03-08-2014, 09:15 PM
I have operated on layouts with the standard car cards and didn't like carrying all of the cards around and constantly shuffling through them trying to figure out my next move. I desired to have trains with a purpose. After several years of modifications this is the system I have settled in with. Each car on my layout has a card with photo and destinations on it. I have one main yard on my layout( Clifton Forge Va. ). All operations start and end there.
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This car would be starting out on track 10 or 11 in Clifton Forge ( CF ). These tracks are for Baltimore bound trains. Also a check mark would be put next to Balt and the card placed in the appropriate slot on my order board.
![[Image: 100_6361.jpg]](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b254/lesterperry/How%20it%20operates/100_6361.jpg)
When dispatch calls for that train to depart, the stack of cards are moved to bottom of rack to which ever track it is going to in Baltimore. It then goes to hidden yard off layout until it is called back to layout at which time it returns to CF and is put on track 7 to be sent out in a local freight to Gern. It always returns to CF between each location on the card.
The only papers handled by operator is either a switch list or train order sheet.
![[Image: untitled_zpsc106dcd2.jpg]](http://s21.photobucket.com/user/lesterperry/media/Operations/untitled_zpsc106dcd2.jpg.html)
This car would be starting out on track 10 or 11 in Clifton Forge ( CF ). These tracks are for Baltimore bound trains. Also a check mark would be put next to Balt and the card placed in the appropriate slot on my order board.
![[Image: 100_6361.jpg]](http://s21.photobucket.com/user/lesterperry/media/How%20it%20operates/100_6361.jpg.html)
When dispatch calls for that train to depart, the stack of cards are moved to bottom of rack to which ever track it is going to in Baltimore. It then goes to hidden yard off layout until it is called back to layout at which time it returns to CF and is put on track 7 to be sent out in a local freight to Gern. It always returns to CF between each location on the card.
The only papers handled by operator is either a switch list or train order sheet.
Les
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