Tag: yard
Laying Out the Staging Yard
by admin on May.05, 2009, under Track Work
This afternoon I am preparing to start laying the track in the staging yard. I am a little reluctant to start before I draw the return loop at this end of the staging yard. I need to make sure the main line switches are in the appropriate position. Where did I put that piece of string…. I have a hard time finding things sometimes.
Anyway, the track centers worked out to be 1-3/8″ in the staging area. The 19″+ radii inside the staging yard will work nicely with this spacing I suspect. I staged a little scene for myself this afternoon. I thought I would share it. Here you can see the #7 switch I built using the Fast Tracks jig. I think it turned out great. Many more of these have to be constructed before this staging area is complete 
Have a good afternoon everyone.
Laying Out the Staging Yard
Design Update
by admin on Apr.04, 2009, under Bench Work
I worked on the track layout a little more this afternoon. I changed the yard track spacing to 1.25″ instead of 1. 5″. My friend Michael came up with the idea to put a reversing loop under the helix which will work great. Hopefully things will continue to progress smoothly. And… I am happy to report, no North Korean rocket launch yet. This is like waiting for fireworks on the fourth of July!
Another Main Level Shot
More Saturday Yard Work
by admin on Apr.04, 2009, under Bench Work
I just finished drawing in some of the staging lines. 1.5″ track spacing in the yard.
Saturday Yard Work
A Long Day
by admin on Mar.21, 2009, under DCC / Wiring
Today, I spent many hours wiring tortoises and DS64’s. It was a long day of soldering, building LocoNet cables and wiring in general. I managed to get through 10 of the 11 turnouts / stall motors in the yard I have been working on. I will redo #10 tommorow as I got a little sloppy with it. Sometimes you just have to know when to call the day. I pushed myself too hard to get the entire yard wired today, but it was just too much. I am happy about the progress and the realization that I will finish the electrical portion of the yard tomorrow.
On a more positive note, I was able to run the first locomotive on the layout today. It was a CSX GP38-2. The track work seems to be solid, but only the addition of some lighter weight rolling stock will confirm this. But, it all looks promising.
Stay tuned for tomorrows update, which will include some photos.
