11-08-2015, 12:05 PM
Runaround or no runaround?: The eternal question.
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I suspect the real question is "Is that runaround really needed?" and the answer may just depend on the era you model and other complications like what type of railroad and what type of industrial lead is being modeled.
:o
The majority of the conductors I worked with would avoid a runaround move unless that was the last industry that needed switched.
Their reasoning was simple.. We gotta come back this way so, why make all those moves?
Try this.. Place the engine in the middle od the train with a caboose on each end..You could switch both trailing and facing switches without a runaround.. We did that a lot on the PRR in the Columbus area because there may not be a runaround on a short industrial lead or the runaround was taken out of service due to a bad switch or track-a switch can be spiked closed when out of service..
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I suspect the real question is "Is that runaround really needed?" and the answer may just depend on the era you model and other complications like what type of railroad and what type of industrial lead is being modeled.
:o The majority of the conductors I worked with would avoid a runaround move unless that was the last industry that needed switched.
Their reasoning was simple.. We gotta come back this way so, why make all those moves?
Try this.. Place the engine in the middle od the train with a caboose on each end..You could switch both trailing and facing switches without a runaround.. We did that a lot on the PRR in the Columbus area because there may not be a runaround on a short industrial lead or the runaround was taken out of service due to a bad switch or track-a switch can be spiked closed when out of service..
Larry
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!