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Model Railroading > a prototype for every thing . . .Date: 07/21/19 17:02 a prototype for every thing . . . Author: 3rdswitch . . . --it also happens on the real thing, as here in the port of Long Beach, CA, at the COSCO container facility.
JB  Date: 07/21/19 18:31 Re: a prototype for every thing . . . Author: perklocal Now that took some real talent !
Date: 07/21/19 19:28 Re: a prototype for every thing . . . Author: DKay Opps.
DK Date: 07/21/19 21:34 Re: a prototype for every thing . . . Author: trackplanner That's a pretty tight crossover, lol!
Date: 07/21/19 22:54 Re: a prototype for every thing . . . Author: PHall Picked the switch or did somebody have a genius moment?
Date: 07/21/19 23:26 Re: a prototype for every thing . . . Author: JimBaker Those units are all drawbar connected.
James R.(Jim) Baker Whittier, CA Date: 07/22/19 00:36 Re: a prototype for every thing . . . Author: SP4360 We did that years ago with some tri-levels on the Port Hueneme bacse for Mazda. The crew shoved back blind to get a switch, the last 5 cars going through a spring switch. Well, the yard being on 13ft centers from the old days wer no problem for a trilevel to straddle, so off they went, down two tracks and through the other end of the lead, no harm, no foul. Just another day on the VCRY
Date: 07/22/19 06:05 Re: a prototype for every thing . . . Author: santafedan The gentleman in green is pointing to the place for the new switch.
Date: 07/22/19 06:23 Re: a prototype for every thing . . . Author: BAB Have seen and had the same trouble here at Train Mountain in 1.5" scale many times with our spring switches.
Date: 07/22/19 07:35 Re: a prototype for every thing . . . Author: aehouse Modern-day poling.
Art House Date: 07/22/19 17:40 Re: a prototype for every thing . . . Author: SD45X I’ve worked with that brakeman.....
Posted from iPhone Date: 07/22/19 18:32 Re: a prototype for every thing . . . Author: PHall For the professionals out there.
If there was no damage to the equipment, would this be a reportable accident/incident? Date: 07/23/19 09:25 Re: a prototype for every thing . . . Author: Kimball Regarding possible equipment damage: I wonder if being able to survive running on two standard spaced parallel tracks would be a Design Requirement for the engineers on such cars? There has to be some spec. for truck/coupler swivel, etc., why not this situation?
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