This blog is to document the building of a model railroad, the Paducah and Lake Erie. The free-lance design is set in the current time, and meant to replicate the coal-hauling roads of southwestern Pennsylvania. This version of the P&LE is a bridge line that derives its name from my wife's home town (and well known to Illinois Central buffs) and our former long time residence about 50 miles south of Lake Erie.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Turnout Switches, Position Lights

Work is starting on installing turnouts, wiring control switches (DPDT), and adding panel position lights (bi-color LEDs). In a VERY temporary installation, top photo shows the control switch and position light on scrap piece of peg board. Eventually, the panel will be painted Plexiglas.
The lower photo shows the back of the panel and the wiring. The extra wire is to allow for flexibilty in positioning the permanent panel. We are using blue and white buss and lead wiring for the turnouts - the track buss and leads are red and black. Ultimately, the accessory wiring will be green and yellow.
The major electronic work is being done by local model railroader Brian Post. Brian can do in an hour what it would take me a day or more to accomplish, and do it infinitely better.
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