Tracks
Your train must run on track, like the real thing. There is a vast amount of things readily available, and I suggest you consider your choices very carefully.
O/O27 would not be as much fun without trackside accessories. Collected here are various operating andanimated accessories that add enjoyment and action to any layout.
Not animated - just an Animaniacs Water Tower ...
Track Curves and Centers
Intermediate to Advanced
Track Curvature, Rolling Stock and Track Centers ...
Track weathering for your model railroad track may also reflect poorer care on the sidings and spurs with more rust on those rails than on the mainline and the ties will usually be more gray or gray-brown, ...
Track maintenance
An abandoned railroad trestle in Skagway, Alaska
Track needs frequent maintenance to remain in good order; the frequency increases with higher-speed or heavier trains.
Track & Layout
This page accesses clinics and articles on layout design and creating trackwork.
Model Railroad Layout Design ...
Other trackplans by railroad (click on a logo to view the list)
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio ...
Track and Time - Do you know your rights?
Article by Scott Clay
Seniority rights: Every position on the railroad has a seniority roster of its own, and works on a "bid and bump system.
EZ track can be easily powered for hours of enjoyment.
Both children and adults can enjoy playing with a model train. There are many options for train sizes, and different types of track. EZ track is one of the easiest types to put together and run.
Cutting track the right way
Date Added: 28-Apr-2003 Courtesy: Craig Mathew
Cutting track the right way is important for a good fit and no derailments. Using a hacksaw will create metal dust which is hard to clean up.
Basic Scenery - Track
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Trackplan: the track design used to establish a train's potential routes through a model railroad layout. Three primary trackplan/layout types are defined here: Loops allow a continuous run without many wiring or switching complications.
Track Routing Control Circuits
For Stall-Motor Switch Machines
This page shows some methods of track routing control for stall motor type switch machines.
Track Circuit
An electrical circuit that includes an insulated section of track.
Track and roadbed
1. What is meant by a no. 4 turnout? In a no. 4 turnout, the diverging rails are one unit apart when measured four units past the point of the frog.
3. track power pickup brushes LGB 63120 or equivalent
4. brush holder to mount brushes to passenger car trucks LGB 63193 or equivalent
5. metal wheels and axles for the trucks (any brand will do) ...
RIP-TRACK"Minor repair track or car-repair department. RIP means repair
RIVET BUSTER"Boilermaker ...
Yard Track (Y.T.). A track within a yard used to receive cars for classification for rerouting.
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Lay the track on the table carefully. Create twists, curves, tunnels, figure 8's etc. as wished and depending on how much track that you have.
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Main Track A track extending through yards and between stations which must not be occupied without authority or protection.
Track with a gauge less than 4'-8½" (standard gauge). In the U.S., 3-foot and 2½-foot gauges were used. In modeling, narrow gauge is labeled first with the scales, followed by an n (for narrow), followed by the track gauge in feet (e.g. Hon3).
Track laborer. Name may have originated from the gander-like tremulations of a man tamping ties, or from the old Gandy Manufacturing Company of Chicago, which made tamping bars, claw bars, picks, and shovels.
Gangway ...
Trackside sign denoting the boundary of yard territory and rules.
Yaw dampers
A truck-mounted spring that prevents excessive rocking of a moving locomotive or car.
Track Bulletins may at any time modify the operation type.
In the descriptions below, the following symbols are used. Please refer text for an explanation of terms: ...
Trackage connecting a yard with the mainline.
Lichen
A moss-like plant which, when dried, preserved with glycerine, and dyed, is commonly used as a scenic decoration to simulate foliage, brush and undergrowth on model railroad layouts.
Track adjacent to a main or secondary track for meeting or passing trains
Spine Car
Lightweight articulated car that is assembled in permanent consists of three or five configuration.
Track Clips
Devices used to attach two ties of adjoining track sections together in a toy train layout. These are used to fasten track sections together in temporary layouts.
Track full of cars.
Special Equipment
Freight cars designed to carry specific commodities, some of which contain devices to protect and/or aid in handling shipments.
Z TRACK MAGAZINE
Includes Photo Gallery with Z Scale Layouts
DOBWALLS MINIATURE RAILWAY ...
A track other than a main track.
Average Demurrage Agreement (AKA Average Agreement) ...
A track tamping machine in the sidings at Chester railway station
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Twin track
A model railway controller with two sets of controls for controlling two separate locomotives. Usually called twin cab in North America. Also refers to a double-track railway line in real life.
We clean track. We polish wheels. Still our trains slow or stall on some of our turnouts. Flywheels help. All wheel pickup helps. However, we are living with problems instead of fixing them. Grit your teeth. Prove your courage.
Wayside: Trackside. The term presumably has its origin from the term right-of-way.
Well tank: A type of tank locomotive. The water tank is mounted between the frame plates, beneath the cab and boiler.
Maglev test tracks have been built in China, Germany, Japan and South Korea.
Branch - Tracks that diverge from a mainline in order to reach another railway line, and/or serve a town and/or industry
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The length of track between the most advanced starting signal controlled by one signal-box and the outermost home signal controlled by the next signal-box.
House Track A track entering, or along side a freight house. Cars are spotted here for loading or unloading.
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Electric Switch Lock An electrical device that locks a track switch in a position and prevents the movement of the switch until the lock is electrically unlocked.
* COLLECTABLE/TINPLATE TRAINS * GRADING STANDARDS AND OTHER JARGON * MANUFACTURERS * THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE * RAILSCOPE * LOCOMOTIVE TYPES Part 2, Equipment * CARS * TRANSFORMERS * TRACK * SWITCHES Part 3, ...
Absolute Block A length of track in which no train or engine is permitted to enter while it is occupied by another train or engine.
Pocket Portion of track within a terminal on which a train may stand for a period of time Pomptrolli South-African: a hand-operated pump-action inspection cart.
RT Active Suspension A recent development in train ride control, active suspension uses microprocessor control to detect changes in track formation or direction and then signal changes in the suspension configuration.
Cab Control : A means of wiring a layout to enable track sections to be switched between two or more speed controllers.
Capacitor Discharge Unit (CDU) : An electrical devise for solenoid point motors.
Scissor Crossing - Junction between two parallel railway tracks enabling trains to cross over from one to the other in either direction.
Scratchbuilding - Making a model from raw materials and parts, and not using kits.
A graphic depiction for visually comparing load configurations with fixed obstruction configurations, or with car or load configurations on an adjacent track.
Scenery Every part of a model railway apart from the baseboards, track, wiring, and trains. Scenic Break A means of dividing up a model railway to give an impression that two areas are much further apart than they really are.
I use track lighting with halogen bulbs which is close to natural noontime sun light.
Wait at least a week before painting clouds. Then I use spray cans of flat white with templates held 2 - 4 inches away from the blue wall.
Pre-war American Flyer ran on 3 rail O gauge track but had S gauge bodies. By 1941 all production was halted and the company went into war time production.
After glueing the casting to the frame, I tested the loco on some track and noticed that the leading truck would not navigate any corners. This happened for two reasons.
 See also: Train, Switch, Locomotive, Operation, Layout
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