Operation
I designed the layout with future operating sessions in mind.
The purpose of the trains is to move freight and passengers in
a prototypical manner. During an operating session, through
trains traverse the mainline from staging to staging. Local trains
might originate in Annville Yard, run to one or more of the
other towns for some switching work, then return to Annville.
Over the course of a four-hour session, about 20 different
main line trains are run, along with three switching jobs within
yard limits. Including helper operation and a few locomotive
changes at Annville Yard, there are usually about 25 different
locomotives that are run during a session.
The movement of cars is determined using a commercial car-
forwarding program (RailOp) that runs on my home computer.
25: M1a 4-8-2 #6738 shows off some superelevated track as
she passes some railfans at Horseshoe Curve Park.
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Pennsylvania &Western RR - 1
MRH-Mar 2013
