Model Railroad Podcast

Model Railcast Show #99
Tue, Mar 9, 2010
Posted by: Tim Harrison

Show #99 - Marty McGuirk and the SNE Sea Trials

 
Yard Office 0:00-6:45
 
-Updates
-RPO
-Sponsor Roll Call
 
Roundhouse 6:46- 1:24:10
 
Intro 6:45-25:14
 
-Marty's Model Railroad, the history and inspiration


 
The Track Plan 25:15-33:23
 
-Various designs, type of track used.
 
-What sort of compromises were made?
 
-How much track is laid?
 
 
The "Sea Trial" 33:24-1:00:05
 
-What, if any, will need to be fixed?
 
-Other thoughts on the Trial, Engine Performance, DCC Issues
 
Special Announcement for Minute Man Scale Models 1:00:06-1:01:06
 
The Results and Afterthoughts 1:01:07-1:14:46
 
-What's working, what's not; how best to continue.
 
-Suitcase Connectors and Track thoughts
 
-Next Priority for the SNE
 
-Bernie's Backdrops
  
Advice for the Listeners 1:14:46-1:25:09
 
-Making sure the Layout runs-
 
-Crew Size and Skills
 
Departure Tracks 1:25:10-1:27:10

That's a Wrap
  • Length: 1 hour 27 minutes
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Posted by: ledhead74 MRCS Pioneer on Tue, Mar 9 2010    
Another great job by Tim. Marty's story was just the driving inspiration i needed to get my butt off the chair and get busier than i have been.I like the new products review idea, just another enhancement to an already awesome show. Keep up the great work guys. Rob in PA
Posted by: Tom W MRCS Pioneer on Wed, Mar 10 2010     pwvrr.webs.com
Very good show.
Some comments on what Marty was saying on crew sizes.
1) I have 9 throttles that can be used
that sets the amount of operators that I invite with exceptions. During Prototype rails in Jan. we operate two layouts on the same day. John Wilkes L&N in the morning/afternoon and mine in the evening and we have up to 15 people, but that is the exception.
I just had a op session with out of town group and it was less than 9 and I had 7 including the dispatcher. Certain positions have to be filled,Rook Yard, Ingram Yard(steel) and steel mill crew( 1person)and Dispatcher. The other guys filled in the other jobs.
2) In 17 session this was the first that I got to operate. I took a Ore extra that runs the complete railroad. The change I made to do this was in the car cards. I had redone them so the top line say's were the town the train is going to. Then the interchange if need be or the industry on the next line. I got very few questions and that has keep me from operating. I do really like to see the railroad come to life. But I love to operate too.
3)I too was nervous about dispatching some one else layout and it now is the part I really like to do. No one else would dispatch Johns so I did it for his first Op session. We use two dispatchers on his railroad, The L&N and Southern. I took the Southern. I got my first lession, do not give authority to a train over the complete railroad.It jammed everything up. Lession Learned.!! Only give small sections at a time .We both use track warrents to controll the railroads.
Tom Wilson
Pittsburgh & West Virginia RR and Union RR
Posted by: markpierce MRCS Pioneer on Wed, Mar 10 2010    
Good show, and having this broadcast available early in the week brought a sense of normality.

It's great Ryan has Tim and others who can carry the show without him in the pinch.

Also, the show's absence of "uuhs," umms" and "you knows" so prevalent in American speech is a relief.

Thanks!
Posted by: Gil Janus MRCS Pioneer on Wed, Mar 10 2010    
Thanks folks for another fine show. Tim you're doing a great job. Jay did another good job with some good questions to the guest. Marty - thank you for letting it all hang out there - it helps to get us slow ones to get off the chair and do some both modeling and work on our layouts - no matter how small or incomplete.

If I weren't already working on a Brooklyn Waterfront layout, I would be doing the CV (I only live 1600 feet from the line here in Northfield). The oldest RR station in the state is here in Northfield, and it was once the HQ of the CV until 1853.

Gil, known as Bill somedays ...
Posted by: flyalan MRCS Pioneer on Thu, Mar 11 2010     www.stonesriverrr.com/index.html
Another great show guys. Tim has really done a fantastic job keeping things going! Good to hear about Marty's test run. Good timing. I needed a stimulous to get me back to finishing my trackwork.
Looking forward to hearing from Ryan soon.
Well Done..

Alan
Posted by: motrak MRCS Pioneer on Thu, Mar 11 2010     www.motrakmodels.com
Tim,
Another great job......!
It's always good to hear from Marty....
I wish that I had a basement to build a layout.......
I'm jealous.
Posted by: bobcatt MRCS Pioneer on Fri, Mar 12 2010     bobcatts2bits.blogspot.com/
Thanks to Tim & Jay for delivering our weekly 'fix' of the MRCS.
Really enjoyed Marty's story of the genesis of the SNE.

Looking forward to show #100!
Posted by: ChrisNH MRCS Pioneer on Thu, Mar 18 2010     model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/chrisNH
Just to comment on our experience with layout owners as operators..

I have not been to an operating session yet where the layout owner was operating unless we had very few people who all knew what they were doing. Several have expressed to me that they like watching other people operate their layouts. What I have seen in my experience is:

1. Layout owners who don't want to operate.. prefer to watch
2. Layout owners with high maintenance layouts who need to keep moving to trouble
3. Layout owners too busy helping the inevitable newbie(s).
4. Layout owners who do operate but to fill a void on a low attendance night.

Perhaps because I am usually a guest my experience is skewed. The two layouts I operate on weekly and/or monthly that are part of the round robin group (others like mine are under construction..) the layout owners seem to enjoy watching others operate their creation...

Personally, I like the idea of operating my layout (when its built..) when people are over to operate. It is encouraging to me that Marty's group has owner-operators and that it is not anathema for the owner to run a train.

Chris
 
 
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