I found Dave’s text and px most illuminating. Very nice. In a very small yard. cannot the caboose track be single-ended? Since the northbounds need to back, why the extra turnout for hacks? DP’s yard is truly fine.
I am so enthused by Dave’s article that I am in the process of drawing up the timetable based on the info and times given, just for the practice in making timetables! I would love to see a video of his operations session! Thanks Dave and crew for a really good job! jc5729 John Colley, Port Townsend, WA
Guys, where does the article you’re referring to appear?
In Kalmabach’s latest: How To Build Realistic Layouts: Freight Yards
http://kalmbachcatalog.stores.yahoo.net/mr3.html
Andre
Realistic Layout Operations DVD Dream Plan Build series “Special Project Edition” is what you want.
I have that dvd and it is GREAT!
Is there anywhere that I can see all of Dave Popp’s layout, NOT just Waterbury Yard.
thanks
The DVD has it all.
In fact, I understand that the layout has been growing and that David Popp has gone into Steam Era with increased traffic believe it or not.
One of Kalmbach’s recent special issues deals with this.
The April 2006 issue of MR has the writeup on this plan. If you are a subscriber, you can see the trackplan online.
FT
Dave’s layout has been featured in several articles as noted above. He’s become the de-facto poster boy for N scale, and his layout is certainly worthy of note.
The article in the Freight Yard special edition was very well done, and helped me set up the train schedules and work outline for my layout.
I just hope those HO goons at Kalmbach don’t pull a body snatcher pod out and put him on ice…
Lee
During that era, cabooses (or is it cabeese [;)] ) were assigned to a specific crew and crews ran on a first in - first out basis. Thus the yard switchers would push the returning caboose in one end placing it last in line and then typically grab the first in line outgoing caboose from the other end for the next train.
I’m detecting a little bit of an inferiority complex here. [;)] HO Rules!!!
As Falls Valley RR indicates, the DPB series includes an operations DVD that fully details and illustrates operations on Dave Popp’s layout. I might add that this DVD is also, by far, the best executed and most informative of the entire DPB series.
CNJ831
Easy now, I feel a bit bashful here.
But that DVD was the one thing that makes me think that David Popp might be the John Allen of our time with his work on the railroad and showing how to operate one properly. Now dont you bury me in nasty grams but I have to tell you that there are many good talent going into the hobby and I have enjoyed every bit of it these recent years.
For example I didnt care what a tower was or did until I see one of Popp’s crew delivering the tower report to the Dispatcher.
An old dog like me can learn new trucks… err… tricks ya that;s the ticket… tricks!
What DVD, I don’t see one listed on Klambach’s web site?
I have the April issue and the Freigt Yard special but some of the photos don’t match the layout plan they show in the April issue. I was wondering how much he had changed it.
Thanks
According to the article, he did the research for conversion to steam, but realized he’d have to relay some track to increase curve radius for the locomotives. The way I read it, after coming to that conclusion, he sat down and relaxed till the urge passed.
DVD:
Dream Plan Build “Special Project Edition” Realistic Layout Operations.
Kalmbach Publishing Company.
There is no other identifying marks, UP Code etc with the item.
I think David Popp was also confronted with the reality that the Steam era traffic was much greater than his previous modeling.