Gilly@N&W posted:As an FYI, a key item that makes TimeSaver "work", is the size of the sidings. Each should hold the cars as shown on the attached diagram plus engine.
Per the original rules, you start with 5 cars and switch them to 5 destination tracks. The first variation is to do it in the shortest time. The second is to do it in the fewest moves. There are numerous other variations.
I seen this diagram many times. It is interesting. It is helpful. I don't know who came up with it. But it is not correct. On the run around track, if you look at John Allen's or Russ Cain's twin, you can see that the distance of the run-around is equal on both sides. You can put two pieces of Rolling Stock on either side of it. I have studied and studied that diagram trying to figure out how they determined that one car went on one of the tracks and two of the cars went on the other of the tracks when the tracks are absolutely the same identical length.
