JUNCTION CLMPLEX
Two-PIECE Junction
ModuleS
The success of the joint N-Trak
and N Scale Collector conventions at Chantilly convinced us that we needed to
take the step to DCC and be prepared to run the RED LINE ROUTE™. So, for our
2005 project we designed and built our first junction and link modules
(Baseball & Beucher Farm). Our Junction module is a 4’ square with junction
connections incorporated so the module can be used on the left hand side or the
right hand side or it can be used as a normal 4’ corner module. It connects to a
link module which is a standard 4’ module that has a curve off the blue line in
both directions to tie in the red return line. It can be placed on either side
of the junction to make it left hand or right hand. These modules can be used
as a regular corner and POFF module anywhere in the layout if we're not linking
to another club's layout.
Turnouts to the spine are
controlled by Peco actuators. Three momentary toggle switches are located at
key positions on the fascia board. This Flex-junction design allow us to keep
red line trains on our loop by simply toggling the switch, thereby allowing us
to take a couple of laps on our own loop to shake down a train, pull bad order
cars, etc. before heading out along the RLR.
These two modules had their
shake-down at the 2005 GATS show in Tulsa and premiered at the OKC Train Show in
December, 2005.
A companion junction module pair
(Football & Skeet Shoot) was similarly constructed in 2006 and were
introduced at the 2006 OKC Train Show.
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JUNCTION COMPLEX - BASEBALL AND FARM |
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JUNCTION COMPLEX - FOOTBALL AND SKEET |
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