Ho Trains Passing Siding

Make sure the distance between the sensor track and the first turnout the train will cross after crossing the sensor track is greater than the length of the train such that no part of the train is over the sensor track when it crosses the turnout.
Ho trains passing siding. This siding has a lead to a large ethanol plant and they build unit ethanol trains on this siding. Generally mainline blocks should be as long as the longest trains you run or a little longer. The dm e has a new siding at janesville mn it is what looks like 25 30 track centers as well. You may also want to do the same thing on the main between the turnouts so that can be a separate block.
The number of blocks you need depends on your track plan. Make an oval loop with a passing siding somewhat as shown above. I suppose safety of trainman walking the unit train and lacing up the air hoses is better with this wide track spacing. Kato ho unitrack 3 112 hv2 passing siding track set with no.
See all 8 all listings for this product. Imagine a train on track a moving clockwise and approaching the exit switch. The wiring shown is an example of interwiring switches but it is not what you want to do. Assuming this is dc and it is probably the same for dcc i would put insulated rail joiners between the the two sets of turnouts that control the access to the passing siding.
6 manual turnout this track assortment consists of the necessary track sections to form a complete passing siding approximately 5 2 3 feet long made using no. Item 7 kato ho scale model train passing siding track set with 6 manu kato 3 112 hv2 7 kato ho scale model train passing siding track set with 6 manu kato 3 112 hv2. Isolate passing sidings and places where you are likely to store trains like stations staging yards and engine facilities.