Hi All, Let's see if I can answer some questions...
I am not the best at figuring out switching, but I do know this. As mentioned this S yard was modeled after a large yard in the Allentown PA area. As best I know (Jamie?) it is still a very active yard. If you have seen that yard in person, the lead and hump are in a narrow area bordered between a road and a river (or possible old canal). There is a pedestrian bridge that goes from the road level to the tower operator level which is pretty high up at that point because of a steep cliff. Dave emulated this area VERY well. If the hump was in the center he could have wasted valuable space. Remember it is only 30" wide. While this show http://www.wcroberts.org/Images/Dave_Bailey_Allen_Yard.JPG was a long time ago (1990 I think) I see NO American Flyer in the photo with the remote possibility of the N E caboose in the far right. But that was made in brass as well. That layout was the largest S Mod set up EVER and it still stands as such. I see almost everything as being American Models with most of the locos being brass. Remember that we were trying to promote S SCALE today to the masses. Why would we (most likely guided by Don Thompson & Don DeWitt) stock the layout with American Flyer converts? It would be defeating the purpose. I do not know what the grade is up to the hump. I do remember Dave saying getting the profile like he wanted almost made him quit making it. It was a long time of trial and error. To see it now it is a very believable though. There are no known magnets ii saw n what would be the cut area. I think uncoupling was done with a pick, but others (Danny Click) wrote to me this morning about running it. He would know better. I was afraid to go near it back then. For Andre - you are the real deal. I cannot come close to your knowledge of switching. Why a hump yard? 1) I didn't make it. 2) While you can't get prototypical speed of the cars waddling down the hump, there is a car retarder that helps with the speed. 3) It was play value IMHO flat switching does not. It puts on a great show especially in a public venue. BTW, we plan on switching it with some PRR I1 not SD40-2 as shown! Nonetheless, I would like to know who wound up with Dave's SD40-2. They were absolutely the best running S diesels I had ever seen up to that point. Did I miss anything? Why aren't you all joining S Mod http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Mod and making new modules to support the next generation? (:->) Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com Winner of the 2007 Josh Seltzer NASG Website Award Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
