T-Trak The N scale Pennsy Juniata Division 2.0 - T-TRAK!

[Dave V]

I have a philosophy about foreign-road cars. Frankly, I don't care if they're foobies so long as the paint scheme is correct. That said, there are exceptions... I have an FVM B&O wagon-top and two MILW horizontal-ribbed boxcars. Those are correct to prototype, but because they're so damn unique and they show up in photos of Pennsy freights. But otherwise... I don't care if these bodies are exactly correct for the schemes. They look enough like the part:



Each car that comes in for weathering also leaves with Eastern Seaboard Models wheelsets.

[Dave V]

Planning to remove the #4 crossover at Huntingdon. I recognize #4s are discouraged on the mains. Now, I did do the recommended mods (notching the stock rail, rounding the point rail ends), but in addition to them violating T-TRAK recommended practice:

1) The crossovers at HUNT Interlocking were not in front of the station. The were farther west toward the tower, and in my cartoonishly compressed verion, I wouldn't have room for them in the right place.

2) The slide switch for the turnout on the westbound main is right up against the station platform and very difficult to operate without bumping details.

So, they'll come out. Simple is better. The whole reason I was planning a pair of crossovers at Huntingdon was to provide access to the H&BT interchange from the westbound track. The reality is I'm not likely to ever really do switching with this layout anyway!

I know the Kato double crossover is the preferred solution from a mechanical perspective, but double crossovers were not found on the Middle Division.

[John]

I suppose you could add a 1 unit module and move the tower further west if you wanted to keep a crossover there by putting the crossovers on the new module..  giving you more spacing between the tower and the station .. since the station is also compressed, the scene as it is conveys the gist of the area nicely IMHO

[Dave V]

I suppose you could add a 1 unit module and move the tower further west if you wanted to keep a crossover there by putting the crossovers on the new module..  giving you more spacing between the tower and the station .. since the station is also compressed, the scene as it is conveys the gist of the area nicely IMHO

I could do that. But I won't. I prefer to keep it to a pair of doubles.

[davefoxx]

Seems like your negative space modules would be perfect for the crossovers.  You could just omit those modules when you take the layout to the show, but they would allow ops that you’re probably not going to do.

You can also move the modules around, in case you find the crossovers work better in a different location.

DFF

[Dave V]

Seems like your negative space modules would be perfect for the crossovers.  You could just omit those modules when you take the layout to the show, but they would allow ops that you’re probably not going to do.

You can also move the modules around, in case you find the crossovers work better in a different location.

DFF

There's LEWIS Interlocking, so there's one at least.