Ken... one answer may be that only a few want to emulate ALL of the prototypeactions. Most want to emulate that parts that they think are fun and skip...
Ken, I have had the chance to operate on Providenza's layout. It fills one side of a small two car garage. Beautiful layout, but not overly long. It does have...
Ken, I think the key is "operations duty cycle". I define this term as the time you are actually running during a session, that is actually causing a train to...
... In a Never-Never Land fantasy, maybe. But in any practical, _constructed_ model railroad, there will be compromises. ... From: "Kenneth Leaver Jr"...
... Ken, The key is interaction with other trains, or lack thereof. A 1200 foot run sounds incredible; that's essentially TWICE the length of Bill Darnaby's...
My sentiments exactly, thanks Byron. And I have met Ken, though I doubt he even remembers it I do think we all have freinds who dream like this. I can think of...
... making assumptions about model railroad operator expectations that may or may not be true. Yes I have, which is why I am attempting to design the...
Frankly, I've never understood this idea to support a massive layout. I just had a session. Even on a small shelf layout (double-deck, 25 feet long), I just...
I concur. One excellent layout I have operated on is an 8-hour time commitment; the last two times I operated there I had two trains each taking 10 minutes to...
... opinion you need an industrial-strength dose of reality. If you were ever to consider what was actually _practical_ to be built with the _likely_ available...
... get out of my mind that this was just a prank. Now that is just an outrageous insult. This is NOT A PRANK. Ask any of the well credentialed Model...
... about when the cars are ready. ... Not really. NYC is going to move the Buffalo traffic once a day and Cleveland once. There's no cutoff time, just...
... Lost in the middle of the 50,000 words on this subject is a one critical line of information. I thought the operation was going to be as you described, but...
... foot run sounds incredible; that's essentially TWICE the length of Bill Darnaby's Maumee. But your operating plan leaves us with questions. It would appear...
... Because the objective of most of us who operate model railroaders is not to simulate just one crew. With all the criticism I'm wondering why I should even...
... It would be. The problem is being required to take two hours doing it. In running a model railroad we are always selectively compressing time. We...
... out by meeting "robotrains" along the way. How exactly would there be a mess in the middle. Especially considering there will only be 3-4 road crews that...
As a reality check, here is a layout with about 1200' of mainline (er, main track): http://www.gfsm.org/ I have seen it in person and it is absolutely...
... In HO Scale, I would like a HIGH ratio of Scenery to Track, 20' long trains, "towns" that are 40'-50' long (so that the train isn't in 3 towns at once!)...
... argue with anyone. What evidence do you have that this is a Prank. You make an accusation without ANY FOUNDATION whatsoever! I repeat my demand for an...
... (er, main track): http://www.gfsm. <http://www.gfsm.org/> org/ Thanks for the link. Notice how deep those scenes are?! Mine will be at MOST 24" deep, with...
... Are you 100% convinced of that? What will the train operator be doing during this say two hour operating session? A) Will he be running a local and...
... Chicago architect and city planner Daniel Burnham once said, "Make no little plans, for they have no power to stir men's souls." I've also gotten the...
My last response, I said I thought. That was not an accusation just what I thought. I still feel that way. While I do not argue I can still voice my thought....
Why did I know this was gonna happen eventually? I think that everyone needs to back away from the keyboard NOW! Ralph Heiss (trying to get his two cents in...
... For me, YES! ... operating session? For TT&TO, the operator will run his train from Point A to Point B. He will have to pay attention to Train Order...
