January 2010 Status - Planning the Upper Level
30 January 2010 22:34 Filed in: Electrical,Monthly Status
This month was spent thinking about the track that will go on the upper (ground) level, above the subway. I never actually did finish wiring up the subway loop (although I can run trains on it using DC, they get a bit slow on the opposite side of the loop from the powerpack; rail is a poor conductor of electricity). Read More...
Site Administrivia - January 2010
27 January 2010 22:26 Filed in: Administrivia
Administrative comments on iWeb and changes to the site.
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Looking at Catenary
20 January 2010 01:05 Filed in: Design
Catenary, the wire hanging above the track, is a significant scenic element of an electric railroad line. There are many types of catenary wiring, and probably even more types of poles or other structures from which it hangs.
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What Color Is My Light?
05 January 2010 01:02 Filed in: Construction,Electrical
Lighting the layout isn’t something I’d expected to spend a lot of time on. I had existing lights that worked on my old layout, and I planned to continue using them. Initial experiences, and some problems with color accuracy in photographs, led me to do more investigation, and to ultimately change my plans. Read More...
