Posted By Alan in Adirondacks on 01/11/2008 5:53 AM
PS I completly agree with the reefer block idea. I think several rerailers and everything on and off except those reefers needed for others to run --- and even then put them on and off. For easy sorting I'm marking all mine with a silver dot on top of one coupler as well as the usual on the underside.
Well, I won't have any trouble finding mine!
Re the Cab-Forward running. I'll put in my 2 cents:
I think that two blocks of sbout 15-20 cars a piece should be adequate enough load and should look asthetically pleasing on either the or the big tracks. Remember, the curves are smaller radii than they are on the IE&W, so there is a load factor there.
Now, as far as yard space, our portable has the yard branched off, like this:
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** There will be an additional yard section increasing the overall trackage of the yard by 16 feet to 64 total feet. should be able to fit 12 reefers per track now.**
Hopefully this can solve the problem of the public's eye being clouded in viewing the passing trains.
See you guys there.
PS I completly agree with the reefer block idea. I think several rerailers and everything on and off except those reefers needed for others to run --- and even then put them on and off. For easy sorting I'm marking all mine with a silver dot on top of one coupler as well as the usual on the underside.
Well, I won't have any trouble finding mine!
Re the Cab-Forward running. I'll put in my 2 cents:
I think that two blocks of sbout 15-20 cars a piece should be adequate enough load and should look asthetically pleasing on either the or the big tracks. Remember, the curves are smaller radii than they are on the IE&W, so there is a load factor there.
Now, as far as yard space, our portable has the yard branched off, like this:
** There will be an additional yard section increasing the overall trackage of the yard by 16 feet to 64 total feet. should be able to fit 12 reefers per track now.**
Hopefully this can solve the problem of the public's eye being clouded in viewing the passing trains.
See you guys there.
