I have an idea for semi-automating OS's.

At each end of every siding, and the leaving switches of yards there would be a key pad.  As a train passed the locations the crew would key in the last digit of the engine number.  The dispatcher would have board with a schematic of the railroad with number indicator at each of the locations where there was a keypad.  When the trains sent the engine number it would create a bell noise, then display the digit at the location where the kepad was activated.

I have a BEST Ball Signal kit.  I saw some where a modeler assembled the signal but modified so that it operated using a switch motor (and possibly also had operating "lanterns"

I'm looking for the article ot webpage

thanks

Ed  (BTW i've tried searching "ball signals")

I am planning a very small layout, it will be a 4x8 split down the middle to simulate two "towns" with a staging yard attached. I have recently been bitten by the operations bug and want to be able to operate in a realistic manner. I am thinking a small branchline operation that runs maybe 2 trains a day. I don't have any model railroad friends nearby so will likely be running alone. 

What is everybody working on for next op session season come again?

Finish

New interchange track

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