Large Scale Central

Track realignment at Burke (and beyond)

Track and Trestles
#61
Bob McCown said:
Bruce: Great! You can start raking leaves before everyone else gets here!
LMAO...........grab a rake and shut up Chandler! :)
#62
Bruce Chandler said:
Raking leaves is a fall job. That's not building a railroad! Next, you'll want me to mow the yard.
Heehee. Actually, I got about half the RR raked out today. Yuck!

Started checking out one the spiral EB out of Burke. Ill need to get some 2x6 or 2x8 before I can work on it, but it looks pretty easy to re-align.

This week, with rain scheduled until Wednesday, will be switch building week, I think.

#63
Bruce Chandler said:
Raking leaves is a fall job.
Not true!! Did lot's of it this weekend ! ;)
#64

It all sounds like fun guys.

Bob, the main yard looks great!

#65

Bob,

http://girr.org/girr/girr/curve_test-train.html

I suppose you could calibrate this using a few different radii sectional curves…

Joe Satnik

#66

Dont be fooled this is what Bruce will be doing when he gets their.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB8Nkn3Xjes

#67

Good tune Shawn - Probably got that about right too :smiley:

#68

“Toes in the water and ass in the sand”…yep, them were good days :wink:
Ralph

#69

Over the weekend, track crews dropped sub-roadbed for Williamsport, and cut away all the scrub brush that had overgrown the siding, exposing the deteriorated ballast below. Plowing and grading, and installation of a new sub-roadbed, will happen this week, depending on the weather outlook.

#70

May is closing in fast.

#71

Ayup. Plenty to do!

#72

Rough track plan of Williamsport. From frog to frog of the mainline switches is about 22 feet.

(http://www.lscdata.com/users/bob_mccown/_forumfiles/wp1.jpg)

#73

So is Williamsport going to be a lumber town?

#74

HAH. Nope, a shipper-outer port town.

#75

Updated track plan for Williamsport. Only one switch off the siding.

(http://largescalecentral.com/images/wp2.jpg)

#76

Looks like an interesting place to do a lot of work without fouling the main.

#77

ROW grading at Williamsport is complete, and trackwork is at a standstill until more spikes show up (delivery tomorrow, allegedly). Here’s where things stand now Entering Williamsport from Burke

(http://www.lscdata.com/users/bob_mccown/Trackwork/wp1.jpg)

View back up the siding

(http://www.lscdata.com/users/bob_mccown/Trackwork/wp2.jpg)

Mainline continues

(http://www.lscdata.com/users/bob_mccown/Trackwork/wp3.jpg)

Industry spurs at Williamsport will be on the right here

(http://www.lscdata.com/users/bob_mccown/Trackwork/wp6.jpg)

#78

looking good, Bob…

#79

This is the best time of the year to work outside. If you must be at home, it’s great to have the good weather and a project to keep you busy.

Looking forward to seeing it in person soon.

#80

Looks like a good bit of progress is taking place there Bob, don’t forget a little variety with some facing and trailing point switch operation. :slight_smile: