Operations
Using JMRI Operations - A worked example - Part 2
This is the second installment of my blog about learning to use JMRI Operations to create the manifests to operate Lance Mindheim’s bakery turn. If you have not read the first part, I encourage you to do so here.
In this posting, I want to expand on the previous work by adding more car types to the mix. The bakery is capable of handling 1 grain hopper, 4 tank cars and 5 box cars.
I also want to apologize to the Moderators for forgetting about the small first post rule. Thanks for fixing it.
RAIL FANNING THE PEAVINE 2
to all.. here the video clips from the second part of my rail fanning day. the battery in my camera was going low so these clips are cut short. it seems like all the are doing is going back & forth but there are several moves going on. we were not allowed on "Cal gases" property so i couldn't' get the spotting of the cars in the complex.
by the end of the day the crew moved more than 100 cars
enjoy the vid
vinny www.bnsf6951.blogspot.com
A DAY AT BNSF"S MOBEST YARD
to all
i have a friend here in az from Canada, he models the Peavine. so i thought i would take him rail fanning the Peavine. our first stop was Mobest yard. we were there at 7:45 a were lucky to catch the switching going on.more text in the video
enjoy the video. comments & questions are welcome
Suggest article topic JMRI tutorial
I would like to suggest an article, maybe even a column about using JMRI productively. MRH has the advantage of unlimited space which would allow for screen shots with the text.
I don't know if others are as thick as I am, but I know I would get a lot out of any article.
Food for thought?
What car numbering system should I use, if any ?
I tried Googling for car roadnumber systems but couldn't dig up much info, the use of the numbers i.e operation is explained in great detail, but the system of assigning a number to a particular car or coach isn't mentioned.
I got about 250+ cars, the usual mix of boxcars, tankers, gondolas etc, Would a class system be something ?
Something like this:
Free-moN: At Home and On The Road
As it seems my Free-moN modules have now become my "home layout", thought I'd start a new thread featuring the whole kit-n-keboodle rather than individual modules.
'Twas a busy weekend: on Saturday I set up all my modules in my garage to 1) troubleshoot, 2) see it if fit in my garage (a "California Basement") and 3) run trains!
Only took about a kabillion hours to get everything going, but once it did...!
A video:
The hobby and I lost a friend - Gary Gelzer of the GNC Railway
Model railroading has lost a friend and so have I. Gary Gelzer was well known to many OpSig folks for his attendance at operating weekends throughout the country, his articles in the Dispatcher's Office and his multiple versions of the Great Nothwetern Coastline Railway and Navigation Company (GNC).
Solo Operation vs Solitarie
In some ways, Solitaire is like model railroad switching operation. Sequences are reordered into new sequences. The main difference between Solo Model Railroad Operation and Solitaire seems to be that many people will play Solitaire on a computer during idle moments. So why is computer solitaire widely popular, and can we make solo model railroad operation more popular?
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