Atlas Questions

[Anonymous]

Hey guys what is new say I need a lil help here I am gettingf confussed on what I need.Ok I want toi take a Switch Locomotive from the Sidings to and from other Sidings I have a Cement Plant Lumber Yard,Oil Refinery I want to run the Switcher from the Sidings and run it across the Mainlines and uncouple Cars from the Freight trains while the train sets on the Mainline without moving and take cars from the Industrail areas and add them to the Freight Trains and operate that switcher while the Main train sits without Moving.So what Atlas Thing do I need the Atlas Selectot or the Atlas Connector.I want to do this without DCC and Use Blocks on y Tracks,Any help would be very appreciated Thanks[?][?][?]

[Don Gibson]

TWO power paks would be helpfull for DC.

'Switchers' negotiate tighter curves than 'Road' engines, and real railroads use them accordingly - with separate crews. Switchers also tend to run differently than common Road engines - P2K slower - Stewart V-1000 faster. What's important is CONTROL.

[Anonymous]

Probably the selector, part # 215.

I use both the selector and the connector.

[Anonymous]

I would go with Atlas DCC. What your layout is set up for is something for DCC. If you you DC you will need blocks. with DCC you won't

[Anonymous]

Ok thanks you guys that helped out a whole lot Im going with the Blocks my frined has DCC for his O Scale and is having problems on his turnouts while crossing over them and causing shorts in it.I would like to do DCC but dont have al;l that $$$$ to spend on that.Cause I have atotal of 25 Diesels and two Bach 484's,only 3 of my Diesels have a Decoder in then all others are Athearn Locos like SD9's SD40T-2's and so on and one C44-9W.Im affraid if I get DCC like CNWfan5525 had mentioned.Ill get problems with it do DCC's have ;ots of problems hey CNWfan5525 im not saying I that I dont want your advice it's just that I get mad when stuff goes wrong then if I do get teh Atlas DCC and I ahve a mayjor problem then im screwed if teh DCC Dont work.But I do appreciate all the helpful info you guys have given me here Thanks Alot.

[egmurphy]

QUOTE: ... I want to take a Switch Locomotive from the Sidings to and from other Sidings ...and... run the Switcher from the Sidings ...across the Mainlines and uncouple Cars from the Freight trains while the train sets on the Mainline without moving and take cars from the Industrail areas and add them to the Freight Trains ... What do I need the Atlas Selector or the Atlas Connector....I want to do this without DCC and Use Blocks on my Tracks

If you are planning on using two powerpacks then you would need to use Selectors, which are designed to switch power in a block between two powerpacks.

If you have only one powerpack then you can do this with the Connector, which is designed to simply turn power on and off to a block. It may not be the most elegant solution, but it would accomplish what you say you want to do. Some things to keep in mind:

1. Whatever siding you plan on leaving/parking the switcher on has to be a separate block so you can cut the power off while you are running on the main line.
2. Wherever you plan on stopping the train on the mainline while the switcher adds/removes cars from the train, the locomotive on the train has to be in a separate block from the sidings (and the switcher) so you can cut power to it while switching.

You might want to see if you can get a copy of "The Complete Atlas Wiring Book" at your LHS (should be about $5.00) which does a pretty good job of explaining basic layout wiring using Atlas products.

Regards

Ed

[Anonymous]

k thanks egmurphy that;s what I plan on dong is add blocks and yes I have two power packs one is hooked up pn Main 1 other is on Main 2.I have all my switches lined on sidings and crossovers that are connected to the 2 Mainlines.So I had too Isolate one of the Crossovers because the 2 Trains ran off of one Power Pack.Now I'm ok so I plan to do some blocking so Im getting all of the Atlas Stuff I need 1 Atlas Connector,2 Atlas Selector,3Atlas Colored Wire,4 ATlas Plastic Jointers,5 Atals Wiring Book.But my friend is sending me a Step By Step Gudie that he is making him self just for me on how to wire this stuff up.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Control-Stand

Ok thanks you guys that helped out a whole lot Im going with the Blocks my frined has DCC for his O Scale and is having problems on his turnouts while crossing over them and causing shorts in it.I would like to do DCC but dont have al;l that $$$$ to spend on that.Cause I have atotal of 25 Diesels and two Bach 484's,only 3 of my Diesels have a Decoder in then all others are Athearn Locos like SD9's SD40T-2's and so on and one C44-9W.Im affraid if I get DCC like CNWfan5525 had mentioned.Ill get problems with it do DCC's have ;ots of problems hey CNWfan5525 im not saying I that I dont want your advice it's just that I get mad when stuff goes wrong then if I do get teh Atlas DCC and I ahve a mayjor problem then im screwed if teh DCC Dont work.But I do appreciate all the helpful info you guys have given me here Thanks Alot.

Doesn't Bother me. Just tryin to help.