Looks great TIM. It looks like it will be a blast to operate; it was designed by a prototype locomotive engineer after all. In addition to adding the weight to the Family Lines LO you might consider checking the wheel gauge, looks like it is riding the frog in some turnouts.
Tim, when you get the yard lead finished we'll never get you out of the yard! I too find working the yard to be relaxing. I can fire-up the Proto Throttle and bang some cars around for 20-30 minutes and find myself feeling more relaxed.
Hey Tim, nice update and operating session. It was very informative. As for the helix kit... I recently watched a video about them. I can't remember who the guy was, but he explained how they are manufactured and the materials used. I will be using one when it's time for it. Can't wait till next week.
nice vid tim... and nice realistic yard movements... you did a good job in taking the time to create a FUNCTIONAL rail yard... btw what really would have been nice is if you had the room to build a double ended yard... but as it usually goes with model railroading, the DREAMS are BIG... the railroad room is NOT
Thanks! Five tracks in the yard will be double-ended eventually. The other tracks are all stub-ended. But then the prototype yard I am modeling is similar with stub-ended tracks too. If you look at Google Earth images of the ATN yard in Gadsden you will see what I mean.
hello Tim, another good video showing your average person how railroads operate. Speaking of realistic operations, maybe do a video showing the purpose of truck lights. I understand truck lights are to help the engineer/conductor determine if the locomotive is moving, but how could you NOT tell if the locomotive is moving? Terry
OMG he has started the Helix Everyone!!! Great video!!! Thank you for the sneekpeak sir!!! One question on the paperwork.... in real life do you have to add up the tonage for knowing what kind or how much power you need? Or is that factored in by the yard office? - Gary
Hi Gary, the only time tonnage is factored in is for outbound trains. Doesn’t factor in during switching operations. Either you can move the cars or you can’t.
At this stage, how do you throw turnouts? Just flip with a finger or is something underneath? Are frogs dead or alive? If the latter, what shifts the polarity?
Right now they are just finger flick. And they will be that way until after I get the mainline connected to the upper level at Ragland. The turnouts are wired so they work great. Frogs are isolated of course so no shorts.
Just an observation. Could you have left the LO on the engine terminal runaround. After spotting the tanks and sand hoppers pick it up then deliver it to A19? Probably a 6 and 1/2--dozen of the other.
Yes, it doesn’t really matter one way or another. I always go with the motto, work smarter, not harder. If there is a way to save a move or one that requires less work involved that’s the way to go.
Tim in the real world who would be throwing all those switches in the yard? Your conductor? Or a ground man? Seems like an awful lot of walking for just one man.
Depends on the crew size. We used to have brakeman on the job to help out. Nowadays we sometimes get a utility brakeman but often it is just the conductor. And yes, they do get in a lot of steps over the course of a day on these locals.
Depends on the train size and if you have a block of 30 or more empties. For shorter and lighter trains it is not as much of an issue, but with today’s trains often exceeding 10,000 feet they go by a formula to lesson the chance of a derailment. In those cases you want to make sure you don’t have any long light cars close to the front of the train.
yes... there are train make-up restrictions for that... trains exceeding 4500 trailing tons must not have blocks of 20 or more continuous empty platforms and/or cars entrained anywhere ahead of 20 or more continuous loaded platforms and/ or cars
@TPW900GP35 nice catch for that trainmaster to cover himself... no telling what type of train your getting with a manifest freight... and with a spotlight on train derailments nowadays railroad folks have gotta play it safe
@TPW900GP35 yea the other thing to is certain cars can't be next to other cars in the train... like a car 39ft or shorter can't be next to a car 85ft or longer... even some locomotives have to be placed in specific places within the locomotive consist... CP rail when they had those old milwaukee road MP15ACs... those locos had non aligning couplers... so they had to be second out in the locomotive consist (when there were 3 or more locomotives in the consist)... something to do with dynamic braking and the severe angling of those non aligning drawbars can cause a derailment... maybe tim can speak on that from his end at NS as i don't know if NS has any non aligning drawbar locomotives... where i worked at (chicago and northwestern) we didn't have them
I always enjoy your videos. I have learned a lot about the railroad.
Thanks! Glad to help
Another great video, thank you Tim
Thanks!
I always look forward to watching your videos Tim. It's amazing to see how much progress you make from week to week!
Thanks! Wish I had more time to do more.
Looks great TIM. It looks like it will be a blast to operate; it was designed by a prototype locomotive engineer after all. In addition to adding the weight to the Family Lines LO you might consider checking the wheel gauge, looks like it is riding the frog in some turnouts.
Thanks! The wheels have already been replaced. Be sure to tune in to the next video to see it being pulled out of the shop.
