Layout design
After The Chainsaw
This blog is mostly about seeking input into the design of a new layout in a 12’ 5” x 9’ room.
Ontario South Central Railway
Hello, my name is Brad Ketchen. I am a musician, music engineer, sound editor and composer living in the Greater Toronto area. I say the GTA as my Girlfriend and I are moving to a condo in Toronto. This creates a dilemma, as I figure out the future of my railroad, Ontario South Central Railway and accomodating it in our new living space. Luckily, my girlfriend understands the need for a room to relocate the OSCR as well as my current location of the railroad on the adjacent wall to my recording work station.
Finescale - how important?
Hi. This is my first post here. I'm Australian and enjoying your mag and forum very much though adaptation to our situation is needed.
Noyes - Decisions Made!
Having spent several afternoons watching the operations and traffic at the Noyes MN Border crossing & Interchange yard, I have decided on my track arrangement for this area.
It was a hard decision, until I actually saw how this interchange operated. Then to my surprise, I chose the track plan I originally liked least.
Why didn't I like it? The lift out bothered me.
Why did I choose it? Quite simply, I had no choice if I wanted to operate this area of the layout faithfully at all.
New Beginings
Finally thought I would share with you what I have been up to over the past year beside's helping a friend build his TH&B Railroad. These are the track plans that I have come up with for modeling the C&NW in 1989. The layout starts in Mitchell yard, heads East to St Francis then South down the Old Line to Oak Creek Wis. Most of this is plan is set in stone (sort Of). I'm up for some input and any type of improvements'. The plan is based on Fast Tracks switch's but I'm not sure About going that route, I'm really liking the Proto87 stuff they have.
CN Longview Sub update
Folks,
With the summer months, progress on the layout as slowed, however some things have been done. I've installed some of the bench work above the north staging yard. This bench work with support what will become Cochrane yard. As of now, the main and passing siding have already been laid in to the yard, as well as a turnout for a single passenger track. A power bus line and sub-roadbed for the track has also been installed.
Planning Wind River Plastics
After getting my feet wet regarding turnout construction I decided to revisit my previous plans for a switching module. I checked back on the comments on that plan and decided to ditch the interchange track and focus on the actual injection molding plant instead.
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