Close your eyes at the hoosac valley model railroad and you will be transported to new england. Protrak is a complete railroad operations system, featuring train lists and yard lists, with car movement tracking. With powerful and easytolearn editing tools, even inexperienced. We started with a bare minimum of printed materials. This document is to help new operators understand the operations system that the mmrc is using. The three most popular model railroad control software products today are.
Only by using a computer more diverse and secure operation of a model railroad is possible. Overview on what should be included for a good model railroad procedures manual. It was recently announced that in tribute to the late jim moirs lifetime effort to produce the most accurate, feature filled and complete model railroad operations software of all time. Helpersan additional tip on model railroad operation in the april, 2009 issue of model railroader, on p. Easy to use designed with modern user interface elements makes the software a joy to use.
Operate your model railroad just like the real railroads do using protrak. Model railroader is the worlds largest magazine on model trains and model railroad layouts. This software package has support for a network of bruce chubb cmri usic, susic, andor smini nodes andor a network of lenzs xpressnet dcc nodes. The crandic automated traffic system cats is a jmribased application by rodney black for controlling and operating a model railroad. Protrak prototype operation, simulation, planning, and. Adding new components is easy with the builtin editor. The train operation can start immediately without complicated setting of. The model railroad system is a software package that can help you run your railroad. Simulate building and running a model railroad on your computer. On my new unrr model railroad i am using the free jmri software that in many ways is similar to shipit. The magic of scale model railroading gallery california state railroad museum, sacramento, ca. We focus on working with rollingstock type and not reporting marks. With traincontroller, we offer worldclass software for model railroad computer control.
The inventory manager is a tool for recording your rolling stock and stationary objects that make your railroad. Trainplayer offers thousands of great layouts you can run, simple but precise tools so you can design and build your own, and an integrated system for. Railpro by ring engineering is probably currently the best system out there to help with model railroad operations. Traintraxx hiveid rfidnfc solutions for model railroaders. The jmri project is building tools for model railroad computer control. Inventory manager, maintenance manager, railroad services manager, and railroad operations manager.
Modeler dick elwell is a genious when it comes to model railroad operations. We also have a model railroad discussion forum and photo gallery. Designing model railroad operations quick start techniques. Railop operate your model railroad railop is the foremost model railroad operating program. Four management components comprise the model railroad manager software. Its easy to figure out, challenging to operate, with a rich array of tools and devices for setting your own layout up for ops. Mrcs is your home for open source electronics for model railroad operations. The maintenance manager provides a ticket system to schedule needed work and track its completion so. Model railroad manager software by mts associates provides model railroad inventory, operations and maintenance, layout automation, and layout control panels model railroad solutions importer of zimo decoders and dcc control, stp computer software, and esu customized sound. Model railroad software freeware model railroad hobbyist. Ops 101 membergenerated presentations on introduction to operations. Please read this in its entirety before the operating session even though we dont expect you to remember all of it.
Model railroad operation is a very important and exciting aspect of model railroading that, for many model railroaders, serves as the main goal in the hobby. From a railroad operations perspective, however, most have similar restrictions. Be sure to also visit our model railroad links directory for noncommercial links hobby clubs, layout websites, informational sites, nmra chapters and more. Gruber, bill enhancing operations with procedures manuals, railroad model craftsman, january 1992, p7275. After working with shipit for two years, we changed to the car cards method in order to balance the operations. Trainplayer software brings model railroading out of the basement and onto your screen. In this video i discuss realistic model railroad operationsswitch lists. Koester, tony yard operations on the allegheny midland, model railroad planning 1996, p1015. Our cpnode system is an updated, completely open, layout control system based on the popular and proven cmri system introduced by dr. In fact, many feel that before you even start building your layout, the planning should incorporate how the railroad will be operated, how trains will move, how trains will be assembled, where the staging yards will be located, etc. The realism of the sights and sounds are unparalleled. That display becomes a living, breathing organism made up of moving parts, each moving separately but in a combination to achieve a purpose.
Moduops model railroad software model railroad operations. Opsig industries database information on 40,000 industries. Xtrackcad is a great, free tool for designing your layout, developed by a group of model railroaders. I show you how to use your way bills to create working switch lists which. Over a year and a half in development, this version is an allnew groundup reinvention of our system for simulating model railroad operations. Baldwin, which is located in gunnison county, colorado and serves as midpoint in the ohio creek extension, was. Mrrm was created as a solution for the many data management aspects. Different chemicals, fuels, and more all require special handling. Model railroad software let our software help improve your. The operations special interest group opsig has compiled a list of about 40,000 prototype industries. Many historical data features on rates, commodities, etc. Following are some web pages of possible interest to operations oriented model railroaders. With cti, you can interface your entire model railroad to any windows compatible computer. Designed for operations on modular layouts such as freemo and home layouts of all sizes.
Operations special interest group model railroad operations sig. Operations methods to run model trains more prototypically. May 04, 2019 this web site shares information about our use of nce and rrcirkits dcc hardware and the jmri software to make the ho scale quaker valley railroad come to life in periodic operating sessions. Traincontroller is characterized by particularly simple and effective use as well as secure operation. Operation handbook for model railroads carstens publications, inc. Design track plans, lay track, run trains, create scenery, work operations. It is a computer program designed to manage your car, engine, train, and track location files as well as create the paperwork needed to easily move freight and trains of all types over your railroad.
