01-12-2010, 03:13 PM
Sumpter -
I would if I could, but there just isn't enough room (length) to do it. No other cars "bottom out" here, and 65ft is the longest car (or engine, come to think about it) that will ever run on this layout. Actually, I am glad - As I said, it injects (prototypically or not) an equipment restriction, and that makes for interesting ops in my opinion. When I saw it happen and figured out what was happening, I thought it was kinda funny, because I was surprissed that a 50ft car didn't do the same thing. (now THAT would have been a problem!)
RAH
I would if I could, but there just isn't enough room (length) to do it. No other cars "bottom out" here, and 65ft is the longest car (or engine, come to think about it) that will ever run on this layout. Actually, I am glad - As I said, it injects (prototypically or not) an equipment restriction, and that makes for interesting ops in my opinion. When I saw it happen and figured out what was happening, I thought it was kinda funny, because I was surprissed that a 50ft car didn't do the same thing. (now THAT would have been a problem!)
RAH