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Wayne Laepple

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Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« Reply #45 on: March 23, 2021, 08:43:06 AM »
Left, center, right. R, C, L. No confusion there!
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Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« Reply #46 on: March 23, 2021, 09:44:24 AM »
How about Left/Other Right, Center, Right/Other Left?
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« Reply #47 on: March 23, 2021, 11:11:12 AM »
Oh, Moderator...Moderation needed !!!!!  Warning: Thread split approaching  !!!! :P

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Moe, Larry, Curly
Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
Wiscasset, Waterville, Farmington
Good, Bad, Ugly
Athos, Porthos, Aramis
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
snap, crackle, pop
position, velocity, acceleration

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Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« Reply #48 on: March 23, 2021, 11:14:13 AM »
How about Left/Other Right, Center, Right/Other Left?
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Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« Reply #49 on: March 23, 2021, 01:32:15 PM »
Let's use a Fibonacci sequence for our bay numbers: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 22....

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Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« Reply #50 on: March 23, 2021, 02:38:45 PM »
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« Reply #51 on: March 23, 2021, 05:19:39 PM »
Bringing this topic back on track, Trains News Wire covered the roundhouse project today:
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/maines-wwf-museum-to-build-new-roundhouse/

Also, the announcement on Facebook has reached over 11,000 people - making it one of the most popular photo gallery-style posts that have been published.

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Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« Reply #52 on: March 23, 2021, 06:14:53 PM »
What a wild discussion.  You guys are always amazingly, crazily unpredictable.  Love it...

But I respectfully disagree with Mike, whose opinions I always value more than most.

I am intrigued by designating each stall on the campus with a unique number, but

Just prominently label each stall everywhere so noone gets confused!!

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« Reply #53 on: March 23, 2021, 07:05:50 PM »
We can agree to disagree Bob.

My apprehension to numbering everything sequential is what happens, as has in the past, we add a stall to the roundhouse, car barn, or even the shop (5 tracks, wow..) What would we have to do then? Change each track up one? So the track 6 would become 7, or would the new bay become 4a?

I just think using the building, as we do now, followed by the track number, also as we do now, is the easiest way to have it.
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« Reply #54 on: March 23, 2021, 07:14:16 PM »
An computer-driven electronic display over each stall would solve this problem....

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Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« Reply #55 on: March 23, 2021, 08:09:29 PM »
An computer-driven electronic display over each stall would solve this problem....
Sorry John, that's too modern.  We need a Solari board!

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Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« Reply #56 on: March 24, 2021, 08:39:45 AM »
They still make 'em...

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Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« Reply #57 on: March 24, 2021, 09:23:40 AM »
Let's use a Fibonacci sequence for our bay numbers: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 22....

Check your addition, James. 8)

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Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« Reply #58 on: March 24, 2021, 10:37:48 AM »
An computer-driven electronic display over each stall would solve this problem....
Sorry John, that's too modern.  We need a Solari board!
When the MBTA replaced the South Station Solari board, there was substantial protest. To quiet the critics, the MBTA added a recording of the Solari clicking sound. Since the recording was not synchronized with actual display updates, it was totally useless.

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Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« Reply #59 on: March 24, 2021, 10:41:54 AM »
Let's use a Fibonacci sequence for our bay numbers: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 22....

Check your addition, James. 8)

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You're right, should be 21.  We use fibonacci numbers at work for estimating the level of effort, with 13 being a mega project and is the highest we go (which is why I got 21 wrong).