Interesting mix of prototypes,as the track layouts,are straight Boston,but the cars are San Francisco! For those track layouts,get the Boston Street Railway Association bulletins,23 and 25,as there are excellent track diagrams,and even the Subway is shown,in many permutations! Having a streetcar subway model,would make people really think,and an elevated,ala Baltimore,or Kansas City,would hopefully bring in the spectators! And the nice part,all would be prototype! Oh yes,having MU equipped cars,in 3,or 4 car trains, should stir the juices! Model Railroader had a book of Traction Models,of various sizes,and one was a combination of Chicago,Boston,and other points,using some interesting combination of names! Anyway,for a small layout,really well done! I did notice the 50 ton steeple cab,and having a freight dodging the passenger schedules would add flavor to the mix! Shades of the CNS&M,and CA&E, neat! Thank you 😇 😊!
What a great traction layout - very impressive. The catenary and the rail embedded in the pavement are especially interesting features. Do you use single-point turnouts? Is the catenary live? And how do you manage catenary continuity at the module joints? Thanks for sharing this excellent layout with us. I just wish I could see it in person.
Cut the speed of the cars down. You're operating them much too fast. I'm impressed with the overhead trolley wires. No dewirements. Who made the PCC cars? With front trolley poles, they obviously modeled them after what the MUNI uses in San Francisco. One looks to be in the Pacific Electric paint scheme. Is the other car PTC? Do the trackless trolleys actually run? Interesting trackless overhead wires.
I’d love to model something like this. How do you get the stopped car to move ahead before the car coming up behind runs into it? I noticed that the distance between them isn’t always constant.
It's not a great system. I'm still learning new methods in automatic block control. I just have one wire in the track that powers the stopped car when car #2 runs over a small section of rail.
I noticed it runs with overhead wire how did you wire it for overhead wire operation? and did you ever see midwest traction modeler? I tried to watch it on youtube but no luck I wonder if he is still modeling he aquired Bill Gaeman o'dell traction module I wish I made a module and how do you protect the overhead from breaking off or is it removeable?
Thanks for the comment. I did wire it to operate DC power on the overhead. I did watch Midwest Traction Modeler's videos to train me on how to wire overhead. At first I practiced it by slowly repairing the overhead on these old modules, and then later building my own new modules and there extensive overhead. The overhead doesn't come off. I just use boards to stack the modules on top of each other during transport.
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Interesting mix of prototypes,as the track layouts,are straight Boston,but the cars are San Francisco! For those track layouts,get the Boston Street Railway Association bulletins,23 and 25,as there are excellent track diagrams,and even the Subway is shown,in many permutations! Having a streetcar subway model,would make people really think,and an elevated,ala Baltimore,or Kansas City,would hopefully bring in the spectators! And the nice part,all would be prototype! Oh yes,having MU equipped cars,in 3,or 4 car trains, should stir the juices! Model Railroader had a book of Traction Models,of various sizes,and one was a combination of Chicago,Boston,and other points,using some interesting combination of names! Anyway,for a small layout,really well done! I did notice the 50 ton steeple cab,and having a freight dodging the passenger schedules would add flavor to the mix! Shades of the CNS&M,and CA&E, neat! Thank you 😇 😊!
Your little trolley layout is so cute! You even included a children's trolley around thd pond.
Great video Ryan! Evan sent it to me
Fantastic!
What a great traction layout - very impressive. The catenary and the rail embedded in the pavement are especially interesting features.
Do you use single-point turnouts?
Is the catenary live? And how do you manage catenary continuity at the module joints?
Thanks for sharing this excellent layout with us. I just wish I could see it in person.
Cut the speed of the cars down. You're operating them much too fast. I'm impressed with the overhead trolley wires. No dewirements. Who made the PCC cars? With front trolley poles, they obviously modeled them after what the MUNI uses in San Francisco. One looks to be in the Pacific Electric paint scheme. Is the other car PTC?
Do the trackless trolleys actually run? Interesting trackless overhead wires.
That looks really nice.
Great video Ryan keep up the good work
Does the trains get electricity from the wire or do you want the option, that something can use the tracks, that in real life woud run on Diesel fuel?
I’d love to model something like this. How do you get the stopped car to move ahead before the car coming up behind runs into it? I noticed that the distance between them isn’t always constant.
It's not a great system. I'm still learning new methods in automatic block control.
I just have one wire in the track that powers the stopped car when car #2 runs over a small section of rail.
@@animetrainman interesting solution. When I get my streetcars running id like to try something like that
I noticed it runs with overhead wire how did you wire it for overhead wire operation? and did you ever see midwest traction modeler? I tried to watch it on youtube but no luck I wonder if he is still modeling he aquired Bill Gaeman o'dell traction module I wish I made a module and how do you protect the overhead from breaking off or is it removeable?
Thanks for the comment. I did wire it to operate DC power on the overhead.
I did watch Midwest Traction Modeler's videos to train me on how to wire overhead. At first I practiced it by slowly repairing the overhead on these old modules, and then later building my own new modules and there extensive overhead.
The overhead doesn't come off. I just use boards to stack the modules on top of each other during transport.
Boreing
GO BACK TO YOUR KNITTING! This man has done a great job! WAY beyond your ability!