Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Finished the first three control panels to control the turnout motors.  I have one additional control panel to build so that all the turnout motors at Fuhgeddaboudit Yard will be powered and controlled.

The Yard Grinch will be directing all movement into, through and out of the yard.  

Yes, Yard Grinch.  Follow directions or no choo-choo for you.

The Yard Grinch will have two large control panels to operate all turnouts between the arrival and departure areas.  The road engine engineer can operate the first two control panels below but under direction of the Yard Grinch.

Single push button operation with green LED's indicating selected route.  Eventually (probably next model railroad lifetime) I plan to have a dispatcher control mainline and branch line turnouts remotely via DCC using a single pushbutton to send a macro command to set a route.

First pic is at the location where the yard's arrival and departure tracks join the dual track mainline.



Next pic is at a secondary location where arrivals and departures can join the main.



Below is the Yard Grinch's control panel for the classification and entrance to the loco servicing area.  I will be building the control panel for the turnouts between the loco servicing area and the departure area.



And a peek under the covers.  Not the neatest wiring job ever but it works.