Bill and All,
Just past the crest of the hump Dave had placed a line of uncoupling magnets
about 8" long this ensured a very realistic un-couple and roll down the hump.
Dragging the cars back over from the bowl, the hump would keep the cars tight
and coupled over the magnets. Dave had the two Conrail units and a set of cars
captive to the hump operations that were weighted for rolling and retarding
purposes. A careful eye of the yard photo will show the visiting power up from
Texas that week. MKT SD40-2 #605 and MKT GP38-2 #312. Both units are still in
service 16 years later on my layout and running great!
Danny
--- On Sun, 10/12/08, Bill Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Bill Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: {S-Scale List} Allen Yard III
> To: "S Scale List" <[email protected]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 5:03 PM
> 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!
>
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>
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> http://www.prrths.com
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>
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> Society
> It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com
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