Warrenville's power, block switches and switchtrack controls:
Accessory controls at the Warrenville Yards;
Let's see your power!
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I think you can squeeze one or two more controls in there!
Always planning my "someday" layout all conventional with rows upon rows of toggle switches and buttons 
What a great old school look.
Beautiful post war layout. Thanks for sharing.
Make Postwar, not trains! 
That's certainly an old school setup but its well done, neat and most likely 100% reliable. Lots of model train enthusiasts still do it this way. The shift towards remote operation appeals to many but there are still folks that take a simpler more basic approach.
I still like to keep things simple. Your "control system" is right up my alley. What could possibly go wrong ? Thirty-five years ago, when I was into Lionel the first time, I designed many layouts that had automatic operation, i.e. trains controlling trains. And it was all basic electricity. Nothing electronic.
Super impressive, my guess is the lights dim in your neighborhood when you crank things up.
hokie71 posted:Super impressive, my guess is the lights dim in your neighborhood when you crank things up.
Not really Hokie71, but years ago I had a weird neighbor who told me that he got poor TV reception when I ran my choo-choo's
Dan Padova posted:I still like to keep things simple. Your "control system" is right up my alley. What could possibly go wrong ? Thirty-five years ago, when I was into Lionel the first time, I designed many layouts that had automatic operation, i.e. trains controlling trains. And it was all basic electricity. Nothing electronic.
I like to "Pull the lever to make 'em go" Dan.
Thanks for the response
Dennis, TNCENTRR, NECRAILS and AXP889, thanks for the kind comments
Lionelski posted:hokie71 posted:Super impressive, my guess is the lights dim in your neighborhood when you crank things up.
Not really Hokie71, but years ago I had a weird neighbor who told me that he got poor TV reception when I ran my choo-choo's
Very possible. In fact, if you have ever read warning labels on certain electronic devices, you would have seen this problem is hardly rare. Here’s a link with info on emission of electromagnetic energy:
dkdkrd posted:Lionelski posted:hokie71 posted:Super impressive, my guess is the lights dim in your neighborhood when you crank things up.
Not really Hokie71, but years ago I had a weird neighbor who told me that he got poor TV reception when I ran my choo-choo's
Probably needed to adjust the rabbit-ears antenna on top of his set.
Back in the late 1950's & early 1960's, I could not run my trains when anyone in the house was watching TV. The Lionel trains really caused a lot of interference. D.
Jim R. posted:Lionelski posted:hokie71 posted:Super impressive, my guess is the lights dim in your neighborhood when you crank things up.
Not really Hokie71, but years ago I had a weird neighbor who told me that he got poor TV reception when I ran my choo-choo's
Very possible. In fact, if you have ever read warning labels on certain electronic devices, you would have seen this problem is hardly rare. Here’s a link with info on emission of electromagnetic energy:
I agree because years ago I would hear what sounded like a hand mixer on my ham radio around dinner time.
dkdkrd posted:Lionelski posted:hokie71 posted:Super impressive, my guess is the lights dim in your neighborhood when you crank things up.
Not really Hokie71, but years ago I had a weird neighbor who told me that he got poor TV reception when I ran my choo-choo's
Probably needed to adjust the rabbit-ears antenna on top of his set.
Actually, i do have a dipole TV antenna to receive free over the air TV. IE, rabbit ears. No cable bill here
