07-17-2010, 09:43 PM
Most of the systems I met had 2 parts to the code: a colour for the large destination (city or yard) and a letter or number for the particular industry. The thumbtack would be painted blue with a decalled A on it.
One of our guys uses the clip on the roof system with a 4 part code: long and short on one side and long and short on the other. It's ship to the long colour, then the short colour. When you see the car at the short colour location, turn the tab over.
I ran on one layout whose owner had gone through lots of operating systems: all his older cars had holes in the top side somewhere. When I operated with him, we used computer generated switch lists.
One of our guys uses the clip on the roof system with a 4 part code: long and short on one side and long and short on the other. It's ship to the long colour, then the short colour. When you see the car at the short colour location, turn the tab over.
I ran on one layout whose owner had gone through lots of operating systems: all his older cars had holes in the top side somewhere. When I operated with him, we used computer generated switch lists.
David
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.