Large Scale Central

Dirty and Dusty Railway

General Discussion
#81

Now you need a period between layout and jpg - not a semi-colon.

#82

Thanks Bruce and Greg. Not being able to see much is a PAIN! This drawing shows the layout with measurements. I hope to get some pictures taken this week and will key them to the drawing.

#83

This truly works and I’m not SEEING things!

#84

Looks good too me Doug!

#85

And it’s all built except for the ore mill spur and figuring out how to wire the wye!

#86
Doug Arnold said:
... and figuring out how to wire the wye!
You are about to suffer battery assault ... :P
#87

I can see. Nice plan Doug.Looking forward to more.

#88
Chris Vernell said:
Doug Arnold said:
... and figuring out how to wire the wye!
You are about to suffer battery assault ... :P
Battery assault commencing Doug! Airwire and NO problems with the wye. I have a wye on my new layout design. I should drive up there with my Accucraft #346 and give you a little demo. Hee. Hee.

BTW, I like the layout design. Very nice indeed.

#89

That’s why the battery-Airwire Shay can do the switching! The best of both worlds!

#90

Nice layout plan. Gives you plenty of room for lots of plants and buildings in center.

#91

Doug, the wye was not too bad to wire once i had it straight in my head. but of course the battery squad will never pass up an opp to run their gums.

#92

No wonder it’s a problem. My head is crooked!

#93

All train traffic on the D&D has ground to a halt after a flash flood washed out several sections of track. Repairs and track clearing may take a week to complete.

#94

While it might still be dirty, it looks like the dust is all down-stream now :smiley: Good luck with the repairs.

#95

I just need to go “downstream” and bring some of the sand back. For a couple days there won’t be any dust! Most of the dry weeds I hadn’t picked up are now stranded on the lower tracks.

#96

Doug, those storms skirted us and dumped pretty hard in the desert.

#97

Washouts are fun Doug. Just like the real thing. Thats whats great about garden railroads always maint to do. You never get bored.

#98
Shawn said:
Thats whats great about garden railroads always maint to do. You never get bored.
Got enough rain yesterday I can finally do some weeding today! Ralph
#99

I just wish I’d gotten to see my dry washes running with water. At least I won’t have to water for a few days!

Today I’ll start on cleanup and rebuilding!

#100

The early morning Shay wakes up miners that oversleep at the Silver Onyx mine. Mine foremen got tired of some miners that oversleep. They had miners build a sleeping cabin over the tunnel at the Silver Onyx mine. If a miner oversleeps he is banished to the cabin for a couple days. When the Shay makes its early morning run it’s bound to offer a “wake up call” as it climbs out of the tunnel.