That's what the 3% stretch is for. Some cars will be accurate over the knuckles, some won't. The 3% stretch should more than cover it. It does...
SD40-2 = 70ft long, 50ft car = 50ft long. Real railroads use a 3% stretch to account for coupler slack. These numbers should be close when...
Couple options for mortar lines. First is to build from the background up. Paint your whole wall the color of the mortar, then use a drybrush...
Depends on how you want to look at the semantics of the words, but basically here is the difference. Operations - Trying to operate like the...
Well, I've got a lot here now that I've looked through the thread some. While I understand Dave's point about S-curves, I think the changes...
I'm not as familiar with the PowerCab, but I seem to recall the ProCab with the Powerhouse Pro system can recall up to six. There is a setting...
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If you want to use one of these as a base you simply add track to the long sides and stretch the plan out to 80".
Looks about right. I'm guessing since he made a meet to the right of the camera (right of the diamond) that there is double-track (or a siding)...
It appears to be Atlas code 55 track based on the turnout in the foreground, and that appears to be a 11.5 degree crossing. Just off the screen...
You are correct, all the options I posted would need to actually be flipped to allow a train to return to the yard. I just worked it into the...
Well, here are three options for a reversing loop/reversing section. Two are actually a "loop" per se, the other is a cut-through. Having a...
I think he is referring to your original post, the "after" plan. My response to that sentiment is as follows. Vaccam put the yard in because he...
Yep, just over in the class yard on the ladder is fine - the idea is they would be tying on to the next track and getting ready to switch it while...
Yep, as I mentioned your second revision (my first) has more storage space - and is what I would use if it were my layout. It is a much better...
I'm betting you can fit 5 tracks in either way - my rough MS paint sketch is certainly not to scale. Remember with your enginehouse on the left...
Your overall plan looks ok to me - it is a little busy for my taste but isn't overboard. I've attached a suggestion for your yard - which is...
Yep - that's what I said in words.:thumbs_up:
True it is more prototypical, but due to space constraints in this case I left the main through the diverging route - rather than add a 4th track...
So here's what I came up with. Reconfigured the yard, enginehouse and A/D tracks. This allows the switcher to continue working while trains...
