Comments on: Moving to Maine … http://on30guy.gerenm.net/20080225/moving-to-maine/ Geren's Adventures with On30 Model Trains Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:58:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: On30Guy http://on30guy.gerenm.net/20080225/moving-to-maine/comment-page-1/#comment-27709 On30Guy Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:06:31 +0000 http://on30guy.gerenm.net/20080225/moving-to-maine/#comment-27709 Herb, Thanks for your comments. The yard is based on a prototype operation -- that did not have a run-around. <a href="http://on30guy.gerenm.net/20070324/module-progress-aerial-view/" rel="nofollow">You can read more about it here</a>. The key to its operation is the use of a second locomotive which waits in the pocket at the lower left of the plan. Herb,

Thanks for your comments. The yard is based on a prototype operation — that did not have a run-around. You can read more about it here. The key to its operation is the use of a second locomotive which waits in the pocket at the lower left of the plan.

]]> By: Herb Kelsey http://on30guy.gerenm.net/20080225/moving-to-maine/comment-page-1/#comment-27708 Herb Kelsey Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:38:53 +0000 http://on30guy.gerenm.net/20080225/moving-to-maine/#comment-27708 You will kick yourself for not having a run around track in that lower yard. Otherwise, things look pretty good. I just jumped into this scale/gauge this week with a Bachmann Forney and a bunch of cars to convert a HO Time Saver to O scale. A 2-4-4 in O is shorter than a Geep in HO and the Bachmann cars are right in between 40 and 50 foot HO cars for length. You will kick yourself for not having a run around track in that lower yard. Otherwise, things look pretty good.

I just jumped into this scale/gauge this week with a Bachmann Forney and a bunch of cars to convert a HO Time Saver to O scale. A 2-4-4 in O is shorter than a Geep in HO and the Bachmann cars are right in between 40 and 50 foot HO cars for length.

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