HO 80s/90s CSX, NS, & Conrail layout resurrection.

[boatman]

Thanks for looking. Loose equipment & hotbox sensors are in right foreground. "Hotbox" is a wheel bearing overheating. When trouble is detected the warning light goes off & a signal is sent to dispatch to halt the affected train. The grey boxes are 'relay cabinets' to contain controls for them. PaulE

OK PaulE im following this build as railways have always got me intrested great layout :thumb2:
chris

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Paul
looking good......when making your 3% grade remember you can gain extra clearance by dropping the other line as well.....that trick can reduce the space needed by almost half.....

[adt70hk]

Brilliant! Brings back memories of my own layout that my dad built for me!

[Si Benson]

Evening Paul,
This is all Coming along rather nicely. nice plan of your layout btw...I keep telling my son he should plan his layout like that before he commit. I’ll have to show him your set up :thumb2:

[minitnkr]

Thanks for commenting gents. Si, here are some tools your son will need. Scale rule, coupler/air hose gauge, 100/70 lb track gauges, spacing gauge, HO stds. gauge. The coupler/air hose & 100/70 lb gauge are great for heat sinks when soldering track also.

PaulE

[Mini Me]

Is it too much to hope for a live video feed sequence once you begin operations? Rick H.

[minitnkr]

I'm hoping too. PaulE

[scottie3158]

That would be great to see.

[boatman]

YEA so would I like to see

chris

[minitnkr]

I would like to see it too, but it's a long way off. I have to complete the industrial module & troubleshoot the short before I can do anymore benchwork/trackage because it will be hard to reach after it's in place and its' finish height will determine the West 1&2 modules' upper level height. PaulE

[minitnkr]

Some progress pics. Waiting for road to dry, I started ballasting, not as easy as I remember.

Last coat on road. Added some concrete parking pads & guardrails.


PaulE

[scottie3158]

Paul,
Looking good this will keep you out of mischief for a while.

[boatman]

HI PaulE lookin good on the track ballastin I use to paint with a brush over the rail sleepers with pva then pour on the ballast then when its dry a day or so later then go over all what id done with a small hover to suck up any loose ballast an then emty the bag an reuse it along another section of track so that way there is no waste but what you are doin is lookin great an thanks for the close up shots its nice to see what you are doin spot on
chris

[minitnkr]

I'm roll'in now. Look'in west on industrial module.

Look'in east on Industrial module.

Road pretty much done.


PaulE

[JR]

Wow Paul, this is looking good.
Certainly a labour of love to rework all this. The latest photos :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2: