ctclibby
Well-Known Member
Hi All!
Got to thinking about this and need some wisdom please; what would the 1:1 do?
Have a Branch Line that connects with the Main Line in both directions. Branch Line has restrictions: grade, radius and turnout geometry. Main Line trains with power bigger than 2-8-2's or SD40's can not drop or hook cars at the Branch Terminal, nor can the Terminal handle more than 10 - 15 cars at a time. Terminal is located further down the track in pix. Since cars from the Branch could be destined for either direction on the Main, would there be 2 holding tracks as shown left 2 legs of the wye or only the track right of the Main? Operations could be a few times a day outgoing from the Branch Terminal, who knows how many incoming from the Main.
Note that small power and short trains have permission on the Branch Line - it is just those big power long Main Line trains I am curious about that could drop or hook cars.
Thoughts please
Later
Got to thinking about this and need some wisdom please; what would the 1:1 do?
Have a Branch Line that connects with the Main Line in both directions. Branch Line has restrictions: grade, radius and turnout geometry. Main Line trains with power bigger than 2-8-2's or SD40's can not drop or hook cars at the Branch Terminal, nor can the Terminal handle more than 10 - 15 cars at a time. Terminal is located further down the track in pix. Since cars from the Branch could be destined for either direction on the Main, would there be 2 holding tracks as shown left 2 legs of the wye or only the track right of the Main? Operations could be a few times a day outgoing from the Branch Terminal, who knows how many incoming from the Main.
Note that small power and short trains have permission on the Branch Line - it is just those big power long Main Line trains I am curious about that could drop or hook cars.
Thoughts please
Later