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New In-ko-pah RR pics & more

General Discussion
#1

I’ve just posted some new pics of the In-ko-pah Railroad, as well as some instructional stuff. Use the following URL to go to my In-ko-pah RR page:

http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/In-ko-pah_Railroad.html

Or use this URL to go directly to the photos:

http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR-Photos.html#0

The first photo shows the new miniature stone wall and curved, arch bridge at the lower west end of the layout.

The next two photos show my new ten-foot long trestle across Serenity Canyon. The third photo shows the stone abutment and wall at the east end of the trestle.

The fifth photo is looking west from the east end of the layout. In the foreground are the curved trestles I built in January. The next pic is another view of the curved trestles, taken shortly after they were built.

The seventh pic shows a passing siding on the upper level. This area had been unfinished for a long time, with the track only temporarily laid down, unballasted. I built a long, low miniature stone wall to separate the track from the pathway and to control erosion of the ballast. I also added a short spur track. The spur is level while the mainline and passing tracks run downhill towards the tunnel in the background.

I’ve added a new page showing how I built the miniature stone walls and stone bridges:

http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR-Stone_Walls.html

I also have a new “Events” page. It has a few photos from the San Diego Garden Railway Society meeting we hosted in February:

http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR-Events.html

#2

Ray other than WOW what can I say. Great work!

Dave

#3

I like the stone walls Ray - The technique looks pretty easy too! Thanks for posting.

#4

WOW , what a place to operate trains and take photos , beautiful .

#5

The artist is at work again. Man oh man - what an incredible layout! While the technical skill is admirable, it’s the sheer concept that is mind-blowing.

People saw a block of stone, but Michaelangelo saw David. People saw a pile of rocks, but Ray saw a railroad. Good thing you weren’t a Chinaman 400 years ago, mate. You’d have been on Great Wall duty for sure!

Your web site is coming together nicely. It makes your photos and expertise more readily accessible to all of us who are interested.

Looking at the steps on either side of your layout, as seen from your rooftop shot, the slope looks to be around 30 degrees. Is that correct?

#6
Dave Healy said:
The artist is at work again. Man oh man - what an incredible layout! While the technical skill is admirable, it's the sheer concept that is mind-blowing.

People saw a block of stone, but Michaelangelo saw David. People saw a pile of rocks, but Ray saw a railroad. Good thing you weren’t a Chinaman 400 years ago, mate. You’d have been on Great Wall duty for sure!

Your web site is coming together nicely. It makes your photos and expertise more readily accessible to all of us who are interested.

Looking at the steps on either side of your layout, as seen from your rooftop shot, the slope looks to be around 30 degrees. Is that correct?


Thanks for the kind words! I never measured the slope before, so I went out and did it just now. On the west end, it’s 32 degrees; on the east end it’s up to 35 degrees.

#7

Hi Ray,

I’ve been watching your progress since you were having problems with the neighbors down the street complaining about your dirt disposal. The amount of work you have accomplished AND your railroad are absolutely INCREDIBLE!

Congratulations, you certainly deserve it.

David

#8

Hi Ray,

I dont know how but somehow a photo of the real Goat Canyon Trestle on the Carrizo Gorge line got mixed up in your pics…:wink:

#9

Great work Ray! More than a fine railroad…it’s a work of art!

#10

Ray,
Your trackplan? Are there seperate level loops are does it all hook together? I apologize if you have answered this already.

#11

Ray,
Love your web-site and your railroad.
I sometimes wonder how I find the time to do all the things I do. Now I can visit your web-site and see that you have found the time to do so much more!
Ralph

#12
Ric Golding said:
Ray, Your trackplan? Are there seperate level loops are does it all hook together?
It's all one loop - or will be when it's finished, anyway. The basic trackplan is a long dogbone folded into an overlapping "Z" shape. It's slightly more complicated than that but that should give you a pretty good idea of it.

One regret I have is that I have a very long stretch of track with no passing sidings or spurs. I could only fit two sidings on the upper level, and they’re pretty close to each other. The Dolomite siding has a single spur serving a mine. The Mineral Ridge siding has two spurs.

There’ll be at least one siding on the lower level, and one or two spurs. If I can squeeze it in I’d like to add another siding on the lower level but I doubt it - I need to leave room for a few buildings and also some space to stand when I need to access that part of the layout for maintenance.

#13

Ray
What an outstanding job. well done!!!

#14

Looks great! Well done.

#15
Ray Dunakin said:
Ric Golding said:
Ray, Your trackplan? Are there seperate level loops are does it all hook together?
It's all one loop - or will be when it's finished, anyway. The basic trackplan is a long dogbone folded into an overlapping "Z" shape. It's slightly more complicated than that but that should give you a pretty good idea of it.

One regret I have is that I have a very long stretch of track with no passing sidings or spurs. I could only fit two sidings on the upper level, and they’re pretty close to each other. The Dolomite siding has a single spur serving a mine. The Mineral Ridge siding has two spurs.

There’ll be at least one siding on the lower level, and one or two spurs. If I can squeeze it in I’d like to add another siding on the lower level but I doubt it - I need to leave room for a few buildings and also some space to stand when I need to access that part of the layout for maintenance.


Most impressive! So what is the grade? I don’t know if you need that many buildings, the lonesome mine tipple shows it’s isolation. If you could have a siding at the base it could represent the track to a town and civilization.

#16

Thanks. The steepest grade is about 4%. I won’t have a lot of buildings, just enough to suggest the presence of a small town.