be located within the yard...
Should change subject line. John, you should really have mentioned that you are in O scale, it's kind of important! And remember the 'default' scale is HO,...
Posted by: "dehusman" dehusman@... dehusman Date: Thu Jul 2, 2009 10:04 am ((PDT)) ... your own properties. ... Adding to that, era matters. Modern rule...
Jon, I'm sorry for the oversight. It's a result of my lack of familiarity with the different scales. Thanks for the reference to the timetables on eBay and...
I would also strip your phone number off your signature when going on a public forum like yahoo groups. Jon C. SP Inyo Sub. Beaumont Ind. Term. Acid for all,...
David: thank you for the detailed explanation. That would make the model fairly easily to operate like the prototype, and gives stationary folks a way of...
John, I'll do that. This is the first forum in which I have participated. It is pretty clear I have a lot to learn. Thanks. John John B. Goodrich _____ ...
... stop short of..... etc., etc. They do not have the half the range of vision provision.<<< Vic - The above statement by Dave H is not an "error." I just...
Jon, Get some track charts, lay it out, and build it*...in O Scale. I believe in gifted amateurs, even though I am certainly not one, gifted that is. Paul...
