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I am working on developing some tools that are on the DLS for easier and more precise tracklaying:
30m Ruler: http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/30mRuler2.jpg
Large Protractor: http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/360DegreeLargeProtractor3.jpg
45 Degree Triangle: http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/Track19.jpg
30m Ruler: http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/30mRuler2.jpg
Large Protractor: http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/360DegreeLargeProtractor3.jpg
45 Degree Triangle: http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/Track19.jpg
I am working on a new session for my modified Huron Central that uses the CMTM System for car destinations. Every freight car has a destination. Deleiver the car to it's destination. When the load/unload time has expired, it has a new destination. Destinations are displayed in a pop-up window. This session provides some serious switching (shunting) operations.
Classification Operations on the Huron Central.
The Huron Central is an imaginary division of the Chicago North Western set in the 1960’s. It consists of an east-west mainline through the upper Midwest with a diverging branch to the north. The division headquarters is Huron. There you will find a 7 track classification yard and engine facilities. Passenger trains are still running with several through passenger trains that stop only at Huron and two locals, one east to west and another from the north that turns at Huron and goes back north.
This session starts with picking up cars from local industries and classifying them according to their destinations. Three freight trains arrive between 7:20 and 8:30am. Each train contains local and divergent cars that need to be pulled and cars from other trains added.. This is accomplished by classifying all cars on each train. The three freight trains are then sent on their respective ways. The local cars are then classified according to their destinations and three way freight trains are made up with the cars in each train sorted in station order. This session has 7 days from which to choose. The local freight traffic patterns are different for each day.
Start by choosing Day 1.
Watch out for thru freights and passenger trains.
1. Pick up cars from the team track loading dock, the coal chute, the RIP track and two cabooses from the caboose track. Place one caboose on Yard track 2 and one on Yard Track 4.
2. Classify the rest of the cars you have and the string of cars on track 5. Yard tracks are numbered 1 - 7. Track 1 is used as a westbound arrival track. When classifying the through freights, use the yard tracks as follows:
2- PortalNorth,
3 - PortalEast,
4- PortalWest,
5- PortalCMSTP
6- PortalSoo
7 - local traffic (track 7 is also the Empty Car Storage track)
3. Pick-up cars from the other industries in Huron and classify them.
4. Eastbound freight #201 should arrive shortly after 7:20 on the Eastbound Arrival Track. The locomotive will uncouple and pull ahead. Couple onto the caboose and pull half the string. Drop the caboose on the caboose track and pull the string to the yard lead and classify the cars according to destination. Go back to the arrival track and get the rest of the train and classify the cars. Or, you can pull and classify the whole string at once if you think your switch engine driving abilities are up to it.
5. Another eastbound train will arrive shortly after 7:45. After the engines have uncoupled, classify the cars in this train according to destination.
6. Put a caboose on the closest end of the East bound string (should be on track 3). Jump to the engines at the far end of track 2 and couple them on to the train. Delete the Wait 1 hour command. This train will depart 10 minutes after the arrival of train #102.
7. Shortly after 8:30, westbound freight #102 will arrive on the westbound arrival track. After the engines uncouple and go to the fueling track, classify the cars in this train according to destination.
8. Pull an engine from the engine refueling track, couple to the westbound string (should be on track 4) and send it on it's way to PortalWest as train #102.
9. Pull another engine from the refueling track, couple to the North bound string (should be on track 2) and send it on its way to Portal North as train #202.
10. Assign the days car requirements to the various empties on the ECS track. Classify all the cars on Track 7 that have a destination and then deliver cars to Huron industries.
Track 3 - Huron
Track 4 - North bound (N1 - N5 destinations)
Track 6 - East bound (E1 - E10 destinations)
Track 5 - West bound (W1 - W5
Track 7 - Huron
Want More? Choose one or more of the following.
