... Very interesting point and one I had not considered. My focus was on lengthening passing sidings either by extending one end or creating new ones out in...
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ldsig@egroups.com
Aug 1, 2000 8:39 am
Frequently Asked Questions Related to the LDSIG E-mail List July 3, 2000 This list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) will be automatically posted to the...
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Roger T. and Heather B.
rogertra@...
Aug 1, 2000 9:52 am
... for a ... [Snip] ... [Snip] ... we ... And for trains longer than your yard, you just double them over, as did the CPR in St Luc, just before departure....
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Norm
norman.e.beveridge1@...
Aug 1, 2000 1:00 pm
Dave, Ahh, midwest. Flat lands. Few reasons for curves. You have a very good point here, and I am not sure what you can do about it, since even long...
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Jim Mansfield
jwrr@...
Aug 1, 2000 2:03 pm
All -- There is a good three parter starting in the SEP 2000 Trains magazine. It is entitled "I was a rookie railroader" and is is going to be great reference...
13540
pwhite0130@...
Aug 1, 2000 2:03 pm
Hey Rager:: double the yard, double the hill, double the pleasure Hummmm, if I can put a tune to it, I might just become a song writer. Now, how can I chop two...
13541
mchern@...
Aug 1, 2000 2:07 pm
... What has anyone heard about the Berks? When are they supposed to come out? Mike Chern...
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Jim Mansfield
jwrr@...
Aug 1, 2000 2:58 pm
... Large radius and long straight-aways! 40-car trains are going to look great high-speeding through the scenes. Three or so years and its back for a visit to...
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Norm
norman.e.beveridge1@...
Aug 1, 2000 3:37 pm
Bernie, et al., Let's take this a step further. I had intended to bring up this topic in the near future, which is directly related to train length, but since...
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Rick Fortin
rick@...
Aug 1, 2000 3:46 pm
For those of you who were not able to make it to the convention in San Jose, I've posted a few images taken at the SW&SF op session on Monday. They can be...
13545
DEHusman@...
Aug 1, 2000 3:51 pm
... ========================= I'm sure Tony K's happy you clarified that sine it looks like he has a 48 foot 'straight-a-way" on his new plan and I don't think...
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D & L Sand
sandsys@...
Aug 1, 2000 4:14 pm
... I should probably preference my comments by saying our new railroad has no through freights, only transfers making runs from interchanges with foreign ...
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Jean Piquette
jpiquette@...
Aug 1, 2000 4:32 pm
Hi Linda, Thanks for the reply. ... This is actually much the same as what I do. My "through" frights do not actually run through the modelled area of my...
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Paul/Celine Kossart
kozys@...
Aug 1, 2000 6:33 pm
Just concluded devouring the article and track plan in the Sept. MR on Mr. K's NKP layout - My reaction in a word... EXQUISITE! Congratulations, Tony Paul...
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Greg Johnson
gregj@...
Aug 1, 2000 7:53 pm
To the collective & individual wisdom of the list, My Allegheny Terminal, Pittsburgh steel related layout is now set in the 1967-69 era. However, I see all...
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Norm
norman.e.beveridge1@...
Aug 1, 2000 8:13 pm
Paul, At first thought, I agree with your assessment, though I have not read the article in depth yet. Now let's go one step further, and help Tony by giving...
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Chris Webster
cwebster@...
Aug 1, 2000 10:04 pm
... Norm -- I think your thinking is flawed! You seem to be confusing horsepower with tractive effort. In Buffalo, Conrail trains would pull into Frontier...
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Roger T. and Heather B.
rogertra@...
Aug 1, 2000 10:13 pm
... . Now, I have several Atlas RS1s and several Kato SD45s. I ... Chris replied:- ... More horse power is required to "run" with the train. This is...
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Eric Hansmann
ehansman@...
Aug 1, 2000 11:18 pm
... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= Although I'm not 100% sure of the photo, I'll bet is was taken near the top of the Blackwater Grade in West Virginia. The...
13554
Paul/Celine Kossart
kozys@...
Aug 1, 2000 11:35 pm
As I am designing my CB&Q Illiniwek River Branch layout, somewhat to scale, it seems the return loop in the hidden staging area will not fit at the 36 inch...
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Charlie Comstock
cec@...
Aug 1, 2000 11:54 pm
Sure hope that 30" is ok here as that's what I'm building. {:->) I'm the wrong era (1952) for 89' flats but I'm anticipating some full length passenger...
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John Young
cdjhyoung@...
Aug 2, 2000 1:32 am
Norman, Dave Husman's response is very much in alignment with my own feelings on this subject. May I expand on his a little only from a different angle? What...
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Eric Hansmann
ehansman@...
Aug 2, 2000 1:48 am
... Hey Paul, Our club layout has established 30" as our minimum mainline radius. No problems with equipment yet. If you need to go tighter, use the 36" as a...
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Kathe Robin
m_robin@...
Aug 2, 2000 2:30 am
What I consider to be one of the most obvious issues of train length on a model railroad seems to have been incorporated in suggestions in only a very minor...
13559
pwhite0130@...
Aug 2, 2000 3:22 am
... Well, a couple of my thoughts have to do with the turning of trains at the staging yards. At least there is a yard with a turntable at both ends. With ...
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bfhalloran
bfhalloran@...
Aug 2, 2000 4:05 am
Re: how long the train? Easy, seven feet. Yup, that's the answer. Easy huh? Easy as a, b, c. Because (a) pulling power is a function of physics -- just...
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bfhalloran
bfhalloran@...
Aug 2, 2000 4:38 am
Ref: hidden minimum, is 30" okay. Yup. My staging requires me to back a train of full-length, properly weighted passenger cars with operating diaphragms...
13562
rruss45826@...
Aug 2, 2000 4:50 am
Greg, I have no experience with the Athearn unit as it was not designed to carry a front coupler. (A club requirement!) However my LL Light Mountains(4) and my...
13563
Roger T. and Heather B.
rogertra@...
Aug 2, 2000 5:03 am
-->I have no experience with the Athearn unit as it was not designed to carry a ... Installing a front coupler on the Athearn 2-8-2 is a fairly simple install....
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Graeme Nitz
prr@...
Aug 2, 2000 5:07 am
Listers, I have been led to believe that the Life Like 0-8-0 Switcher (What a Model!!!) is hard to get in the US. Shops in Australa still have lots in stock...
