Run-around

RUN-AROUND"If it is a man's turn to work and he is not called, he may claim pay for the work he missed. He has been given the run-around
RUN-IN"A collision; an argument or fight ...

Run-Around
1. If an employee is not called for work in turn, he/she may claim pay for the run which he/she missed. In such cases, it is said he has been given a "run-around."
2. To move the engine(s) from one end of a train to the other.
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This is a good way to make sure your layout is working reasonably well, make sure run-arounds are long enough, and so on. If you haven't done much switching work it will give you a chance to practice.

The ideal location for a permanent layout is on a. large table or specially built "run-around" wall shelving. Floor layouts risk the perils of stepped-on track, they are awkward to get at and must be broken up when the floor needs cleaning.

Back at the wye yard, we'll set off all the loads from B (plus the empty covered hopper) and assemble all the remaining empties and the caboose (now at the end of the train because we were able to run-around it at the wye).

Run-around - This is a maneuver in which the same locomotive is used to pull the train in the opposite direction for the return trip. the locomotive is uncoupled and then returned to the other end of the train on a different track.

to couple onto the rear of the train.
2) The track where the maneuver takes place.
3) If an employee is not called for work in turn, he/she may claim pay for the run which he/she missed. In such cases, it is said he has been given a "run-around." ...

See also: Engine, Track, Point, Switch, Train