Roger Litwiller

I have finally laid the last section of rail on my rebuilt N Scale -Trenton Subdivision.

To Mark this milestone, I decided to have some fun.

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Photo 1 -The work party rushes to complete the open end of the track. On the left, the junior member of the gang holds the spike while two others prepare to drive it home. Three other workers slide the joiner onto the end of the rail, and a welder permanently connects the joiner to the opposite rail.

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Photo 2 -The work train has arrived with the last section on a flat car.

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Photo 3 -The crew prepare the track and attach the hook for the crane to lift the track section clear of the flat car.

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Photo 4 -The track will have to wait until the gang finishes the task on the rail end.  Additional joiners are ready in the pickup truck.

The layout is a 12 x 11 x 6, "U", I had to extend the long side from 10 feet to ease a steep grade.  Chopping a layout in half is not an easy decision.  It has taken some time to rebuild the section, With this milestone I am looking forward to running some trains again.

Enjoy the pics, for more about my layout visit my website,

rogerlitwiller.com

Cheers,

Roger

Roger Litwiller -Author

View my layout, "Trenton Subdivision in N Scale" on the Railroading Page on my website.  rogerlitwiller.com

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splitrock323

Great way to celebrate

Congratulations on the last track. Please keep us posted with more progress in other areas. Thomas Gasior

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rsn48

Oh how I wish I could brag

Oh how I wish I could brag "the last track is going in," I envy you and I hope I can catch up in the next year with approximately 75% of track now installed.

Shouldn't you be drinking champagne or something?

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Roger Litwiller

Will do.

Thank you Thomas for commenting and I will try to post more as I go.

There are more layout photos and info on my webpage.

Roger Litwiller -Author

View my layout, "Trenton Subdivision in N Scale" on the Railroading Page on my website.  rogerlitwiller.com

READ my MRH Blog.

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Roger Litwiller

Your Day Will Come Too.

Thank you for posting a comment.

This has been a long time coming, a slow and tedious drive to this goal.  But, as we both know well worth the time and effort.

Now I will move on to the branchline.

 

Roger Litwiller -Author

View my layout, "Trenton Subdivision in N Scale" on the Railroading Page on my website.  rogerlitwiller.com

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rsn48

Checked out your web site and

Checked out your web site and I don't think you need to sweat the code 80 thing as being too big.  I find when rail and ties are painted a darker brown and ballast goes in the sized of the track appears smaller.  I use Peco 55 and I was at a guys house admiring his track, it was smaller than mine; I asked what he was using and it was Peco 55, the same as mine but mine isn't ballasted yet so it appears larger.

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Jeff Youst

Ya' gots to love the

Ya' gots to love the imagination that this hobby brings to us all..!  

Jeff

Jeff 
Erie Lackawanna Marion Div.
Dayton Sub 1964
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Alexedwin

What a neat little story.

What a neat little story.

Alex

One day I might be modeling the Puffing Billy Railway, Victoria, Australia.

My location - Queensland, Australia.

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poochie

Great ending

What an inspiration to all of us. I am just starting an N scale layout and need all the help I can get. Thanks.

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Roger Litwiller

I thought long and hard

I thought long and hard between code 55 and 80. Starting from scratch I had the freedom to use either. It boiled down to economics. I could purchase new turnouts for $10 or less at the train shows. A savings of $15 to $20 a turnout. With the number of turnouts that I was going to need, that adds up to a considerable amount.

Roger Litwiller -Author

View my layout, "Trenton Subdivision in N Scale" on the Railroading Page on my website.  rogerlitwiller.com

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Roger Litwiller

Thanks Poochie

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I have found N scale has many possibilities. When I converted I was quite bothersome asking many questions and seeking advice. I suggest you do the same, it is very worthwhile to gain the knowledge from someone who has been down the same track before you. My strongest advice is, take your time with the track! The is no room for error or irregularities, so it has to be perfect. Work in small sections and keep at that section until it's right then move on. It will slow down your progress a bit now, but later when you are running trains you won't have to stop to fix derailments and problems. Good luck with your layout.

Roger Litwiller -Author

View my layout, "Trenton Subdivision in N Scale" on the Railroading Page on my website.  rogerlitwiller.com

READ my MRH Blog.

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