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Re: Track Question
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 18 Dec 2000 07:45:39 GMT
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Just jumping in here...
I believe one name for this is a passing track
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What ever you call it, I have found it very useful at train shows to have a
few of these off the main line, each long enough to accomidate the entire
length of a main line train. I leave trains parked on the passing tracks so
visitors can look at them. When I get tried of running one train (or when
someone asks to see a parked train run) I wait for the running train to be
on the oppisite side of the track then I switch the points at the tail of
the parked train so power is running to the passing track as well. Now both
are running at the same time. I wait for the original train to pull into the
passing track and then I through the points cutting power to the passing
track. Thus the new train is running, the original is now parked, and I
never had to have a dead time on the main line.
Some times I'll let both trains run a few time around the main line watching
to make sure that they don't meet and connect as one. And of course both
trains have to have similar speeds (number of cars/weight/drag).
I also run this way on my layout at home, when it's setup.
SteveB
www.PNLTC.org
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| STEVEBAR wrote in message ... (...) This is exactly what I do at shows too. I also put spare track inbetween the main track and passing truck to store additional engines and wagons. I'm running 6 wides so there is enough clearance so they don't get (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Depends on the length of the passing track and the number of blocks. I think to do it legally, the passing track would have to be three times as long as the longest train plus some (so that each leg of the passing track can be three blocks), (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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