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In the fourth diagram, the engineer pulls the train out of the siding, leaving the blue car. The brakeman either walks or rides the last car out of the spur. He jumps off at the switch and then aligns it back for the “main”. The conductor remains comfortably in the caboose, shuffling papers.

In the third diagram, the engineer backs into the spur. The brakeman gives hand signals or perhaps uses a walkie-talkie to guide the engineer back. Once the blue car is in position, the brakeman disconnects the air hoses and uncouples the car. The conductor remains comfortably in the...

In the second diagram, the engineer pulls forward to clear the switch. The brakeman walks to the switch and aligns it for the spur. The conductor remains comfortably in the caboose, shuffling papers.

Teach me something…. Okay, this is pretty simple, but I want to know if I am thinking correctly about the jobs of the crew members. I’ll give commentary on what I think should happen. Someone please chime in if I am missing anything. Again, what I am interested in is the jobs of the crew...

Patgin, I don't have your answers, sorry. But I will be watching this thread with interest, as I may do the same thing eventually. Not sure about the reed switches. I do know that commercially available detectors are fairly expensive. One thing I have been investigating is making my own...

What I did: I took my camera tripod and set it up, used some trial and error measurements to get it positioned at the center of the radius, then took a string with a loop and put it around the tripod shaft below where the camera would attach. Then it is a simple matter to draw the curve from...

Yep, the dirt bikes were alot of fun. I raced MX for a few years, was never really any good, but it was a great experience. Luckily I never broke anything!

One part of the hobby I really enjoy is modifying junk rolling stock and getting them in working order. I have enough trouble handling the HO scale stuff, I can't imagine doing N scale. Good luck on your hunt for the parts.

You are talking about 1/4" long, right? So you need 1/8 inch long? What I have done with brass screws that are too long is thread a nut on the screw, then cut the screw with rail nippers, then remove the nut from the screw. This reforms the threads were the cut was made.

Google on MicroFasteners. I think that is the name. Lots of itty bitty washers/nuts/screws and reasonably priced. I have ordered from them twice and am pleased with the service.

I've got several digitrax decoders in Athearn and Atlas locos and haven't had any trouble with lights. Now, several days ago, I did seem to have a problem where one of the decoders was losing its programmed address. I can't swear it was the decoder, maybe I did something wrong while...

That looks good. I'm ready to see the entire complex!

On a serious note, I do need to get some small clipboards (or cut down some normal size ones) to hold the car cards or the switchlists. Then I'll put some hangers on the fascia so I can hang the clipboards on them. I saw a cool setup in one of the mags... the throttle was also attached to the...

Err... how about just go by the LHS and browse there copy...:mrgreen:

Here ya go!

Did you know about the Fall Layout Tour? It is going on right now in the Houston Area. Google on San Jacinto Model RR Club. There are something like 85 layouts open to the public, with different ones on different weekends, usually concentrated in a given area. There are some in West Houston...

It has been fun. Only thing is, I'm at the stage where you were awhile back, just running trains and not working on the scenery. I wish you could visit and run some trains with me. That would be cool!

Hey Loren, I ran trains tonight... getting some switching scenarios ready for my openhouse. If I get any visitors, I will let them run the trains and try their hand at some pick-ups and set-outs using the magnets. And once they get the hang of that, they can do a full run starting at the...

Nolatron, thanks for the link to that site. I looked through it just a bit, I'll go through it more tomorrow. I had considered a peninsula awhile back. But I'm over the expansion bug now. 60103, yep, all those issues helped me to be satisfied with the current layout. And besides, I'm not...

Hello Scrat! You mention falling off of motorcycles. Did you race motocross by chance? Welcome to The Gauge, glad you found us!