I see another problem with the turnout location. The locomotives will be coming through a right hand turnout into the new left hand turnout which will be a reverse curve alignment. Try putting the new turnout on the same track as the existing turnout.
Pete Silcox --- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <bill@...> wrote: > > All, > > > > I am trying to shoehorn a new track in a tight area between my mainlines, > engine house tracks and the engine house. Adding to the difficulty is a > joint between modules that is the perfect spot for this new turnout, but of > course I have to go to one side on the other of it. There are about 3 > possibilities of how and where to put the new turnout. > > > > 98% of me making my new layout is to conform to my #1 rule of layout design: > Every loco owned will be able to run trouble free on every inch of track on > the layout. I know I will not be switching an industrial area with a J1, but > it could be done. Larry Morton sent me a chart a while back that gave the > equivalent radius for the divert route on S turnouts. I cannot find the > chart now, but I think a #5 was a surprising 60"+. > > > > Cutting to the chase and meat of the post. Has anyone run a PRR J1 and the > B&O EM1 through a #5 turnout frequently **without trouble**? This will make > some possibilities remain an option if a #5 can be used. The new turnout > will be a busy part of my freight bypass. It has to work well. Ironically > the EM1 ran well on tighter radius than my M1. > > > > > > > > Thank You, > Bill Lane > > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 > > See my finished models at: > <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > Custom Train Parts Design > <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls > > ***Join the PRR T&HS*** > The other members are not ALL like me! > <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society > It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
