KCS 3rd Subdivision
KCS 3rd Subdivision
A joint project of Steve Davis, Tom Vanden Bosch, and the Tuesday Night Gandy Dancers.
Using the RFID Readers on the KCS 3rd Sub
Video of Latest Operating Session
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Operating on the KCS 3rd Sub:
The KCS 3rd is an operating model RR. We generally operate at 1 pm on the 4th Saturday of every month (check our calendar to confirm). To sign up for an operating session, please join our site and sign up on our forum.
The Prototype:
The KCS 3rd Subdivision ran between Heavener, Oklahoma and Watts, OK. Today this is part of the Heavener Subdivision, which runs from Heavener, OK to Pittsburg, KS.
Scale: HO
Control System: DCC, Digitrax duplex wireless
Car routing: Switchlists generated by freeware JMRI Ops
Dispatching: CTC using freeware CATS
Communications: FRS radios for road crews, telephones for yards.
Time Period Modelled: Late spring, 1982.
Ideal number of operators/crew positions: 14 (including yardmaster and dispatcher)