Garden Railroad video

Garden Railroading
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Here’s my You Tube channel . There is a clip of my garden railroad in operation.
Paul

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Looking good!

Rich

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Thanks !

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More videos in You Tube channel
Paul

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Loving the videos Paul.

Chuck

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Thanks !
Paul

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I have a new video in the you tube channel. It shows the 4 train operation.
Paul

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Impressive video. A long time ago I think I asked you about the high point where the track ends. How do you stop the cog engine from taking a dive?

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Paul great video that has got to be fantastic to sit outside and just watch the trains run.

Chuck

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Hi York,
there is a gap in one rail about 18 inches from end of track. It looses power, dead stop. I am using the LGB back and forth circuit, which has a diode across the gap. When the polarity reverses, power can flow through the diode in the opposite direction.This system is completely automatic, I just turn it on and let it run back and forth{ there is a gap and diode at the other end also}.
Paul

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Yes, I usually just let them run, and I sit back and relax. When 2 trains are running on the big loop, eventually one train will start to catch up to the other. I let the slower train pass the switch,and throw the switch remotely.It enters a shorter loop, comes back around through a spring switch, and is now ahead of the slower train. This is usually my only interaction with the controls.
Paul

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THAT’S AWESOME!!

Chuck

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I got lucky with this track plan; I’m very happy with it. I fluked a good one, didn’t plan anything, just trying to use up all the track I bought. Used it all up.
Paul

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Chuck,
It was only after I started operating the railroad that I realized that I could leapfrog a slower train. It was a happy accident. But I operate this way all the time now.
Paul

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I have put 10 more videos in my You Tube channel, including the LGB F7 locomotive.
Paul

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Very nice videos. That sure looks to be a very good sized space.

Rich

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Are you using stainless or brass track? I cannot easily tell, even though it looks like brass on the Cog line. But, your ground level lines look like stainless. Just curious.
Another question…without going into much detail, how is your track secured to the ground?

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Upon further review, it looks like you are running with brass.
By the way, very nice layout. Smooth running too! Well done!

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Thanks, Rich. I guess it is a decent size space, although some are much larger than this. But this is all the room I have, and I’m happy to have it.
Paul

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Hello Karolsr,
I am using brass, and track power. Here in the dry SoCal climate, I just have the track on rock gravel ballast. It works just like the real railroads, holding the track in place, and providing good drainage. Last year we had a freak hail storm in March, it came down hard, and looked like Christmas outside. The next day the sun was out, and it was already dry enough to run trains. Good drainage.
Paul

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