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Originally posted by rcl1930 I built my RR with the intention of actually OPERATING it in addition to traditonal loop "display" running. This requires getting into every location to move rolling stock. I can't always get all the way into the sidings from the mainline without having operating problems because of the need for larger radius. This is a really prototype problem! Just keep a couple of old flats or gons. around to use as "pusher" cars and operate like the big boys! Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 18, 2003 1:33 PM Originally posted by rcl1930 I built my RR with the intention of actually OPERATING it in addition to traditonal loop "display" running. This requires getting into every location to move rolling stock. I can't always get all the way into the sidings from the mainline without having operating problems because of the need for larger radius. This is a really prototype problem! Just keep a couple of old flats or gons. around to use as "pusher" cars and operate like the big boys! Reply Edit SandyR Member sinceMay 2003 From: US 209 posts Posted by SandyR on Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:20 PM I would build the right-of-way higher off the ground. I didn't think ahead back then; now I'm older and it's more of a struggle to maintain. Reply SandyR Member sinceMay 2003 From: US 209 posts Posted by SandyR on Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:20 PM I would build the right-of-way higher off the ground. I didn't think ahead back then; now I'm older and it's more of a struggle to maintain. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 7:06 PM I would build my railroad up off the ground about 3 or 4 feet. This would make it easier to work on it and might keep the deer from walking across it. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 7:06 PM I would build my railroad up off the ground about 3 or 4 feet. This would make it easier to work on it and might keep the deer from walking across it. Reply Edit rcl1930 Member sinceAugust 2002 8 posts Posted by rcl1930 on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 12:14 PM I built my RR with the intention of actually OPERATING it in addition to traditonal loop "display" running. This requires getting into every location to move rolling stock. My mainline is based on 5 foot radius, including Aristo 5 foot radius "wide" turnouts for passing sidings. The turnouts to industrial sidings mostly are the original sharp 2 foot radius turnouts. With the arrival of larger minimum radius locomotives, and longer freight cars, I can't always get all the way into the sidings from the mainline without having operating problems because of the need for larger radius. Now I am upgrading the mainline turnouts for industrial sidings from the 2 foot to the 5 foot wide radius turnouts so I can run some of the larger engines into the sidings. I still plan on using the old 2 foot turnouts beyond that point since I do have them. I may have to use extra freight cars to run though those sharp turnouts if I am to reach the end of the siding without being able to run the bigger minimum radius engies over those turnouts. Rich L Reply rcl1930 Member sinceAugust 2002 8 posts Posted by rcl1930 on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 12:14 PM I built my RR with the intention of actually OPERATING it in addition to traditonal loop "display" running. This requires getting into every location to move rolling stock. My mainline is based on 5 foot radius, including Aristo 5 foot radius "wide" turnouts for passing sidings. The turnouts to industrial sidings mostly are the original sharp 2 foot radius turnouts. With the arrival of larger minimum radius locomotives, and longer freight cars, I can't always get all the way into the sidings from the mainline without having operating problems because of the need for larger radius. Now I am upgrading the mainline turnouts for industrial sidings from the 2 foot to the 5 foot wide radius turnouts so I can run some of the larger engines into the sidings. I still plan on using the old 2 foot turnouts beyond that point since I do have them. I may have to use extra freight cars to run though those sharp turnouts if I am to reach the end of the siding without being able to run the bigger minimum radius engies over those turnouts. Rich L Reply tonyd Member sinceJuly 2002 From: ENGLAND 6 posts Posted by tonyd on Monday, July 14, 2003 12:28 PM go with oo it would give me more scope due to cost as recently became disabled tonyd Reply tonyd Member sinceJuly 2002 From: ENGLAND 6 posts Posted by tonyd on Monday, July 14, 2003 12:28 PM go with oo it would give me more scope due to cost as recently became disabled tonyd Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 11, 2003 11:59 PM I would have made it bigger and spent much more time planning it. