Post 80 4-19-2022 Revised 4-20-2023
Videos - Showing Two Sets of 2 trains Running on 1 track, and 5 trains Running
Here are some videos of two loops of 2 trains running on 1 loop track, and total of 5 trains running. I got around to finding out why my 44 year old relayed 2 trains on 1 track of two loops did not work. The insulated track sections, making the relays trip, both were grounded. On the inside loop, the homemade tooth pick with a ring of wire insulation track pin was squeezed, grounding it. On the other, there was a steel pin in the insulated outside rail that should have been a fiber pin. Both track sections were located on the seam where the two train boards were separated for storage each year. I used a Dremel with fiber cut off wheel the cut through both grounded track sections to reinstitute the isolation. Fixing the insulated track sections and the recent NO OX treatment on the rails made the operation super good.
I had to try different locomotives and number of cars it took to make the speeds close to the same. I wound up using four non smoking Lionel 2016 and 2018, 2-6-4 locos. The similar Lionel 2026, 2-6-4s ran slower, as they had smoke generators.
Video below shows the inner and outer loops of the Main train board operating counter clock wise, with each having relays operating, to run 2 trains on each loop Note: I had to add another missile car to one outer loop train to get them to stop via the relay.
Videos below show four trains on the Main train board operating, with 2 trains per loop, Inner loop is running CW and Outer loop CCW, and the Operating car train running on the New train board giving 5 trains operating. Note: The two, 2 trains on 1 loop trains, are not requiring the relayed system to perform their duty as I was able to run these four, 3 car trains, for at least 10 minutes without its assistance.
The video below shows one, 2 train on one track loop, on the Main train board inner loop going CW. The other, 2 train on one track loop, is operating CCW on the outside loop of both the Main train board and the New train board. This can only be done going CCW due to availability of the relay controlled track section and insulated track section. This is not the case for CW running. Note at the end of video, Schnoodle dog Beau is checking out train action of which he is very interested and thinks trains are alive.
Video below show both Main Train Board loops with 2 trains per loop running as Slow a possible and with most layout turned on. Note: All my videos show the trains running faster than they really were running.
Video below shows Five Trains Running with two Main train board loops with - 2 trains on 1 track and 1 train on one loop on new train board
Hope you enjoy.
Charlie
