Six years to put up, six hours to take down. Shockingly fast.
[MEDIA] [IMG] [IMG] Once upon a time, there was a dream. A dream of a basement empire... The railroad tis but a memory. On to the next...
Well, since Photobucket decided a few days ago to take all my photos hostage for the ransom of $400 per year, efectively destroying this thread,...
Spent some time JFRT tonight. The Pi cooperated, and I had fun running laps with two trains. [IMG] I also got my new DCC equipped MRC 4-4-0. I...
I put in some work on the railroad This afternoon. The helix had developed a problem. Namely, the joints between sections had started to buckle....
Ran some trains tonight. I had three trains going on the upper level. A mixed freight hauled by an M1a, a local passenger train hauled by a GG1,...
If you're still interested, here are plans for the open shelter. http://prr.railfan.net/standards/standards.cgi?plan=59328--...
I hosted the Gandy Dancers over this week and actually got some hardware work done. We started by undoing that which was done on their last visit....
After a couple of days with the soldering iron and the remote-in Pi, the detection has been pushed to Golden, including translating hardware...
Like I said, thank goodness that's over with.
Last week, I received two beautiful new Mk II Tower Controllers, which will provide support for the turnout controls, detection, and signalling...
Ran some trains today and made a video. [MEDIA]
Spent a few too many hours in the basement last night. The end result was the completion of the helix. [IMG] I'm back to flex track!...
No pix, but I put in some time this afternoon finalizing the installation of the turnout decoders. This was my first time remote mounting a...
A small cadre of Gandy Dancers came over tonight. The ROW was extended another quarter mile. It's now within the city limits of Morrow! [IMG] A...
However many road numbers get released, that's how many I'll buy. (Probably buy two or three regardless.)
Got another turn and a half of the helix track in before running out of curved sectional track. I assembled a 7-car inspection train and ran it...
Got another turn and a half of helix track in. That means the helix track is half completed, and the mains have roughly reached Kansas City....
There was a request for me to post the full track plan. I don't think it's a bad idea to repost it from time to time, just to keep everyone up to...
It occurs to me that some overall images might help. First, the whole lower level: [IMG] My original plan was to have a helix going down to...
