30 degree crossing problem

[jbrock27]

Thank you again Jerry, I appreciate your taking the time to answer my question.  Have a great night brother!

[Joe Satnik]

Greetings.

Thought this might be useful: 



The small fitters make life so much easier.  (Thanks, HLR.)

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik

[jcs44]

For Joe Satnik ( or is it "Doc") - Thanks for the layout idea!  That one is a little better than mine and still has room for a couple of future sidings, etc.

John

[Joe Satnik]

Hey, John.

Your welcome.

There are a number of things that can be done with the layout and still maintain good geometry.

For example, if you didn't want it to be perfectly symmetrical, you could move

one of the right side 3" fitter straights to the left side of the layout.

That would free up a little more space for sidings between the loops on the left side.

Crank up AnyRail and see what you can come up with. 

For instance, replace the curve between the number "4.5" and the word "AnyRail"

with a Left Remote Switch (a.k.a. "Turnout"). 

You would then have to eliminate the 1.5" straight because of the 1.5" offset of the turnout.

(The curved divergent route of the turnout is moved up the straight or 'offset' by 1.5")

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik     



   

[jbrock27]

jc, Doc = Doneldon

Joe = Track Professor, with a Concentration in S Curveology

[Doneldon]

John-

An additional, if seemingly trivial thing you can do with your layout is avoid having tracks running parallel to the edges. You'd
be amazed how much shifting them just five or ten percent improves the sense of reality.
                                                                                                                                      -- D

[jcs44]

Problem solved!!!!  Thanks to you folks.  It turns that the front coupler on the engine had a lot of up and down play and the curved wire that hangs down (fake air line?) was catching on the crossing's wheel guides and pulling the engine off track.  I tightened the coupler screw a little and, behold, problem solved instantly.  And many thanks for the layout Joe.

JCS44 

[jbrock27]

ebtnut called it, 5 days ago