Born on September 11, 2004
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I like trains specifically the Chicago and Northwestern. I have built
a large layout in my basement and this is the web page that shows my friends
and my layout.
We have a group locally that meets on Tuesday nights.
We call ourselves Tuesday Nights Trains(TNT). I call the guys "The Usual Suspects".
The group takes the "Round Robin" approach to meeting. At the end of each month we decide what we are
going to do and where we are going to meet the next month. We divide our time between "operating" and
"working" on each others layout. Our meetings take the "Vegas" approach. What is said there stays there.
The train above is my first attempt at a "Train GIF". There is a lot of info around the net on drawing and displaying the drawing. This one is nothing more than a clip art that I found on the internet somewhere and "repainted" it with paint.net.
If you are viewing this and the train is not on the track hit refresh and the images should line up.
All of the layouts(except 1) use Digitrax DCC control systems to run the layouts. A couple use the radio throttles and the rest are all hard wired. Currently three of the layouts use the JMRI software to program DCC controllers and to operate switches. Two of the layouts use the BDL168 Detectors to detect trains and one uses the SE8C light controller to control the signals.
My layout uses the BDL168 detectors. I recently switched over to the SE8C controller for the lights. The layouts that use the SE8C employ a java script to run the lights through the JMRI software. For a copy of the script just E-mail me and I will send it to you.
I am currently working on updating and revamping layout pictures. I am going away from the old slidshow and using a new(to me) one. I have the pictures done under Paul's>My layout. I hope to update the rest this winter.
This Website is best viewed with Internet Explorer, text size medium.
Thanks For looking!
Paul
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