DSK wrote:


I'm trying to picture how a train is going to tack upwind.

Easy. You just lay track 45 degrees to the direction of the next
station, and then put in a 90 degree turn halfway there. The train will
have to tack. Add in a direct line without a turn, plus another right
angle track on the other side, and the train should be able to sail to
the next station regardless of the wind direction. That is, as long as
your switchman can read the wind.

And the best part about it is: NO LEEWAY.

//Walt