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Track Wiring And Sub Roadbed

Article kindly supplied by Kevin C:

When I have completed drawing the full-size layout track plans I want to use and before I lay out the track, I will generally decide the signal and switching locations. I’ll mark them on a plan. I’m planning road crossings so I’ll need to have the crossing light switching at the right location. Then, I’ll draw the wiring circuits onto the plan using different colors, as it is not hard to miss a connection or two when laying out the track.

Recently I was kindly given some computer data cable with four pairs in these color… Continue reading article and view full-size diagrams

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