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Re: 'Dog Bone'
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 27 Feb 2001 05:05:59 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ...
> Most MR dogbones are doubletracked on the middle part. This avoids needing
> to solve the reverser loop problem (if you omit crossovers) and gives much
> more operating flexibility since you can have arbitrary numbers of trains
> operating (within limits of blocks, control, etc...) instead of just one or
two.
Yep, our VLC show layout last Nov was a dogbone with the doubletracked
narrow section going over a causeway and bridge. We mostlty had 2 trains
chasing each other around, with a few more in sidings waiting to run.
Kevin
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