Dear Earl, The CJSS did not have any loops at the end, just yards, passenger stations or one time a barge (Vic Roseman's module) at the terminus. The first time we set up as a point to point, we used three 90˚ corners and the final module layout looked like a very large set of steps. Once the attendees started to show up, they filled around the front of the layout and operators at the ends could not see each other. They made up trains and sent them out, once they cleared the curve, you could not see the trains. This was different than our usual loops. We used radios with headsets to communicate. At a different venue was the next time for a non-loop layout. We added the dreaded "Y" module to the mix so we had three terminals. With the Y, the setup took a bit longer than anticipated so the show started and we were not ready for the point to point to point to be fully operational. That is when show management stopped by and told us no more non-loop layouts. We were running within an hour of when the doors open, but the management never came back to see what we could do. We were not invited back. To be fair, we rarely went to shows that we were not reimbursed for our expenses. We had to rent a truck to move the modules, etc... So if they paid us.... Don Thompson
On Jan 29, 2013, at 11:48 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > But the disadvantage is that it the two or more loops at the ends require a > lot more modules. A big club like Bill's CJSS could do it if they chose to, > but smaller clubs would have a harder time. > > - Earl Henry, Nashville >
