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Post by roadkill on Oct 23, 2018 7:06:57 GMT -8
....not blowing the horn for the crossings... Just curious, what is one supposed to do if crossing are really close together? One spot on the club layout has 2 crossings in the span of about 100 scale feet. I've been doing the horn as normal for the first, but then holding it through the 2nd. Or in the event of switching when having to go over those same 2 roads? I'm guessing when backing you blow the horn as if the last car was the locomotive. Or in paved industrial areas where there isn't an actual road.
I lived in Lakewood, OH for 13 years, that city has 28 grade crossings within 4 and a half or so miles! N&W/NS crews just kinda started blowing the horn at one end of the city and didn't let off until they got to the other end of town  . |
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Post by gevohogger on Oct 23, 2018 7:43:23 GMT -8
.... switching back and forth just using the direction toggle switch instead of bringing the train to an actual stop. There is a certain VERY well-known model railroading author who switches in exactly that kind of fashion. I always feel like I'm seeing a slice of 1960s-era "Timesaver and Fast Clock" switching contest whenever I watch the guy. |
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Post by sd80mac on Oct 23, 2018 7:46:45 GMT -8
.... switching back and forth just using the direction toggle switch instead of bringing the train to an actual stop. There is a certain VERY well-known model railroading author who switches in exactly that kind of fashion. I always feel like I'm seeing a slice of 1960s-era "Timesaver and Fast Clock" switching contest whenever I watch the guy. It irks me to no end. Not only is it bad for the motors, it's not even remotely realistic. |
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Post by packer on Oct 24, 2018 9:24:06 GMT -8
I do the reverse without turning down the speed sometimes. The locomotives I do it with have enough momentum that they slow to a stop, then reverse.
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