11. Winona Turn
A. Make-up the Winona Turn, (a way freight) using the cars from Track 5 (should be cars for W destinations and the CMSTP interchange (PortalCMSTP) at Brookings, (W3). Put the cars in station order with a caboose on the rear. Bring a GP7 from the roundhouse and couple to the front end.
B. Run the Winona End Turn, Dropping off cars to industries on the outbound trip. At Brookings, drop-kick the CMSTP interchange cars into the CMSTP interchange track.. Minimum uncoupling speed for this move is 20mph. Turn at Winona and return to Huron making pick-ups along the way.
C. When you arrive at Huron, drop your train in the yard and take your engine to the roundhouse.
12. Weseco Turn
A. Make up the Weseco Turn using cars from Track 4 (should be cars for N destinations). Put the cars in station order with a caboose on the rear. Get a GP7 from the roundhouse and couple to the front end.
B. Run the Weseca Turn, dropping off cars on the outbound trip. At Weseca, check the ECS track to see if any cars are needed at the refinery. Turn your engine on the wye and make the return trip, making pick-ups along the way.
C. When you arrive in Huron, drop your train in the yard and take your engine to the roundhouse.
13. Oakes Turn
A. Make up the Oakes Turn, using cars from track 6 (should be cars for E destinations and the SOO Line interchange (PortalSoo) at Aberdeen (E6). Put the cars in station order with a caboose on the closest end. Get a GP7 from the roundhouse and couple to the east end of the string.
B, Run the Oakes Turn, dropping off cars on the outbound trip. At Aberdeen, drop kick the Soo Line interchange cars into the Soo Line interchange track. Minimum uncoupling speed for this move is 20mph. At Oakes, check the ECS track for any cars that are needed by industries on this run. Turn your engine on the wye and make the return trip. If you have cars for Blakes Gravel Pit, work this move from the west end of Verdi (E8).
C. When you arrive in Huron, drop your train in the yard and take your engine to the roundhouse.
Want More?
14. Classify the cars that hae been dropped in the yard.
Want still more? Run the session again but choose another day!"
Classification Operations on the Huron Central.
The Huron Central is an imaginary division of the Chicago North Western set in the 1960’s. It consists of an east-west mainline through the upper Midwest with a diverging branch to the north. The division headquarters is Huron. There you will find a 7 track classification yard and engine facilities. Passenger trains are still running with several through passenger trains that stop only at Huron and two locals, one east to west and another from the north that turns at Huron and goes back north.
This session starts with picking up cars from local industries and classifying them according to their destinations. Three freight trains arrive between 7:20 and 8:30am. Each train contains local and divergent cars that need to be pulled and cars from other trains added.. This is accomplished by classifying all cars on each train. The three freight trains are then sent on their respective ways. The local cars are then classified according to their destinations and three way freight trains are made up with the cars in each train sorted in station order. This session has 7 days from which to choose. The local freight traffic patterns are different for each day.
Start by choosing Day 1.
Watch out for thru freights and passenger trains.
1. Pick up cars from the team track loading dock, the coal chute, the RIP track and two cabooses from the caboose track. Place one caboose on Yard track 2 and one on Yard Track 4.
2. Classify the rest of the cars you have and the string of cars on track 5. Yard tracks are numbered 1 - 7. Track 1 is used as a westbound arrival track. When classifying the through freights, use the yard tracks as follows:
2- PortalNorth,
3 - PortalEast,
4- PortalWest,
5- PortalCMSTP
6- PortalSoo
7 - local traffic (track 7 is also the Empty Car Storage track)
3. Pick-up cars from the other industries in Huron and classify them.
4. Eastbound freight #201 should arrive shortly after 7:20 on the Eastbound Arrival Track. The locomotive will uncouple and pull ahead. Couple onto the caboose and pull half the string. Drop the caboose on the caboose track and pull the string to the yard lead and classify the cars according to destination. Go back to the arrival track and get the rest of the train and classify the cars. Or, you can pull and classify the whole string at once if you think your switch engine driving abilities are up to it.
