We had 12 running at one time tonight.
Twelve operators.
Count the number of power districts needed to get the log trains up 4% grades…
And, of course, the limitations of 8 distinct operators with other stuff…
Three of the units, maybe four, had radios in them older than 10 years.
One was 14 years old, still running like the day it was installed.
The lads do seem to enjoy doing that.
Fun stuff!
Started about 1330 hours, locked the doors at 2110…
Were they all battery power or did you have to clean the rails?
I think if Dave ever had to bright-boy the rails, he’d have an embolism…or take out his .45acp and shoot himself.
Yes, Dave cleans the track quite regularly. :lol: :lol:
But he also has an eight hour work limit, must have been a bit short last time. 
Depends.
If you classify removing twigs and branches “cleaning rails”, yes.
The imaginary 1400+ feet of track that has been in use for an arguable 15+ years has NEVER been “cleaned”.
All radio battery.
Have had up to 20 trains at once running.
Did not dim the lights in town doing so.
TOC
Besides our battery/RC brass rail has weathered so nicely I wouldn’t want to “mess it up” by cleaning it!
Dave , are you useing the sound turned on in ALL the operating locos while all this is going on ?
Noise pollution!
Dennis Paulson said:Dave probably leaves it to the operator, if it's a loud operator the sound gets turned off or vise versa. :lol: :lol: Wouldn't want the sound to interfere with the conversation.
Dave , are you useing the sound turned on in ALL the operating locos while all this is going on ?
Which reminds me; that Big Boy that smacked the end of the train, does it have sound? Funny that the train crew didn’t notice the change in exhaust staccato when half the train was left behind.
PS On the HOm layout back East I had sound; church bells, train announcements, train noise, postal bus horns, the whole shebang. It used to distract the wayfreight crews quite a bit, but that was just a poor excuse, not a reason to screw up. :lol: :lol: Add to that the constant communications on the telephones when trains were running late and had to get special instructions from the dispatcher.
Lots of fun, lots of fun!!! 
On that Big Boy collision…well…er…ummm…OK, I confess! Jens and I were BS’ing and …ummm, well…not paying attention. Besides, Jens’ layout is big enough that the locomotives do go out of ear range…and sight range. The only way you know something evil has occurred is that the train doesn’t show up any where near when you figure it should be back. At scale speeds that can be well over 5 minutes. In this case the separation and accident did occur out of ear range just as Murphy planned it. But…the train did go past us minus about 50 cars and a caboose…and we never noticed…
One of the few rules on the CCRy states that IF you have sound you MUST have either an on/off switch OR a volume control and you MUST use them when asked.
I often run out a train for a wayfreight and stop at the first turnout and crank the volume all the way…DOWN.
I don’t need sound to enjoy my trains.
In fact, 6 or 7 don’t have sound at all.
Where the pics, Dave? We want pics!
-Brian
Over the years I have posted hundreds.
I’ll get some up…
Warren Mumpower said::lol:...now that's funny!!!:lol:
. But.......the train did go past us minus about 50 cars and a caboose...and we never noticed....:( :(
We were just too busy telling train stories…something like fish stories…
David Russell said:I thought so, too. OTOH after you counted the first 30 it's easy to loose track, happens to me all the time when I stand track side. ;) :lol: :lol:Warren Mumpower said::lol:...now that's funny!!!:lol:
. But.......the train did go past us minus about 50 cars and a caboose...and we never noticed....:( :(
Warren said they were talking about the “weaker sex”, he just termed it differently.