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 11, 2003 11:59 PM I would have made it bigger and spent much more time planning it. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 11, 2003 3:40 PM Friend has a Bachmann old style 10 wheeler set. Got her to buy brass rail so it would run better. Then I started buying rolling stock. Got some 1/29 Aristo cabooses,etc. Then Bachmann came out with their 1:20.3 Ely Thomas Shay and changed my whole outlook. Kitbashed a reefer, box and stockcar to 1:20.3 proportions by widening and getting the proper size trucks from Hartman. Now everything is 1:20.3 kits from Fall River or Hartman and have three 1:20.3 Bachmann engines, two Shays and a Connie. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 11, 2003 3:40 PM Friend has a Bachmann old style 10 wheeler set. Got her to buy brass rail so it would run better. Then I started buying rolling stock. Got some 1/29 Aristo cabooses,etc. Then Bachmann came out with their 1:20.3 Ely Thomas Shay and changed my whole outlook. Kitbashed a reefer, box and stockcar to 1:20.3 proportions by widening and getting the proper size trucks from Hartman. Now everything is 1:20.3 kits from Fall River or Hartman and have three 1:20.3 Bachmann engines, two Shays and a Connie. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 11, 2003 11:54 AM just completed the new expansion... and still have much work to go. so making changes, i work on lthe computer CAD program first to see if they can be realistic and then consider cost and practicality to the railroad Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 11, 2003 11:54 AM just completed the new expansion... and still have much work to go. so making changes, i work on lthe computer CAD program first to see if they can be realistic and then consider cost and practicality to the railroad Reply Edit Admin Member sinceApril 2003 From: USA 35 posts If you could do one thing differently and rebuild Posted by Admin on Friday, July 11, 2003 9:49 AM ...what would you do differently? Why would you do this differently? Reply Admin Member sinceApril 2003 From: USA 35 posts If you could do one thing differently and rebuild Posted by Admin on Friday, July 11, 2003 9:49 AM ...what would you do differently? Why would you do this differently? Reply Search the Community FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER Get the Garden Railways newsletter delivered to your inbox twice a month Sign up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Garden Railways magazine. Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Originally posted by rcl1930 I built my RR with the intention of actually OPERATING it in addition to traditonal loop "display" running. This requires getting into every location to move rolling stock. I can't always get all the way into the sidings from the mainline without having operating problems because of the need for larger radius. This is a really prototype problem! Just keep a couple of old flats or gons. around to use as "pusher" cars and operate like the big boys! Reply Edit SandyR Member sinceMay 2003 From: US 209 posts Posted by SandyR on Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:20 PM I would build the right-of-way higher off the ground. I didn't think ahead back then; now I'm older and it's more of a struggle to maintain. Reply SandyR Member sinceMay 2003 From: US 209 posts Posted by SandyR on Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:20 PM I would build the right-of-way higher off the ground. I didn't think ahead back then; now I'm older and it's more of a struggle to maintain. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 7:06 PM I would build my railroad up off the ground about 3 or 4 feet. This would make it easier to work on it and might keep the deer from walking across it. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 7:06 PM I would build my railroad up off the ground about 3 or 4 feet. This would make it easier to work on it and might keep the deer from walking across it. Reply Edit rcl1930 Member sinceAugust 2002 8 posts Posted by rcl1930 on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 12:14 PM I built my RR with the intention of actually OPERATING it in addition to traditonal loop "display" running. This requires getting into every location to move rolling stock. My mainline is based on 5 foot radius, including Aristo 5 foot radius "wide" turnouts for passing sidings. The turnouts to industrial sidings mostly are the original sharp 2 foot radius turnouts. With the arrival of larger minimum radius locomotives, and longer freight cars, I can't always get all the way into the sidings from the mainline without having operating problems