2000 hours, Golden Spiked the Main Loop! Now onto Ballast and securing track to PVC…
HLW Mack ran nicely over the trackage!
cale
Here are a few shots…you can see where the new loops will lay thanks to the Dogwood Tree Blooms:
(http://www.lscdata.com/users/cale_nelson/Front%20Yard%20Build/Track/Track1.jpg)
Here is Luke driving the Diesel through the S-Curve:
(http://www.lscdata.com/users/cale_nelson/Front%20Yard%20Build/Track/track2.jpg)
The Diesel pulling a load of new cars:
(http://www.lscdata.com/users/cale_nelson/Front%20Yard%20Build/Track/Track3.jpg)
Looking good Cale
Nice job.
It looks like you won’t have the drainage problems you had at the old location.
Ralph
Ralph Berg said:Thanks Guys!
Nice job. It looks like you won't have the drainage problems you had at the old location. Ralph
Yep even with the Monsoon we had a few weeks ago, no real movement of ballast! It’s nice to sit and watch, instead of spending all of my time cleaning the dirt that migrated downhill in a rain, that is why I went with Battery Power!
anyways, hope to start 2nd and 3rd loop soon, so the kids can run their own at the same time.
cale
Cale, You will revert to those photos 2 yrs from now and cherish them. I especially like photo 2 with your son Luke fantastic shot! This is Zachariah about 2yrs ago putting in the last screw on the ladder. 
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/The%20Railroad/Completingtheloop016.jpg)
Then that winter.
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/The%20Railroad/Dec2007001.jpg)
Time goes so fast as I can look back only 2 years and cherish those moments with my family and the progress “WE” have made. I’m sure you will have a fantastic RR when done but as I have said before the pictures with whom your influencing are the best! Thanks for sharing
You got that right David. And 10 years from now when you putting them into college you’ll wonder where the heck 18 years wennt so fast. My oldest turned 33 yesterday and the youngest graduates High School in a few months. This picture seems like yesterday, but was 6 years ago…
(http://photo.cvsry.com/JER-JMR_Horseshoe-640.jpg)
What a difference those 6 years made…
Jon Radder said:Jon, You have the same number of years "spread" in your children as we have with ours. The oldest is 27, youngest 12. One daughter graduating High school this month, another graduating from Western Carolina University (and getting married in June).
You got that right David. And 10 years from now when you putting them into college you'll wonder where the heck 18 years wennt so fast. My oldest turned 33 yesterday and the youngest graduates High School in a few months.
Cale,
Shoot lots of video while the kids are young. You’ll be glad you did. We have lots of pictures of ours when they were young, but very little video.
Ralph
Cal: looking good. Its great having kids who enjoy the same things as dad. Mine are still a little too young but in a few years I hope they share the same intrest
Jon,
You have a 33 yr old!!..man your old:lol: I need to get my boy out too the curve and EBT soon.
Shawn,
My son has not grabbed on as much as I thought he would train wise however we still spend lots of time together digging holes in the yard and playing with rocks and I’m ok with that! He’s all I got as we were not blessed with any others.