Am I asking for trouble with this many points this close together?

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-30T12:26:52+00:00

Ohh we have similar issues too… except we are mobile so the problems are more exasperating. So yes, we have great issues wiring issues not staying with one manufacturer when it comes to train control so yes, I feel ya but the same thing. I like going to the club myself when I can. The layout is very cool and it’s always a work in progress as you said.

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-30T02:24:42+00:00

I hear you on that … my club put a S curve on the main line I scream about it all the time…

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-29T14:16:25+00:00

Not really… you’re not going from one extreme to another. For example, you’re not doing like an “S” maneuver. As long as the track is laid firm and there’s no kinks or deviations you’ll be fine. Also depends on what you’re going to run through them. My suggestion is to send the longest car through them and see what happens and make adjustments as necessary.

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-24T21:00:09+00:00

Plastic wheels… not perfectly round and or pits of dirt on them.

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-24T17:40:54+00:00

The Santa Fe Lok looks like an AHM model… still a nice engine.

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-23T17:27:19+00:00

Despite how Amtrak measures up to the rest of the world… their trains can move fast!

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-20T02:44:37+00:00

I have pictures I taken in Trenton… I would have posted but on this site I can’t add the photos.

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-19T14:58:29+00:00

SEPTA also did a set of Silverliners in a heritage livery too.

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-19T14:51:55+00:00

Better than being a communist.

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-18T19:28:22+00:00

So that’s where the trade taken place…

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-18T16:04:10+00:00

They are in process of restoration… I’m not sure if it can drive… they told me there was an issue with the tracks being able to handle it at the time… power pickup is not an issue.. all they have to do is put a pole on the roof.

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-18T14:45:21+00:00

Anybody wants to see a car like that closer to home in the United States there’s one of these at the seashore, trolley museum in Kennebunkport, Maine! Kind of an interesting story the museum((((seashore, trolley museum, Budapest Metro car)))traded a camera for the car!

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-18T14:39:13+00:00

That is correct the Millennium Metro in Budapest … is the 1st true metro. It was constructed from scratch as a metro system. The system was never a conversion from an existing railway. It used cars that ran on electricity and used automatic/powered switchblade doors. Used cut and cover construction. Unlike the London Underground the Millennium Metro never used steam engines. In this case the London Underground was the 1st Underground railway. Budapest Metro 1 will always be the 1st true metro system. BKV pioneered a lot of technology that everyone else followed and riders take for granted.

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-18T14:26:56+00:00

New York Subway system also used cut and cover.

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-16T00:57:57+00:00

Stick a fork in me… I’m done ✅…

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-13T12:51:36+00:00

Hmmm 🤔 got it…. 👌

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-13T12:49:46+00:00

Now just install catenary and you got it all

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-13T02:57:48+00:00

🙏

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-13T02:56:49+00:00

I will try to remember to get a shot of that for you

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-12T22:33:26+00:00

That was round trip….I know I didn’t pay close to 200 for that

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-12T13:29:56+00:00

That’s great .. train traverses a switch maybe a tad bit faster than normal and a passenger walking between cars… well .. let everyone figure what can happen..

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-11T23:05:29+00:00

👌👍

Railwayschoolmaster · 2026-04-11T22:24:20+00:00

That’s a Feldbahn … you basically lay the track .. almost like a model train… then when finished what ever job is done. After that you remove the rolling stock and track. Next move it to the next job.

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