A little update on the interchange yard. Added a yard tower, scale house, and lots of details. Still need to add a few more details and give everything a light weathering.

Been reading lots on DCC and the wiring involved. 

Read the DCC Impulse articles on MRH back issues.  Convinced me to get a soldering station, While equipment won't make up for lack of soldering skill it can't hurt to have the right stuff.  

Hello 

I have received numerous requests from my YouTube subscribers (QNERailroad) to post my layout's track plan, so I thought I'd give this forum a try. I don't know how well it will show up, but here goes. I added some colour to the visible level track plan to make it a little more readable. It's not perfect. It still needs scenery/ground cover and a hint of ballast, but that requires more time than I can spare at the moment. The hidden staging track plan includes the two helices. Enjoy.

Sheldon Frankel

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WEtsSyT2IHU

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VE-COReRlGk

Since my regular math classes have their hands (and minds) pretty full right now with homework and new classroom routines, I got the model railroad project back under way last week during a once-a-week elective called Applied Math. We only had an hour, and most of the students in the elective were not among those who worked on the project last year, but they were very eager to contribute nonetheless.

Hi All,

I never posted this link to this forum after I made the video and posted it to YouTube for the 2012 National Convention in Grand Rapids, MI.  I was hosting several op sessions for the OpSig group during the convention and thought a tour before they arrived would be helpful.  I'm adding it in case you have never seen it and maybe interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5Be0KErOyg

Good Morning,

I am looking for ideas on building my second ( upper ) deck on an HO layout. This is a free standing layout with no wall support. I would like to avoid fastening to the ceiling if possible.

My main area's of interest are the loop at the end of the peninsula. I anticipate the widest point of overhang will be 18" to 21" in some spots. I am using dimensional lumber.

Any suggestions and or pictures ( love those pictures ) would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

Jeff Z in CT

Hi all.

Not much done these last days. Just placed 3cm foam on top of my benchwork, using Liquid Nails. This is ideal for me, because this way, I can make some depressions on the surface easily. The ground isn't  flat, so we must try to represent these irregularities. For this I use foam, as I have done in the past.

1) Results of my test running diesel locomotives versus steam locomotives pulling up the ruling grade. Maybe not what you expected my Broadway Limited 2-10-2's vs SD9's
The winner pulled 6.4 lbs up the 1.2% grade (with a curve)

2) John got much of the electronics figured out to this week including our block detectors.

3) Sean got a little more track laid and the entire sub roadbed for the yards in Denver.

   answer to the blog question and problems that I posted early:

Maybe my studies and job - both dealing mainly with aerodynamics, streamlining etc. - caused my interest in streamlined rolling stock. So I scratchbuilt several prototypes of the 30's to late 50's (ok, some exceptions going into the 70's) in larger scales.