Scot Osterweil's
Switching Layout
General Information
This is a trackplan for a 6' x 1' HO scale shelf switching layout. It is a
timesaver layout designed to be challenging to operate. It can require over
an hour's operation to spot ten cars and remove ten others. Although the
plan is for 40' freight cars in HO, it includes information to adapt it to
other scales, or other length cars. There are two files at the ftp site: swlayout.gif is a
gif file which includes both the plan and accompanying text in bitmapped
form. Switchlayout.sea is for Mac Users. It is a self-extracting archive.
Just double click on it and it will unpack a folder containing both a Claris
Draw (MacDraw) version which is object oriented, and a pict version. All the
versions include text explaining more about the design and operation. Please
feel free to use it and adapt it, but please don't republish it, as that is a
right I choose to reserve for myself. I'd welcome comments from anyone who
gives it a look. Scot Osterweil (Scot_Osterweil@terc.edu)
Pointers to the Layout Description and GIF
Description of the switching layout, including parts requirements and the like.
Diagram of the switching layout, including a switching problem setup.
Copyright 1994 by Scot Osterweil. All rights reserved.
Last updated: June 25, 2001
These pages maintained by: Richard F. Weyand
Please send all comments/problems to: weyand@rcnchicago.com
