Balidas
Thanks for the kind comment. I have been going back to old posts, mostly on page 1 and adding more detail and revised the post on the the control panels.
And thanks for the good question. I have about 15 uncoupling tracks on the layout and only three are operating track sections including the new one. I have one homemade operating section at the barrel loader that I made by adding one contact between the rails to unload barrels on the barrel loader. I added the new operating section because it was easier than tearing up the tracks to add a regular operating section and it does not have to work in both directions at the barrel loader.
Half of my uncoupling sections were operating sections and I tore out the operating sections as they were uncoupling my old Marx tilt couplers if I have remembered correctly.
I desire more operating sections because I have the following cars that will operate with the operating section: two 356 225 operating barrel cars, three milk cars, two cattle unloading cars and a 3459 and a 3469 coal unloading cars that will also unload logs. Some can be placed almost anywhere with a Lionel dump tray but some have to have a platform.
That spot on the Wye seamed like a good spot to put a uncoupling track and I really have not decided what to do with that Wye triangle. The operating part of the section has a wire that currently goes no where. I could hook it up to a new push button and dump log or coal into a tray for the kids as the least thing to do.
More places to operate the operating cars gives the youngsters more things they can to do. Even 3 year old's can operate the milk car at the milk platform.
Charlie
