With East Rail 2 being the cover story in this month’s RMC I decided to put the layout to work so you could see it in action. Episode 10 of my ops 101 YouTube series focuses on OMNI logistics and what’s involved in working it. I’m still experimenting with the YouTube format but for now […]
The following is a guest blog, generously written by Tom Holley, a retired NS conductor. Thanks Tom! I thought I might, if you don’t mind, walk you through a typical pick up of a car. I worked for Norfolk Southern, so the rules I use are the rules in effect when I worked. Other railroads’ […]
Yesterday, I uploaded Episode 7 in my Switching Operations 101 YouTube series. Among other things, I focus on the importance and procedures related to ensuring you have a functional “couple” prior to doing a shove move. I also cover the procedure for dicey moves across heavily-traveled streets. Thanks to all of the professional railroaders and […]
For the next installment of my Switching Operations 101 YouTube series, Tom Klimoski was generous enough to go out into the field on a hot day and shoot some video of the process of setting and releasing hand brakes. As a re-cap on this whole “playing with your trains” theme: -Running your layout is a […]
I’ve just uploaded Episode 5 of my Switching Operations 101 video series. In this segment I take a look at switching an LPG dealer and touch on how buffer cars are handled for an industry like this. My friend Tom Klimoski made a great analogy when it comes to operational practices. View them as a […]