However i still end up with trains stuck at both ends and in the middle of passing sidings.
Trainz single track with passing sidings.
Between double track ends found south of west auckland and the point marked token exchange it s single track.
For those unfamiliar with tehachapi pass the circular walong main and siding is the famed tehachapi loop.
The reversing loops allow the train to change direction.
The walong siding is only 4800 feet long and hardly practical for meets in today s 8000 feet or more double stack era.
This is a single lionel 6 12031 fastrack outer passing loop track pack.
As far as i can determine everything is signaled correctly.
Between wear valley junction and wearhead is single track with passing loops at every station.
It creates a larger loop than the 12028 expansion pack.
4 by 8 feet.
I have a large route not my original design with a lot of single track and a bunch of passing sidings.
A neat plan using 3 pair of switches the double back provides a variety of routes for the train to take.
A conventional siding is a simple way of getting one train around another.
Perhaps a better more versatile way to do this is to use a lapped siding as suggested by dave husman in the 2007 issue of model railroad planning.
Designed by trainz using mth realtrax software.
The rear passing siding can also be used to store extra cars.
This track pack includes 5 10 inch straight track sections 2 o 36 curved track.
This set expands the basic oval of track included with lionel starter sets into a larger oval with a siding.
When the walong marcel track is bridged it will be like a miracle for dispatchers.