NOVAHILL ...... U.S.A

[Russ Bellinis]

Hi All,

Of course i am using Kadee couplers with their #308 uncoupling magnet ...... looking at the plan how many #308's do you think i could need ? or is it better to know what buildings are going on and then work out the magnets as they can be slipped under the track anywhere cutting a piece of trackbed out as i stuck it down with Copydex and its easy to remove




I have used a Peco long crossing where the red circle is on this modified plan ....... one question do long crossings such as this exist on grade crossings in reality ........... where i want to run an access road to the industries to marked with the red lines.

Generally, those sorts of industrial tracks will be located on back street away from main roads. They also tend to be located in an industrial area away from housing. They will probably not even have a crossing gate, and may not have flashing lights, just a cross buck on each side of the right of way to warn motorists. Usually, but not always those industries will be worked at night. A member of the train crew will guard the crossing stepping off the train to stop traffic before the train blocks the road. After dark, the crew member will put flares out on the road on both sides of the crossing, at least that is the practice I've seen in downtown Los Angeles when I watched an S.P. switch crew work the Los Angeles wholesale produce market. In that case they were blocking off Alameda Street which is a major street in South Central L A, but since it is mostly industrial/commercial, there was very little traffic late at night when they were working.