because of the need for larger radius. Now I am upgrading the mainline turnouts for industrial sidings from the 2 foot to the 5 foot wide radius turnouts so I can run some of the larger engines into the sidings. I still plan on using the old 2 foot turnouts beyond that point since I do have them. I may have to use extra freight cars to run though those sharp turnouts if I am to reach the end of the siding without being able to run the bigger minimum radius engies over those turnouts. Rich L Reply rcl1930 Member sinceAugust 2002 8 posts Posted by rcl1930 on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 12:14 PM I built my RR with the intention of actually OPERATING it in addition to traditonal loop "display" running. This requires getting into every location to move rolling stock. My mainline is based on 5 foot radius, including Aristo 5 foot radius "wide" turnouts for passing sidings. The turnouts to industrial sidings mostly are the original sharp 2 foot radius turnouts. With the arrival of larger minimum radius locomotives, and longer freight cars, I can't always get all the way into the sidings from the mainline without having operating problems because of the need for larger radius. Now I am upgrading the mainline turnouts for industrial sidings from the 2 foot to the 5 foot wide radius turnouts so I can run some of the larger engines into the sidings. I still plan on using the old 2 foot turnouts beyond that point since I do have them. I may have to use extra freight cars to run though those sharp turnouts if I am to reach the end of the siding without being able to run the bigger minimum radius engies over those turnouts. Rich L Reply tonyd Member sinceJuly 2002 From: ENGLAND 6 posts Posted by tonyd on Monday, July 14, 2003 12:28 PM go with oo it would give me more scope due to cost as recently became disabled tonyd Reply tonyd Member sinceJuly 2002 From: ENGLAND 6 posts Posted by tonyd on Monday, July 14, 2003 12:28 PM go with oo it would give me more scope due to cost as recently became disabled tonyd Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 11, 2003 11:59 PM I would have made it bigger and spent much more time planning it. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 11, 2003 11:59 PM I would have made it bigger and spent much more time planning it. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 11, 2003 3:40 PM Friend has a Bachmann old style 10 wheeler set. Got her to buy brass rail so it would run better. Then I started buying rolling stock. Got some 1/29 Aristo cabooses,etc. Then Bachmann came out with their 1:20.3 Ely Thomas Shay and changed my whole outlook. Kitbashed a reefer, box and stockcar to 1:20.3 proportions by widening and getting the proper size trucks from Hartman. Now everything is 1:20.3 kits from Fall River or Hartman and have three 1:20.3 Bachmann engines, two Shays and a Connie. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 11, 2003 3:40 PM Friend has a Bachmann old style 10 wheeler set. Got her to buy brass rail so it would run better. Then I started buying rolling stock. Got some 1/29 Aristo cabooses,etc. Then Bachmann came out with their 1:20.3 Ely Thomas Shay and changed my whole outlook. Kitbashed a reefer, box and stockcar to 1:20.3 proportions by widening and getting the proper size trucks from Hartman. Now everything is 1:20.3 kits from Fall River or Hartman and have three 1:20.3 Bachmann engines, two Shays and a Connie. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 11, 2003 11:54 AM just completed the new expansion... and still have much work to go. so making changes, i work on lthe computer CAD program first to see if they can be realistic and then consider cost and practicality to the railroad Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 11, 2003 11:54 AM just completed the new expansion... and still have much work to go. so making changes, i work on lthe computer CAD program first to see if they can be realistic and then consider cost and practicality to the railroad Reply Edit Admin Member sinceApril 2003 From: USA 35 posts If you could do one thing differently and rebuild Posted by Admin on Friday, July 11, 2003 9:49 AM ...what would you do differently? Why would you do this differently? Reply Admin Member sinceApril 2003 From: USA 35 posts If you could do one thing differently and rebuild Posted by Admin on Friday, July 11, 2003 9:49 AM ...what would you do differently? Why would you do this differently? Reply Search the Community FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER Get the Garden Railways newsletter delivered to your inbox twice a month Sign up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Garden Railways magazine. Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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