The Return of the Clinch Valley

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Re: The Return of the Clinch Valley

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Some will be commercial, and for those I think I will be using ZStuff For Trains. There is a C&O signal bridge at Peach Creek that I am working with a local signal guru Joe Bliss, to scratchbuild for me as it is one of a kind. However, some recent developments might have me going with Joe for a few more than just 1 bridge, but I need to finish the tabletop and get some hard trackplanning done, as I think I am going to expand the railroad to a 2 mainline bi-directional subdivision, as if Island Creek paid to expand it because of the coal and expanding local traffic because of the boom in Holden.

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Re: The Return of the Clinch Valley

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A double track mainline that short is not going to offer much of an operating challenge. Trains won't need to meet and the runs would feel short.
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Re: The Return of the Clinch Valley

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Racer wrote:A double track mainline that short is not going to offer much of an operating challenge. Trains won't need to meet and the runs would feel short.
You can easily change this by adding locals that you have to swerve around while switching, or during operating sessions taking a switch or track out of service. Even on a small railroad having double track can have benefits for operations and just running in circles.
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