Johnny P asked about my latest constructions …
I had considered a long trestle as used by roads when they planned to bury them under fill. Usually a lighter structure only designed for the rock trains to cover them up.
Hot days in the ponder chair reminded me of why I lifted the dang bum thing in the first place; I want to play, not do repairs. The critters were a constant at creating repairs… So, that combined with the death of two saws (OMG) , I’ve extended the fill and IF someday I want to do that trestle I can lift out as much as I want…
I’m already committed to 5 bridges, so there’s plenty of fiddly work coming. The lonely section of track (above) will be replaced by a section of starter set track and be a ‘heritage’ section from the ‘original’ ROW. As if.
I pulled the cars out of the barn because of a change in plans. Behind the caboose was the route planned to access the car barn, but instead I filled it in.
The off set support beside the gons is for the connecting ‘earth’. That is for the mandatory Rock Ridge tunnel and can connect to the earth beside the passenger train.
I got lucky, the angled separation hints at a climb, but the grade is tame. Cutting in the switch, will really require cutting, I didn’t like the forced in result.
This the new fill. When I built the barn I went too long. My plan now is to shorten it and squeeze it inside the Tucson reverse loop.
So, I burned up the bearings on my table saw, can’t replace them and a new motor is twice the price of a new saw ! Next month maybe… yeah a new saw…
Last month I replaced the recip saw, went from a Ridgid to a Milwaukee. Not Happy! POS I’ve used it 2 times and have 3 big blisters and a smaller one. In 10 years I never got one from the Ridgid!
Hard to tell, but a little here a little there and the grounds are being sorted out. All but one buried plank have been removed from around the perimeter of the layout. Piggy protection (Javalina). Motivation is on back order. But cooler more productive weather is scheduled…
I must apologize for taking a private matter public.
Upon rereading, mistakes were made by both.
John