Those of you that were here last summer know that the upper loop had a few issues. Grade was too steep, and the curve was too tight. The K would BARELY make the curve, and Bruce’s passenger car, and my 40 foot reefer, would not make it either. So, this weekend, the rebuild began.
I widened the curve out to an about-16 foot diameter circle, and eased the grade to just about 1 1/2%. The major supports are at 4 foot intervals. I’m going to add other supports so I won’t have a span of more than 2 feet.