How do you operate your trains?

ROKMAN1445

Real railroads have schedules, so why can't we? Does anyone use schedules for their trains? Here is mine, a mere example:
1)Trains 1,2,3 leave yard
2)Train 1 arrives at station A at 8:01:00, leaves 8:03:00
3)Train 2 passes Train 1 while at station A at around 8:02:28
4)Train 2 stops at station B at 8:04:12 to 8:06:00
5)Train 1 passes Train 1 at station B at around 8:05:22
6) Repeat, add trains, subtract trains, insert work train in between trains, etc.

Any suggestions for better schedule? How do yours go? Or do you just run them?

chrisjo

ROKMAN1445 wrote
Real railroads have schedules, so why can't we? Does anyone use schedules for their trains? Here is mine, a mere example:
1)Trains 1,2,3 leave yard
2)Train 1 arrives at station A at 8:01:00, leaves 8:03:00
3)Train 2 passes Train 1 while at station A at around 8:02:28
4)Train 2 stops at station B at 8:04:12 to 8:06:00
5)Train 1 passes Train 1 at station B at around 8:05:22
6) Repeat, add trains, subtract trains, insert work train in between trains, etc.

Any suggestions for better schedule? How do yours go? Or do you just run them?

Mine would go something like this:
7) Forget to change points
8) Trains 1,2 & 3 all crash into each other and fall onto the floor
9) Buffer breaks off most expensive engine

ROKMAN1445

Lol hahaha that used to happen to me. I am always watching my operating trains. Plus, I have a fast and slow train operating track system. Switches go on the slow track. It happens, chrisjo. My rarest Troublesome truck (out of the ones in my collection) lost a buffer that way. 3 foot tumble down onto a HO scale locomotive.