Hi Everybody,
I had to take some time off from the railroad for a while, but lately the stirrings to get back to it have been getting stronger. Two weeks ago, Mother Nature threw some of her nasty at the Northeast in the form of a very early snow event. My Power went out around 10:00 Saturday night. There sure isn't much to do when there is no electricity. Coming home from my sisters Wednesday night I could see that lights were again on, on my street. My power was back on and so was the heat. During a lot of the time I spent thinking about the railroad, so last week end I started the long over due track laying.
I started with the two sidings at the Mill first. This weekend I tackled the switch.
I still have to finish cleaning up the points and the head and back bars. The rail is code 100 from Right-O-Way. The #6 bolted frog, guard rails and points are Red Cliff Miniatures castings. The unfinished ties is the location of the street that comes out from between the two buildings. Its a good thing that all those ties will be buried, fore the front siding leaving the switch, the ties weren't laid in place very well. The problem comes from the wrong number of the different length ties at the frog end. Seeing the tie pattern, I can correct it on all further switches. I'll also be locating the switch ties first from now on.
Now with track being laid, there is the insentive to get busy and build some rolling stock, finish the RS-2, get the DCC installed on the layout, get the lighting up and working. Yup, lots to do.
See ya next time.
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