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Alcove Expansion - Roadbed Construction for Pass-Through for Remote Staging
It's time to start working on the pass-through into my office for remote staging. I already have the turnout in place with a Tortoise(tm). I just finished the landscaped area on the left and glued it in place. As I was looking at the area I felt like I was being watched!
The Tallulah Falls Railroad
I grew up about a mile from what my Great-Grandmother said as the "TF". I guess I was about three when I caught the bug, I was about 5 and I asked my mom where all the trains were around here and she said "Josh honey you need to ask Momagene and Papa about that". Being natural for kids that age I walked over to the phone and dialed my Great-Grandfathers home phone number, it rang about two times and then My Papa picked up and the first things that were of of my mouth were "Papa where are all the trains?" and he said. "Hello Josh well...............
Athearn Hustler Modifaction (Updated 12-22-13)
NOTE: I have updated this thread since I have found a majority of the pictures. Not all were saved and have marked the one's I totally lost.
I'd like to share a small project I have in progress. I've taken an Athearn Hustler rubber band drive and am modifying it to a gear drive using old Hobby Town of Boston gearing and a car body from Cary Locomotive Works. Both Cary Locomotive Works and Hobby Town of Boston are long gone.
Athearn frame and CLW body:
Jumpers
I have a question regarding the possible use of jumpers on Shinohara switches. It appears that positive ground throws have solved most of the electrical contact problems. However, thre are several switches where engines stall when crossing. I tried the "pushing the blade tighter against the stock rail" trick with my bamboo uncoupler, but with no results.
It looks like the stall occurs just past the frog, but it is hard to determine as the drivers block the view.
Wilmington & Northern Branch : Creating a new timetable pt2
Developing the String Lines
On my layout there are 3 stations on line with major industrial switching, Birdsboro, Coatesville and Montchanin. Under the previous timetable, the locals worked Birdsboro and Montchanin. Coatesville is brand new. Eventually it will have its own switch engine, but I don't have enough cars to support full operation. So I need to figure out how to work Coatesville.
SP&S Oregon Trunk Free-Mo 2/4 Update
Well lets try this again...
With a move, new job and other boring non rail related stuff I find myself reexamining my new situation.
Starting the benchwork
After putting and painting the complete background I have started to build benchwork.I had a cabinet maker rip 20 sheets of 3/4" birch plywood into 3 1/2" wide strips. It didn't cost much more than buying dimensional lumber but it has the advantage of not warping as much.
Would this cause a short?
I'm not exactly sure but wouldnt this piece of rolling stock cause a short with it's solid metal wheelsets?
Shouldn't the axle's be plastic?
Round house questions
Just a question especially for those who were railroaders as a career and those who have more experience than I. I've only got a few months in the hobby since I started on a new layout with a large yard and a roundhouse.
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