Preparing to shove into Weeks Gas on my East Rail 2 layout. Weeks Gas is the “problem child” of the East Rail industrial park. With one exception (the problem child), all turnouts in the park are oriented the same way. Doing so, makes switching straightforward in that every industry can be worked with push/pull moves. […]
Pricom’s Dream Player Lite. When I’m running a solo op. session on my layout I try to visualize what the crew would be doing along the way. This encompasses things such as allowing time for the conductor to walk, setting car brake wheels, three step protection, etc. The question becomes, how do you represent some […]
Getting out more often to rail fan industrial switching operations has had a direct impact on how much I enjoy operating my layout. The above shot was taken a few months ago in Annapolis Junction, MD. I was a little surprised with the response I received from my recent Operations 101 YouTube videos. What it […]
Due to popular demand I’ve just uploaded a second operations tutorial video. My goal in doing these is to encourage folks to run their layouts more often and give them at least some rough examples of how they might structure these solo sessions. I’d also like to soften some the negative stigma associated with operating […]
I just produced a switching operations tutorial video on my YouTube channel. Depending on how it’s received, I may do a few more from time to time. In doing so, I wanted to illustrate the pace I run at, give a clearer understanding of how I approach things, and perhaps offer a different perspective on […]