SpaceMouse said:
What did you learn from it?
I question three of your stats: The "connecting track" "cars moved" and "trains". The connecting track doesn't matter too much in the analysis, but I can see it taking 26 trains for one operating session. I think the error is in the "cars moved" category. While Joe moves about 60% of his capacity, you move double your capacity.
Chip,
Now this is a perfect example of why I shouldn't do math when I'm still groggy.
You are absolutely correct. I somehow went backwards on computing "connecting track" which of course then threw off "cars moved" which then in turn threw off "trains".
I have no idea how I made such an obvious mistake but thanks for catching it. I include the corrected numbers below.
HO SP Siskiyou Line (Joe Fugate)............................Route 66 Railway (GrandpaCoyote)
Room Area (sq ft): 810..............................................190
Layout Area (sq ft): 689 (85%).....................................92 (48%)
Number Turnouts: 122.................................................34
Total Track (ft/cars): 1078/2156.................................161'/322
Mainline Track (cars): 706..........................................153
Passing Track (cars): 338............................................13
Storage Track (cars): 516............................................43
Staging Track (cars): 336............................................58
Service Track (cars): 18...............................................0
Connecting Track (cars): 242........................................53
Passing Sidings: 10.......................................................2
Passing Train Length (cars): 44/33/12............................7/6/5
Staging Tracks: 11........................................................5
Staging Train Length (cars): 43/30/10.........................12/11/10
Maximum Cars: 816......................................................86
Cars Moved: 500.........................................................72
Trains: 16.7..............................................................12.1
Dispatching Threshold: 22 car trains...........................5 car trains
As for what I have learned from this? Well first off I wish I had more passing track that would be the one major thing I'd alter if I could. Currently I can move about 83-84% of my capacity - so that isn't so bad - but I can realistically only move it at around 5 cars at a time which is terrible. How ever I'm wondering if with a double main -some going west and some going east is going to affect this number either positively or negatively or not at all.
Thanks for catching my error SM, I appreciate it!
Peace.
Coyote
oh and P.S. A happy Father's Day to you and all the rest of us dads; hope it is a good one.