@ScoutingDad posted:Scott - compressed video looks fine. I had a Tyco Burlington box car (HO) which used to shoot out crates from the door. Also a semi-scale car that threw out letters (that one was lame). The cold air fog is a nice touch on the reefer. What video compression did you use - was it the dot.com on the video?
Mike - boy starting over is an interesting question. For me starting over would involve tearing out basement walls that I put up way before I ever thought about getting back into model railroading. Getting an extra 5 feet would be great pushing to 9x18 Even without that I probably would have torn the layout apart and rebuilt if I thought I would stay in this home another few years. Hoping to find another place in a year or sooner and move on. The accident was the failure of the RR operator to post a bridge out sign and failure to put up a barrier to prevent cars from going over the chasm and failure of the operator to even consider the results of his actions knowing he moved the bridge out of the way in the first place. If the NTSB had jurisdiction over my TPRR, I would have been shut down long ago for goofy operating errors.
On my layout a 12 car train plus engines extends at least 1/3 of the way around a loop. This means one end of a train is always behind me and out of sight if I am inside the loops. I already had taken 4 cars off to re-rail the engine - so I could move my bridge out of the way - never even considered that was not enough. Just glad there was repairable damage to the box car.
I dont know if I would start fresh, but I see so many great ideas that would make it more fun and the wife says I should add a second level! I sure like her thinking, but she hates the price! LOL As for us its not a problem as we have talked about it and if nothing drastic ever changes were here till our last days!
