Ho Trains Passing Siding

Make sure the distance between the sensor track and the first turnout the train will cross after crossing the sensor track is greater than the length of the train such that no part of the train is over the sensor track when it crosses the turnout.

Ho trains passing siding.

Make an oval loop with a passing siding somewhat as shown above. The dm e has a new siding at janesville mn it is what looks like 25 30 track centers as well. Isolate passing sidings and places where you are likely to store trains like stations staging yards and engine facilities. This siding has a lead to a large ethanol plant and they build unit ethanol trains on this siding.

The number of blocks you need depends on your track plan. Assuming this is dc and it is probably the same for dcc i would put insulated rail joiners between the the two sets of turnouts that control the access to the passing siding. 6 manual turnout this track assortment consists of the necessary track sections to form a complete passing siding approximately 5 2 3 feet long made using no. Generally mainline blocks should be as long as the longest trains you run or a little longer.

Ho scale model railroad train bachmann silver ez track 4 x 8 oval passing siding 189 99 ho scale model railroad trains layout bachmann ez track steel lot 38 x 74 oval. Imagine a train on track a moving clockwise and approaching the exit switch. Kato ho unitrack 3 112 hv2 passing siding track set with no. Refer to page 10 figure 7 for an example of a passing siding.

You may also want to do the same thing on the main between the turnouts so that can be a separate block. The wiring shown is an example of interwiring switches but it is not what you want to do. See all 8 all listings for this product.