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Re: Questions about train details
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Sun, 20 Aug 2000 04:19:10 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Warren writes:
> I in looking at photos of actual large train stations in cites
> (Louisville's L&N in my photo) I noticed that most of the train tracks fork
> off parallel to each other and all come to a dead end at the back of the
> station. I might build my station in a similiar fashion but I can't for the
> life of me figure out how passenger trains turned around at the stations to
> leave on their next route. I don't see any turn tables in any pictures and
> just simply putting another engine on the end wouldn't work for streamlined
> cars that had the rounded ends.
In most cases, passenger cars will be serviced (cleaned etc. just like
aircraft). This is usually not done on the station tracks. What will happen
with a stub ended station is that the road engine(s) will be uncoupled just
outside the station. It is likely that a switcher will then push the train
into the station (but probably without the mailcar, even the bagage car could
be spotted on a different track, in some cases, the train may be spotted on
more than one track). After all passengers have disembarked, and baggage
unloaded, the cars will be moved to separate maintenance tracks. If the
railroad is operating asymetrical cars such as the rounded end cars, or
combination cars, they will probably have a turntable in the service yard, or
they will turn those cars on the turntable used for engines. In general,
modern trains will avoid having asymetrical cars.
> Oh yeah, that makes me think of another question. Does anyone know how
> Ben Fleske rounded off the end of his last passenger train car on his
> daylight train? I've been trying to figure out a design of my own for days
> and I'm still unsatisfied.
> Thanks for all of the help!
Rounded ends are most easily done with SNOT (Studs Not On Top) construction. A
much larger variety of curved top pieces exist than quarter or half circular
pieces.
Frank
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