Many of you may remember that I have been very slowly working toward expansion of my layout. The Original plans were hatched in October 2006 in this thread. This is will be the third spring since plans were made. Nothing happened in 2007 except to buy some of the parts. Last year I built a lot-line border and fine-tuned the track plan in this thread.
I’ve been busy this spring fixing frost-heaves and generally re-laying about a third of my outdoor track. Some of that has been documented in this thread. Lots of crappy spring weather has delayed my progress including the last 8 straight days of rain. I finally moved on to re-ballast the main line that runs along the border between rain showers this past week. Yesterday, while trying to empty the bheer fridge, I was contemplating the work to finish and made an executive decision. While the track on the main-line is up, I will pour the concrete pads for the switches. I’m not sure I’ll get further than installing the switches, but once that hurdle is cleared there are no more major hurdles holding back the track expansion.
So I’m off to Home Depot to buy a 2-bag cement mixer. I’m done mixing cement by hand in a wheelbarrow.
Progress pics as they happen.