Moduops takes a little different approach to this problem then most operations software packages. Some members of the tidwater divsion of the nmra plus others participated in the beta testing group. Scarm means simple computer aided railway modeller software for easy and precise design of model train layouts and railroad track plans. With scarm you can easily create the layout of your dreams. Mrrm interfaces to jmri include realtime commanding of turnouts and signals, realtime feedback of turnouts, signals, sensors, and digitrax transponders, loco and roster xml file exchanges with decoder pro, generation of jmri automation scripts. Download the model railroad system now and operate your layout, from running trains to working your signals and switches. So as a result his family have consented to allow anyone to download and use his software for free. From tabletop z scale, through 4x8s, room sized layouts, basement and outbuilding empires and a full scale ethanol plant, 3rd planit is the cad software chosen by the most discriminating hobbyists. Traincontroller is the worldclass software for controlling model railroads with a computer. The freight car forwarder is a sophisticated program that keeps your freight on the move, from yard to yard, from industry to industry, and town to town.
Thousands of layouts have been designed and built using 3rd planit. Download model railroad operation software advertisement easy model railroad inventory v. The next generation of model railroad computer control the cti system is a new approach to model railroading that makes controlling your layout fast, easy, and most of all, fun. Design considerations and operations in a 1950sera yard. Be flexible about the need to make changes or try something different. We learned a lot from visiting and operating on different railroads, observing both good and bad. Mar 06, 2018 in this video i discuss realistic model railroad operations switch lists. Because of its broad range of features traincontroller is perfectly suited for beginners and professional model railroaders. Nov 18, 2018 we kept copies of forms and operating instructions from other model railroads, collected railroad timetables, and studied maps. Using type reduces the administrative requirements of operating sessions.
There are some common restrictions on loads and how they can be applied to a model railroad for more interesting operations. Middleton, william steam locomotive servicing facilities, railroad model craftsman, p7683. Xtrackcad is a cad program for designing model railroad layouts. We provide affordable hardware and software solutions for the passionate hobbyist to take their hobby to the next level. But there are an additional 35 or 40 fields to meet the requirements of insurance, or collectors, or operations or. Miscellaneous resources model railroad operations sig. Third party software cti model railroad computer control. Model railroad software let our software help improve. Scarm the leading design software for model railroad layouts. There is also another program called rail ops, but i have never operated with it on anyones layout. Control center of the model railroad layout in the freizeitpark eversum. Model railroad software building your model railroad. We provide affordable hardware and software solutions for the passionate hobbyist to. He has an unmistakable talent for bringing layouts to life through narrative.
The model railroad system can help you forward freight on your railroad. This is a victory for jmri and opensource software in general. Understanding model railroad waybills and operations. I show you how to use your way bills to create working switch lists which guide your work as you operate your layout. Model railroad computer control with traincontroller. Modeling the operations parts of the real thing turns a train display into a model of a railroad, and that is a whole added dimension of fun. It is not just the download that is free, it is the use of the program or file that is free also. Model railroad switching lists using railop and other software. Tangled wires and overcrowded control panels are a thing of the past. This is another type of model railroad software that you will almost certainly find useful for your train layout not so much for planning purposes, but more for creation of signs, decals, old classic advertisements for your buildings or billboards, simulation of brick or stone walls, stained glass, window treatments, wallpaper, etc. For a few years i used the model railroad software program for train operation called shipit. Mrrm was created as a solution for the many data management aspects of owning and operating a modern model railroad system. Download the model railroad system now and use the freight car forwarder to manage your freight operations. The program has been in development for a year and a half and in beta for a year.
Gurin, doug a primer on helix design, model railroad planning 1997, p7277. Protrak prototype operation, simulation, planning, and control for. Just download the setup package, install it and start editing your first track plan. It runs on windows, mac and linux, restore anchors for create curve.
This web site shares information about our use of nce and rrcirkits dcc hardware and the jmri software to make the ho scale quaker valley railroad come to life in periodic operating sessions. Libraries for many brands, scales and gauges of track and turnoutspoints and model structures are included. We offer open source hardware and software to help you operate your railroad as prototypically as you like. It also links to pages which document our older operations related car cards and waybill software for model railroaders. Xtrackcad is a great, free tool for designing your layout, developed by a. Simple and effective operation with the latest windows interfaces. Reviewing shipit model railroad operations software. Baldwin, co for the next stop on our tour of the colorado and southern railway, we explore the layout and scenery of baldwin. Protrak is a complete railroad operations system, featuring train lists and yard lists, with. Easy model railroad inventory is freeware and can be downloaded to your computer. Trains can be either manually controlled or completely controlled by the software in automatic mode.
Model railroad manager endorses the use of and contributes to the jmri open software initiative. Going beyond the basics, you can use logix to automate your layouts operation. These downloads are uncrippled 30 day demos and for registered users to upgrade. Because i was having trouble balancing the carsindustry mix i moved away from shipit to physical car cards.
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