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Consolidated Leo posted:

This is a very old idea. This page from a 1954 Lionel booklet illustrates just such a system using isolated blocks to control more than one train on the same loop of track. I remember trying this method when I was a kid in the 60's.

You can find this Lionel booklet among the Electrical reference material thread near the top of the Electrical Forum. Look for a post from Susan Deats and find the file in the attachments section.

FYI:

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WARNING:

  • Susan made a earlier post dated 7/31/12 titled "Dad's saved booklets with postwar trains".
  • She links to a copy that she has posted on her own website at slsprr.net/history/1954LionelTrainsAccess.pdf .
  • But this version is a LOWER QUALITY copy. Its size is only 4.4 MB .

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