Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Dogbone Design


Here is an example of the Dogbone design from the Mod-U-Trak web site. This is one of the N-scale versions and shows the operational height advantage over the N-Trak standard.

I really like the design of the turn-around ends as they match up with the front of the straight connector sections rather than at the middle.

This presents better opportunities for yards (like the one in the forground) as well as placement of industrial sidings.

2 comments:

mcmiles said...

My drawing takes this one step further and continues the double track around the return loop so you can choose a conventional turnaround or a reversing loop. A little more complex from a wiring standpoint, but, I think, more fun. If you will look the module breaks on the drawings they all at 90° so the sections can be separated and used in other configurations later on. I had not thought of a yard in the center of the loop. I was going to leave it hollow to save weight and make it easier to transport

mcmiles said...

On closer inspection this is not a yard in the loop they are just storing trains there.