DCC Impulses Column - 8
8: The Roadamite track allocation
as can be achieved so the loco can be positioned on their left,
ready to pull the cars to Roadamite. Remember, there may be
cars spotted at the industries and on the “To Guadalupe” tracks.
The run to Roadamite (about ½ hour at prototype speed) can be
simulated by leaving the made-up train and taking a break. After
the break, the train is deemed to have arrived in Roadamite and
the tracks take on new faces as shown in figure 8.
Note that the track layout is the same, just with some new
labels. The Yard Track will be needed to shuffle cars – that
is the reason for the M&S Pipe traffic being off-spotted
previously. A runaround is needed to get the loco on the west
(right) end of the train. Once empties are spotted on the
Arrival-Departure track and loaded cars are attached to the
loco, it is time to head back to Santa Maria, where the track
definitions revert to those in figure 7. Time for another short
break while this run is made.
Once in Santa Maria, off-spots are cleared, if possible. Any
tankers for the refinery are off-spotted. The train for Guadalupe
MRH-Feb 2013
