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Track Planning for Realistic Operation Revised & Updated By John Armstrong
Track Planning for Realistic Operation Revised and Updated By John Armstrong
Copyright 1963, 1979 SECOND EDITION 1984 printing
100 pages.
How prototype railroads are designed to operate, how you can design your own model railroad.
Contents
SECTION 1: OPERATION, PROTOTYPE
STYLE2
1: Getting goods and people aboard3
The grass roots of railroading-the sidings and stations which are the source of all traffic. Here are the hows and whys of industry and terminal trackage arrangements.
2: Making cars into trains14
Efficient classification yards-key to prototype speed and profit, to model railroading fun and realism.
3: Moving them over the road23
Mainline operation and the tracks that make it possible to get trains where they're going despite mountains, rivers and other traffic on the high iron.
4: Service trackage34
Engine terminals, repair tracks and other facilities without which trains could not keep running.
SECTION 2: SCALE MILES OF
OPERATING SATISFACTION42
5: Operating reliability through standards43
Selecting the standards of track plan design that lead to smooth, on-the-track running without wasting space.
6: Pike locations d shapes0
Finding the best place for your railroading and taking full advantage of its possibilities, without going too far for comfort and convenience.
7: Schematics for satisfying operation58
Choosing the basic operating theme for your main line to match your space to your favorite style of railroading.
8: Developing the main line68
The process of marrying the scheme of your main line to the available space with practical grades and curves.
9: Filling in the details80
Adding railroadlike sidings, yards and facilities to complete the operating picture.
10: Case history of a track plan86
Layout planning methods in action against the usual difficulties.
11: Examples of operation-oriented pikes93
Even a well-constructed model railroad with high-quality rolling stock suffers if its track plan does not provide for interesting operation. This book attacks that problem by presenting the techniques and information you need to design your model railroad for the best in continuing enjoyment. And author John Armstrong is considerate of your time, space, and money, whether they are strictly limited or relatively boundless.
For real satisfaction, you need the two big "R's"-realism and reliability. Realism because it's the fascination and operating variety of the real railroad that you're trying to capture in miniature, and reliability because putting the train back on the track every few minutes is no pleasure (and anything but realistic).
Prototype railroad practice in moving freight and passengers efficiently is discussed as interesting (and essential) background for selecting operations and track arrangements you will want to represent on your own line. In later chapters you translate these desires into practical curvature and grade standards for your gauge and into track plans suitable for your space. The "by the squares" method developed by Armstrong makes it easy to determine on paper the best possible mainline arrangement.
Handy tables and charts present the fundamental trackwork relationships which are the basis of easy and accurate track plan design. Chapter 10 gives step-by-step examples of how these relationships fit into the evolution of a typical walk-in layout plan. Modifications to several sample track plans show how applying the principles of a full-size railroad operation can enhance the fun of running trains on even the smallest of pikes. Diagrams in Chapter 11 illustrate layout schemes that have proved superior in a variety of common situations.
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