Layout design
A flexible track plan
Attached are two diagrams of the layout outlining the changes made. 90% of the mainline remains the same, but the removal of the diamond crossing just off the duck under combined with the turnout arrangement also illustrated has a big impact. This arrangement allows me to run the St J & LV as a continuous run loop, the Conn River line separate from the St J & LV, and also combine the two railroads in order to gain the longest length.
Picking an era
trouble deciding on ERA and LOCO POWER?...
My layout is short line real-estate, the room is a small 7x 16 around the walls 4 industries to switch if the mood strikes..27inch radius, #6 Peco turnouts, code 83
Finished Intermodal Cranes
Just finished the MiJack Translift and Container Gantry Cranes for my CN Intermodal Yard on my layout -Trenton Subdivision in N Scale. The two crane models fit nicely in the scene and don’t overshadow the surrounding scenery. I opted for two different styles of cranes for added variety.
RGS - some additional structure work, and 'planting'
Here's a new blog post on some structure work I've been doing lately
https://rgsrr.blogspot.com/2020/04/quarantine-structures-and-good-bit-of...
I'll put a few pictures here, but there's lots more in the blog post.
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Benchwork done - now for lighting and backdrops
Now that I have the benchwork in and Homasote subroadbed down work has to move to the next couple of items before track laying can begin in earnest. These are getting the high rear and low-profile foreground backdrops in - the latter to hide the surround staging tracks that wrap around the rear of the benchwork. Per the plan below you can see the high-backdrops noted as the thick, solid blue line behind the staging tracks.
Prototype "One-Way" frog?
Dear MRHers,
Was following some research trails off a seperate MRH thread, and came accross this pic from the RT&S website
(Prototype Railroad, Track, and Engineering site)
Transitioning through decks
I'm currently in the process of building a layout loosely based on the INT Roaring Fork Sub featured on Appalachian Model Railroading. I've included the track plan for reference:
My question is: How do I transition the spline road bed between levels? The "no-lix" design moves from one level to the next at Point C on the right side of the plan.
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