How many hours a week do you run trains?

[laz 57]

Just wondering what the average TRAIN GIY, runs his trains?
I run em for about two hours on Friday and Saturday nights, then an hour or two during the week.
So I guess my grand total time is about six hours aweek?
How bout YUZ GIZ?
laz57

[tmcc man]

I have not run any in a while. I am sad, just the fact that school has been very busy.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by laz 57

Just wondering what the average TRAIN GIY, runs his trains?
I run em for about two hours on Friday and Saturday nights, then an hour or two during the week.
So I guess my grand total time is about six hours aweek?
How bout YUZ GIZ?
laz57

Probably about the same as you Laz, during winter, but less in summer...Tim

[overall]

I usually run my some everyday except for wednesday. Usually for about 40 minutes a day.

George

[csxt30]

Well, I run mine before someone is coming over, just to make sure they still work ! [:D] I actually spend more time trying to keep them clean & cleaning & dusting the layout, than anything. I run them if I get something new also. Now my computer is located on the layout too, I sometimes change positions of cars that are sitting in front of me, & always thinking of the next great photograph to take !! [:D][:D] ( that's hard to do ! ) Anyway, some weeks go by I don't run them at all.
Thanks, John

[jefelectric]

If you asked my wife she would say, way to much. Actually about 3-4 hrs a week, about 8 months a year.

John

[Anonymous]

usually about two hours a week, maybe more...

[cnw1995]

Hmmm, good question. Actually running them? Non-stop or cumulative? ;) Probably no more than an hour or so a week - but I work on layout projects more frequently...

[IronHoarse]

I haven't run mine in three months as I am in Nevada for the winter and my trains are in Michigan. When in Michigan I run them daily, sometimes only for only ten or fifteen minutes and other times for hours. After May of this year I will be able to run at least one train all year around. Starting in March we will be renting a two bedroom apartment in Nevada all year around. Of course we will be in Michigan for the summer. When we return to Nevada for the winter I will be able to bring at least one train and a loop of track. The second bedroom in our Nevada apartment will be a computer / train room. The apartment that we have right now is only a one bedroom and therefore no room for trains. Needless to say next winter will be much better for train running.

[darianj]

I run mine for about 30 min. 4 -5 times a week. At this point, I'm spending more time building the layout.

[dave_hartmann]

My layout from Christmas is still up, minus the tree, because my son (2 yrs) and daughter (4 yrs) will not let me take it down. My son asks to run the trains on a daily basis. I probably run about 3+ hours a week. I don't have a permanent layout so when the Christmas layout is put away I set up a few loops on the dining room table to the chagrin of my wife, but the kids insist [:)]. I run the trains less in the summer, probably less than an hour per week.

Dave

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[Jumijo]

One to two hours a week. But I work on the layout much more than that.

Jim

[Buckeye Riveter]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jaabat

One to two hours a week. But I work on the layout much more than that.

Jim

[#ditto] and I am started to think again about working on the Garden RR, so time with the O Gauge will decrease.

[andregg1]

Hi
I run mine trains for about 2 to 3 hours a week, but I spend 1 hour every day, reading about, cleaning, thinking....etc.....anfd for mi wife is a lot.
Andre.

[winrose46]

Because I work on my computers in the evening 5 or 6 nights a week I run at least one loop (2 to 3 trains per loop) while working. I usually run all 16 trains simultaneously for an hour one day a week so at least 6 hours per week. My layout has been up for a year and the engine info (menu/system/advance/info) on most of my engines is between 100 and 200 hours.

[cnw1995]

This is interesting. How do those of you run your trains: in an operating session kind of prototypically - however you'd define that; or just a favorite engine or train? I run the trolleys together in their big loops - they meet at a junction and I try to time their meet. Then it depends on who's with me - they may point out the 248 or Santa Fe steamer which I'll pull out for them to run.

[Jumijo]

We just have 2 loops of track. Smaller stuff on the inner loop. No prototypical running for us. Just round and round she goes.

Jim

[Sturgeon-Phish]

15 to 20 minutes a day. Lots of hours at work, lots of hours for school study, working on layout and can't forget quality time with wife. I run them when I need what I call a smoke break. Jim

[pbjwilson]

Being in the dead of winter right now my basement is my sanctuary. A place to get away from it all, and hopefully dry and warm. So if I'm in the basement I'm either running trains ot cleaning up so that I can run trains. Sometimes I think I spend more time maintaining the layout and picking up the screwdrivers, wirecutters, wire, etc. than actually running my trains. And then there's just the accumulation of junk, toys, clothes, etc. that gathers around the layout. So after I remove all that stuff and last nights beer can(s), about 15 min. a night. Then again my layout is only an oval with a passing sideing, so thats plenty of time.

[Anonymous]

Two of my friends and I run trains at least 6 hours every Sunday evening (prototypically) and usually two Satrurdays per month for 8 hrs. I usuall run each engine I own for 30 minutes through the week (make sure they are ready for the weekend.
Noel

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by csxt30

Well, I run mine before someone is coming over, just to make sure they still work ! [:D] I actually spend more time trying to keep them clean & cleaning & dusting the layout, than anything. I run them if I get something new also. Now my computer is located on the layout too, I sometimes change positions of cars that are sitting in front of me, & always thinking of the next great photograph to take !! [:D][:D] ( that's hard to do ! ) Anyway, some weeks go by I don't run them at all.
Thanks, John

Had I posted before you did, John, I would have probably typed the exact same thing! (Except my computer is not on my layout.)

[Lafondue]

on average about 10 hours a week...about 1 hour on weekday and 5-6 on week end.

Sometimes much more 5-6 hours a day and not very often not running at all.

[Anonymous]

I probably run them only an hour each week right now. Too many other things going on. The only time I run more is when I can get the kids to either play downstairs or run the trains with me. lately, I have been mostlyunpacking and organizing stuff I bough off ebay and selling stuff on ebay when I am down stairs.

[Craignor]

About 7 hours a week.