the dispatcher might arrange meets. This tactic also has the
effect of increasing the number of cars moved since it creates
more connecting trackage.
SOME EXAMPLES
To see how these formulas work, let’s take a few track plans
from the
and run the stats on
them. We’ve included each track plan with the different kinds
of track marked so you can see how the track gets categorized.
CB&Q in Iowa (HO)
George Booth posted this plan on the MRH website at:
Room area ............... 150 sq ft
Layout area ............. 86 sq ft (57%)
Number of turnouts ...... 45
Total track ............. 222/444 ft/cars
Mainline track .......... 162 cars
Passing track ........... 54 cars
Storage track ........... 104 cars
Staging track ........... 0 cars
Service track ........... 12 cars
Connecting track ........ 112 cars
Passing sidings.......... 3
Passing length .......... 26/18/14
Staging tracks .......... 0
Staging length .......... 0/0/0
Maximum cars ............ 104 cars
Max-to-main ............. 64%
Cars moved .............. 67 cars
Trains .................. 3.7 (18 cars ea.)
Dispatching threshold ... 17 car trains
Layout design assessment - 9
MRH-Oct 2014