Once again you never cease to amaze me. Great Ops session as always.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
Tim, when you get the yard lead finished we'll never get you out of the yard! I too find working the yard to be relaxing. I can fire-up the Proto Throttle and bang some cars around for 20-30 minutes and find myself feeling more relaxed.
This is true.
Great update. Can’t wait to see the helix in action. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! Me too.
Hey Tim, nice update and operating session. It was very informative. As for the helix kit... I recently watched a video about them. I can't remember who the guy was, but he explained how they are manufactured and the materials used. I will be using one when it's time for it. Can't wait till next week.
Thanks! Stay tuned. I hope to have some more progress on it by the next video.
Hi Tim, thanks for the Update and showing me how to apply those lists for my own layout. Cheers from a rainy UK.
Thanks! Glad to help.
Thanks for the mini update Tim. When completed it will be great for Ops. Also for the Track Inventory. Very informative as always.
Thanks for tuning in! Come back next week for more!
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
nice vid tim... and nice realistic yard movements... you did a good job in taking the time to create a FUNCTIONAL rail yard... btw what really would have been nice is if you had the room to build a double ended yard... but as it usually goes with model railroading, the DREAMS are BIG... the railroad room is NOT
Thanks! Five tracks in the yard will be double-ended eventually. The other tracks are all stub-ended. But then the prototype yard I am modeling is similar with stub-ended tracks too. If you look at Google Earth images of the ATN yard in Gadsden you will see what I mean.
great video,,thanks Tim =]
Thanks for watching!
Great update.
Thanks!
Thanks!
hello Tim, another good video showing your average person how railroads operate. Speaking of realistic operations, maybe do a video showing the purpose of truck lights. I understand truck lights are to help the engineer/conductor determine if the locomotive is moving, but how could you NOT tell if the locomotive is moving? Terry
Thanks Terry! Truck lights are used for checking ground speed and inspection.
OMG he has started the Helix Everyone!!! Great video!!! Thank you for the sneekpeak sir!!! One question on the paperwork.... in real life do you have to add up the tonage for knowing what kind or how much power you need? Or is that factored in by the yard office? - Gary
Hi Gary, the only time tonnage is factored in is for outbound trains. Doesn’t factor in during switching operations. Either you can move the cars or you can’t.
@@SeaboardCentral Cool !! Thanks!
Nice smooth running yard engine, love the sound!
At this stage, how do you throw turnouts? Just flip with a finger or is something underneath? Are frogs dead or alive? If the latter, what shifts the polarity?
Right now they are just finger flick. And they will be that way until after I get the mainline connected to the upper level at Ragland. The turnouts are wired so they work great. Frogs are isolated of course so no shorts.
Just an observation. Could you have left the LO on the engine terminal runaround. After spotting the tanks and sand hoppers pick it up then deliver it to A19? Probably a 6 and 1/2--dozen of the other.
Yes, it doesn’t really matter one way or another. I always go with the motto, work smarter, not harder. If there is a way to save a move or one that requires less work involved that’s the way to go.
Tim in the real world who would be throwing all those switches in the yard? Your conductor? Or a ground man? Seems like an awful lot of walking for just one man.
Depends on the crew size. We used to have brakeman on the job to help out. Nowadays we sometimes get a utility brakeman but often it is just the conductor. And yes, they do get in a lot of steps over the course of a day on these locals.
When building a train, do crews also have to distribute loaded/empty cars in order to balance things out?
Depends on the train size and if you have a block of 30 or more empties. For shorter and lighter trains it is not as much of an issue, but with today’s trains often exceeding 10,000 feet they go by a formula to lesson the chance of a derailment. In those cases you want to make sure you don’t have any long light cars close to the front of the train.
yes... there are train make-up restrictions for that...
trains exceeding 4500 trailing tons must not have blocks of 20 or more continuous empty platforms and/or cars entrained anywhere ahead of 20 or more continuous loaded platforms and/ or cars
@TPW900GP35
nice catch for that trainmaster to cover himself... no telling what type of train your getting with a manifest freight... and with a spotlight on train derailments nowadays railroad folks have gotta play it safe
@TPW900GP35
yea the other thing to is certain cars can't be next to other cars in the train... like a car 39ft or shorter can't be next to a car 85ft or longer... even some locomotives have to be placed in specific places within the locomotive consist... CP rail when they had those old milwaukee road MP15ACs... those locos had non aligning couplers... so they had to be second out in the locomotive consist (when there were 3 or more locomotives in the consist)... something to do with dynamic braking and the severe angling of those non aligning drawbars can cause a derailment... maybe tim can speak on that from his end at NS as i don't know if NS has any non aligning drawbar locomotives... where i worked at (chicago and northwestern) we didn't have them
My god that’s a lot of empty track
Don’t worry, it will fill up soon