In a couple of discussion threads, there have been references to a NOLIX. What is a NOLIX?
Richard
The helix used to be the standard way to climb up to a second level of track/scenery. A John Armstrong layout design was published that used visable track to climb to the upper level without using a helix. He named the town near that point "Nolix" (no helix). Since then, nolix has become a catch-all term to describe any way to get to a second level without using a helix.
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carl425nolix has become a catch-all term to describe any way to get to a second level without using a helix.
Essentially yes. I would add the caveat "on a grade." Elevators, etc are a bit different and have been used, but technically probably not a nolix.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Helix:
Nolix:
Actually a true Nolix might be along a wall or something (if you had enough wall mileage to make the climb to another level) or could (might be) as I have done above. The green train on the level with the green Bridge is on the middle level of my layout, It happens to be on the track headded for the lower level and will loop down through Lenox Avenue, the SECRET TUNNEL (seen below the brown train), and Nevins Street before reaching Chambers Street on the lower level against the wall and not seen in this picture.
Would there have been a train to the left of the green train (on the green trains right since is is moving towards us), it would travel to the upper level passing through 8th Street, 42nd Street (where the brown train is stopped) and then to Coney Island (about where that Yellow equipment is standing) before reaching the upper level and the 76th Street Station, just under those buildings on the back wall.
Maybe what I have builded is just a large elongated helix, but since it has nine stations on it, I guess I can call it a nolix too. The fact that it is a helix is lost on most visitors since it does not look like the helix with the Bushy LION on it, which BTW, will disappear under the yet-to-be-built city scape above it. The Helix will be underground as it were.
ROARING
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
And now I know. Thanks to all!
Richard,
Thank you for asking the question.
Guy
Modeling CNR in the 50's