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There are two ways to skin this cat. There are three elements: main line, reverse loop, and engine. Do nothing, and the main line wants to keep the train in the loop. Reverse just the loop, and the train backs up. Ditto if just the engine is reversed. Reverse both loop and engine and the train continues around the loop. Reversal of the engine while in the loop causes it to run in the opposite direction on the main line. That works. The other way is to reverse the main line while the train is in the loop, so it is ready to carry the train in the direction opposite to what it had when it entered the loop. That also works. The first method would be necessary if there is another train running on the main line such that reversing the main line would reverse that train too. This is another way to run two trains at once without installing blocks. <br />Steve Jones -- old guy, new member.
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