[Del Tapparo]

For some real fun, and something the kids just go nuts over, turn your Egg Liner into a Rail-Bot. It just cruises around your layout avoiding collisions with the other trains. Throw your hat on the track, and it will stop and wait for it to be removed.

Distance sensors front and rear. Coupler is plugged up so it acts like a bumper, in case it gets too close.Rail-Bot Info

 

[Del Tapparo]

Posted By Semper Vaporo on 02/14/2009 9:46 AM
How much battery could be stuffed in one Eggliner?
I think it would be neat to have sensors on both ends that would govern the speed... including stop and/or reverse the motor if some object (another Eggliner!) got too close, so that I could just turn the fleet loose on the track... I have a short section of bi-directional single track between my loopbacks that would be fun to watch a fleet of them try to avoid each other in!

Well, my G-Scale Graphics "RailBot" does just that. They operate very close to your description above, with the exception of no reverse. I usually run one full size train under Critter or RailBoss control, and then put a couple of RailBots out to cruise around on the same loop of track.