A thoght just went by me while cleaning up behind my 9 year old’s training adventure.He had an Alco on one end and a U-boat on the other end of a small train.I couldn’t figure out what way he was wanting to go[?] So it came across me.Do I run one way more than the other?I guess I do prefer going counter clockwise than clockwise for some reason.How about you and your layout ? [:)]
Mainly counter clockwise. Most horse races are run that way, also speedways etc.
Probably natural to right handed people, which most of us are. Put people in a featureless desert and they will walk in circles, counter clockwise, because most are right footed as well as right handed, and the right leg takes a longer, stronger stride.
So counter clockwise is normal for right handed persons. Maybe someone left handed will tell is which way they like to run their trains.
Clockwise during “Daylight Savings”, counter during “Standard”. Only use bridges during a “Leap Year”. Joe
You make a big assumption that everyone has a loop of track. At this time I do, but when complete, trains will run both easbound and westbound on any track, meeting and passing along the way.
Both. Did we beat this one to death several months ago. [;)]
Chief–yup, beat to death completely a while ago.
Just run the trains-----who cares which way they go? I’m thinking this thread is counter productive at best[;)]
Jon
Since I run concentric loops that are following the same basic oval shape, I run them in different directions on the various loops to break up the action. ie, counterclockwise on the outer, clockwise on the next one in , counterclockwise on the next one, etc.
With a figure 8 - both
Hey,hey Big-Boy-4005,what comes around goes around[(-D].Not all of us can read every thread all the time.And some new members have just started viewing this forum.Be more kind,and gentle.And I didn’t assume everyone has a loop,but some people do,because they responded.[:D]My temporary layout has a loop,and a reverseing loop.But the stationary layout will have a loop,but be much more complex when done.[2c]
Yep [;)]
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=-1&TOPIC_ID=43644&REPLY_ID=466441#466441
Well, I don’t mind recycling threads - - - gives newcomers a chance to contribute a bit - isn’t it interesting how the same things seem to come up again - I know I’ve thought of threads only to realize I’ve already posted something like it myself. I run clockwise on my rather convoluted and twisted loop. It seems against nature to go the other way…
I’m glad this topic has shown up again, so we can restate the rules.
Both. I’m an equal opportunity runner.
laz57
We all know that real, clear-thinking, red-blooded Americans run their trains clockwise, while only pawns of the international HO conspiracy and their lackies in the N scale movement run their trains counter-clockwise. [:o)]
I’m left handed and I run my trains clockwise. Two loops of track now means the outer is clockwise, the inner - counter clockwise.
Jim
Some time ago I read in American Flyers operating instructions that the engines ran better one direction that the other. If I remember right it was clock wise. I avoided this topic the last time but could not pass up sticking my nose in this time.
Only from Keller. [:D][:D][:D][:D][^]
In the spirit of moderation, I’ll concede its okay to run counter-clockwise, but only if operating two mainlines and that the outside line is the clockwise route. But this spirit of cooperation only can go so far … [}:)]
An the MR guys will be upon us shortly and we will say, “Keller did it.”[;)]