Realistic switch control - 1
Realistic
Switch
Control
– by Trevor Marshall
Photos by the author
Making your
switchman work
I
like to devise ways to
emulate the actions of real
railroaders on my layout. I
think it helps immerse opera-
tors into the story I’m trying to
present in miniature.
I’ve done this in several ways
on my layout, which recre-
ates the Canadian National
Railway’s branch line to Port
Rowan, Ontario in the 1950s.
One idea I implemented on
the layout that visiting opera-
tors really seem to enjoy is
my method of controlling the
A brakeman watches as
CNR 80 – a venerable
2-6-0 – pulls forward
off the turntable lead in
Port Rowan, Ontario.
The author’s layout is
accurate but simple.
He uses G scale switch
stands mounted on the
fascia to throw and lock
the turnouts.
MRH-Aug 2014
