tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211496482082605105.post5361982679346901177..comments2022-10-04T16:33:26.694-05:00Comments on Port of New York Railroad: Realignment No.1Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12506630615570466501noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211496482082605105.post-38587641511444312172015-06-29T22:20:55.484-05:002015-06-29T22:20:55.484-05:00It's all that pesky new stuff that I keep find...It's all that pesky new stuff that I keep finding from my hoarding activities. I'm completely OK with making changes, though, as I strive for an optimal recreation of the HBS. Just have to manage all the pieces to find the appropriate balance.Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12506630615570466501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211496482082605105.post-83809877931726247552015-06-26T15:11:50.590-05:002015-06-26T15:11:50.590-05:00Riley - I feel your pain about being "track-c...Riley - I feel your pain about being "track-centric" (I like that term!) , as I have had bouts of this "affliction", too.<br /><br />Both versions of the LV Harbor Terminal suffered from this - One from lack of proper space and lack of knowledge, the other from not learning how to crawl before taking up running (lieterally!). I found that through initial operating sessions that some track, while close to the actual alignment, didn't operate well because of scale, one because of the need to shoehorn required track into a too sharp s-curve, and the other because of too much track (crossing diamonds in particular) in one place. I've had to add tracks to increase capacity (a switching lead in one spot, longer staging in another, double track the main in another) to both get closer to the real thing, and to get closer to operating more smoothly. <br />I never have had a problem with both either adding or taking away trackage to achieve a proper balance of "operational smoothness", regardless of weather the photos and the track maps said otherwise, as long as it doesn't LOOK out of place. In other words, I'm not going to just put in a pair of crossovers or another crossing diamond because it "looks cool" (OK, I did do that in one spot along the industrial Edgewater Branch, but that's another story!)<br /><br />But to get back to what you mean by getting the tracks in, even if it means not being laid out like the real thing. I've come to terms with it too, and have ripped out entire yard ladders (and losing expensive Peco turnouts in the process because of it), just to get things more "right". My constant research (some might call it hoarding!) of Val maps, insurance maps, and photographs always seems to turn up something new, and much effort has been made to resist the desire to change things more often or not, but usually long deliberation among other things, keeps me from doing major "renovations". <br /><br />I look forward to keeping up on your overall progress and industry track "machinations"!<br /><br />RalphRalph Heisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555586703590480001noreply@blogger.com