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SF&BHC R.R. Backers Acres Track changes.

Track and Trestles
#1

The Original area was for just having a large turn table to store Eng’s and change out power to trains.

Then expanded and added a Frt. yard. but had to fig. a way to get the Eng’s. over to the yard so we did this by adding crossovers in.

Then it got to confusing with main line and runarounds.

We were having a lot of problems getting power over to yard and Trains make up area with the cross over causing a lot of problem.

So back to the drawing board and came up with this idea.

After spending a few days on re-wireing the Auto blocks and finding out what was cut, we came up with this idea.

Here are the changes made and lot simpler by pulling out the cross overs and re- arranging the track works.

Now we have three ways to get around in this area. One, is the by-pass using the main line in front of the Storage Shed. Two, we has one set of tracks behind the Storage Shed and Three, is going thru the Yard on the outer tracks.

So far it a lot better operations with block sys. We are the old Batt. and Track power.

#2

did you leave the shed open?

#3

Noel,

All your old photos are in your old Freight Shed. Click on Old FS on the right side top line. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)

#4

Hi Korm and Joe Z. No… on leaving shed open that i know of.

Ok… by trial and error and losing photos left and right I found out how to use some of the new Frt. Shed. Have to watch the Delete bars on all of the Frt. shed… Don’t use the top bar. It will take all folders. With no instructions, I had to work it our our self and delete and move stuff until we were able to keep what we wanted. Make extra files that can’t be seen.

I think we have some of it down for now.

#5

Korm Kormsen said:

did you leave the shed open?

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Naaaaaaaaaaa… Some varmint found a hole in the New Frt. shed somewhere and eat all of the photos up… laf.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-foot-in-mouth.gif)

#6

Noel Wilson said:

Hi Korm and Joe Z. No… on leaving shed open that i know of.

I think we have some of it down for now.

OOPS, Can’t get photos out of frt. to post? Another problem with making files in a file?

Ok… have to go another route for now and forget the frt. shed.

#7

Upgrading the 4 foot Turntable and adding an over head swivel light on after we have changed the track around.

Was not easy to get the right bends on the 1/4 inch tubing but after a few mess’s ups, we got the smaller tubing solder in for the swivel light.

This shows the bends on how it was attached to the side of the Bridge.

Took it back out and installed it in the pit again. It’s kind of hard to see, but the over head wires for the light to swivel are going over to one of the buildings.

Just another view. Sure makes a difference when lighted up.

Awwwww, Darn… I see a new problem here. When the Turntable is set up to come off the yard, the guys can run a Eng. off on the ground. I got to install a bumper at the far end. Theirs not enough room to add another track at the end of the bridge.

#8

well at least you saw the problem before a locomotive showed you there was a problem!!!

#9

A bumper? Oh, so you don’t trust them to dump the air before they run into the dirt?

#10

David Maynard said:

A bumper? Oh, so you don’t trust them to dump the air before they run into the dirt?

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Some guys get distracted and forget to find the stop button on the Controllers. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-frown.gif)

#11

Really?! (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)I mean, ah, yea, I have done that. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-embarassed.gif)

#12

I really liked the look when the diamonds were in but I see what you did is much better for operations.

That is a really nice turntable and I like what you did to add the light on. I need to do something like that for mine.

#13

Thanks guys. This is the Second Turntable we installed and we do use them a lot even tho they are manual. The bridge track is powered off of a selected/blocked track to run on to. So kind of a simple way to get the guys to run with there Eng. as most manual track switches are. We have one guy in our group that all he like to do is run Bakers Acre yard and make up trains. The the other guys trade power or trade made up trains out of the yard. And off they go to the rest of the layout. Kind of like Fred Mills runs his R.R. Even tho we are track power that is the only difference. So all works out great for us. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)

#14

Noel,

The one thing this turntable needs is hand rails! (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)

#15

Joe Zullo said:

Noel,

The one thing this turntable needs is hand rails! (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)

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"Joe, You got some?? "Next time you are out here, drop it off.

Just kidding… Ya. not sure what to use yet. Guess some rabbet wire might work.

#16

Generally speaking; prototype practise is to have a “Run-off” track at the opposite end of any track leading to the turntable. The track might only be a few feet in length, but it is there for any time a locomotive “Overruns” the table.

I don’t think I have ever seen a light suspended over the table like that, but I have seen the power cable or air line fed to the table in that way. In model railroading (Track power) the power feeds to the table are through the table centre, and an arch such as yours.

Fred Mills

#17

Fred Mills, and Ben T. Conrod Esq. said:

Generally speaking; prototype practise is to have a “Run-off” track at the opposite end of any track leading to the turntable. The track might only be a few feet in length, but it is there for any time a locomotive “Overruns” the table.

I don’t think I have ever seen a light suspended over the table like that, but I have seen the power cable or air line fed to the table in that way. In model railroading (Track power) the power feeds to the table are through the table centre, and an arch such as yours.

Fred Mills

… Ya Fred. …I got to install a short pic of track with a tie on it to stop the guys from running off the bridge. The overhead light is so guys on night runs don’t fall off due to no hand rail installed… lol. We power our turntables up with rail jointer/slider with handles on them to the power up tracks coming on or off of the bridge lol. " All turntables here are manual, no motors we just make them look like they are overhead power cables to run the motors we don’t have."

#18

Noel;

When I say “Power the table”; I meant power to the rails. As far as actually powering the motion of the table…doing it manually is the best way.

Powering the rails is easily done using the same method you used for the light., but put a reversing switch into the leads to the table…

#19

Add that short section and then fill it with flat spotted wheels for the lathe, say 7-8 axles, enough that a reckless crew will avoid disturbing them. A scenic answer and an effective ‘avoid’ sign. Painted plastic wheels will suffice.

There you go,

John

#20

Oh, a crash barrier.