Tag: Operations
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Determining model railway maximum passing siding lengths
While struggling to find a good length of consist to model with my givens, I knew the only way to get a good idea was to mock up a section of the layout with actual track, locomotives, and rolling stock. The mockup I was getting with 3RDPlanit just didn’t seem to make much sense to…
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NS Train Consists to Model
I’ve identified 28 NS consists to model within the NS-AGS-NONE divisions, including specials, locals, interdivisional manifest, and short distance manifests. Train Number Series: 000-099 – special trains, foreign trains, passenger trains NS 22R – Oliver Yard – New Orleans, LA – McCalla Yard – Birmingham, AL – Daily (No longer in Operation) Train Number Series:…
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Operations
All things considering operations of the NS-AGS-NONE model railroad. Grade crossing – Gates and lights from Tomar controlled by infrared sensors and circuits by Logic Rail Technologies https://www.tomarindustries.com/, https://www.logicrailtech.com/ Lighting effects for vehicles – East Coast Circuits https://eastcoastcircuits.com/ Backdrops – Trackside Scenery – https://tracksidesceneryshop.com/index.php Consist Plan Passing sidings: 22’ length including turnouts at each end…