Willow Creek Railroad - Operations: Dispatching
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This video is designed to help educate operators who will be dispatching on the Willow Creek Railroad. For other viewers, this video gives a good look at how dispatching is done on the layout during operation sessions. Various operations scenarios are presented with recommendations how the Dispatcher might handle each of them. The video assumes that the viewer is familiar with the Willow Creek's track plan and how trains are operated on the layout, as shown in earlier videos. Use of the custom Dispatcher's Control Panel is described in detail.
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Very clear and simple video. Love the layout.
@Vigment13
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback. Always appreciated!
These videos are always excellent in all aspects! Please keep sharing them.....
@Vigment13
6 жыл бұрын
Glad to know that you're enjoying them. Thanks for the feedback.
Excellent presentation!,
@Vigment13
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Appreciate the feedback.
Love your ops videos!
@Vigment13
4 жыл бұрын
How's this for a late reply??? For some reason, KZread didn't notify me of your feedback. I just saw it today. Glad you've enjoyed all of the ops videos. And thanks for visiting the Willow Creek!
Great to see a new video can you please do a video on the mine run and passenger operations.
@Vigment13
6 жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoyed the new video. Hmmm... videos on the mine run and passenger ops -- sounds like a good idea. I'll add them to the "to do" list. Stay tuned.
Do you use a different color block around the train number to indicate East from West travel??
@Vigment13
6 жыл бұрын
No, I don't. The Train Order indicates where the train departs from, and identifies where the train is going. So most operators don't really care whether they're traveling East or West. I do stick to the convention of even numbered trains heading East, and odd numbered trains for Westbound. We're developing a time-based schedule, and the printed schedule shows an operator of a scheduled train whether they're heading East or West. But on the Willow Creek, knowing the originating location and final destination of a train are the key bits of information for the operator. A colored block or other indication could easily be added to the Train Order if direction of travel was important for the operator to know; good idea.
Hi what phone system do you use?? Cheers
@Vigment13
5 жыл бұрын
I use a private automated branch exchange (PABX) box purchased on Ebay. For example: Excelltel SOHO-PBX SP-208 2 x 8 PABX Telephone Switch System Control Exchange. Price typically $80-$85 USD (as of today) with free shipping. Allows for 8 phones to be connected. Available with 110 and 220 volt power. Usually ships from China but I just found the same box shipping from the US. I use very cheap phones from Walmart costing less than $6 each. Works just like an 8-phone system in a small business/office. A super reliable system and fun to use in op sessions. Enjoy!
@ModelRailroadTechniques
5 жыл бұрын
Im assuming there are no external phone lines coming into the unit? Cheers
@Vigment13
5 жыл бұрын
The PABX unit is able to support external phone lines, but for model RR operations I do not connect an external line. On the Willow Creek, it operates as a telephone system just within the train room.