5. Another eastbound train will arrive shortly after 7:45. After the engines have uncoupled, classify the cars in this train according to destination.
6. Put a caboose on the closest end of the East bound string (should be on track 3). Jump to the engines at the far end of track 2 and couple them on to the train. Delete the Wait 1 hour command. This train will depart 10 minutes after the arrival of train #102.
7. Shortly after 8:30, westbound freight #102 will arrive on the westbound arrival track. After the engines uncouple and go to the fueling track, classify the cars in this train according to destination.
8. Pull an engine from the engine refueling track, couple to the westbound string (should be on track 4) and send it on it's way to PortalWest as train #102.
9. Pull another engine from the refueling track, couple to the North bound string (should be on track 2) and send it on its way to Portal North as train #202.
10. Assign the days car requirements to the various empties on the ECS track. Classify all the cars on Track 7 that have a destination and then deliver cars to Huron industries.
Track 3 - Huron
Track 4 - North bound (N1 - N5 destinations)
Track 6 - East bound (E1 - E10 destinations)
Track 5 - West bound (W1 - W5
Track 7 - Huron
Want More? Choose one or more of the following.
11. Winona Turn
A. Make-up the Winona Turn, (a way freight) using the cars from Track 5 (should be cars for W destinations and the CMSTP interchange (PortalCMSTP) at Brookings, (W3). Put the cars in station order with a caboose on the rear. Bring a GP7 from the roundhouse and couple to the front end.
B. Run the Winona End Turn, Dropping off cars to industries on the outbound trip. At Brookings, drop-kick the CMSTP interchange cars into the CMSTP interchange track.. Minimum uncoupling speed for this move is 20mph. Turn at Winona and return to Huron making pick-ups along the way.
C. When you arrive at Huron, drop your train in the yard and take your engine to the roundhouse.
12. Weseco Turn
A. Make up the Weseco Turn using cars from Track 4 (should be cars for N destinations). Put the cars in station order with a caboose on the rear. Get a GP7 from the roundhouse and couple to the front end.
B. Run the Weseca Turn, dropping off cars on the outbound trip. At Weseca, check the ECS track to see if any cars are needed at the refinery. Turn your engine on the wye and make the return trip, making pick-ups along the way.
C. When you arrive in Huron, drop your train in the yard and take your engine to the roundhouse.
13. Oakes Turn
A. Make up the Oakes Turn, using cars from track 6 (should be cars for E destinations and the SOO Line interchange (PortalSoo) at Aberdeen (E6). Put the cars in station order with a caboose on the closest end. Get a GP7 from the roundhouse and couple to the east end of the string.
B, Run the Oakes Turn, dropping off cars on the outbound trip. At Aberdeen, drop kick the Soo Line interchange cars into the Soo Line interchange track. Minimum uncoupling speed for this move is 20mph. At Oakes, check the ECS track for any cars that are needed by industries on this run. Turn your engine on the wye and make the return trip. If you have cars for Blakes Gravel Pit, work this move from the west end of Verdi (E8).
C. When you arrive in Huron, drop your train in the yard and take your engine to the roundhouse.
Want More?
14. Classify the cars that hae been dropped in the yard.
Want still more? Run the session again but choose another day!"
Very confused
Fumbles, is this a competition or something? Your last post is extremely confusing, well to me at least. With the exception of yourself, only two people have responded to your thread (I'm not one of them by the way), so I'm not sure that it's generating much interest.
In your first post you said it was a thread for people to offer information about layouts they're creating, but now you're talking about a closing date for entries and judging etc.
Maybe you could un-confuse us a little?
Fumbles, is this a competition or something? Your last post is extremely confusing, well to me at least. With the exception of yourself, only two people have responded to your thread (I'm not one of them by the way), so I'm not sure that it's generating much interest.
In your first post you said it was a thread for people to offer information about layouts they're creating, but now you're talking about a closing date for entries and judging etc.
Maybe you could un-confuse us a little?
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