Today I wired up about half of my HCD layout, and started testing my trackwork only to discover that one rail was sitting a little high, causing the pilot truck to derail. I cleaned up the bump, and derailment continued. I then realized that the pilot truck was hitting the […]
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Tonight I laid a garden track and the lead to the turntable. I also mocked up the last three sidings. There is a pocket track for the team track on the front of the layout. As of right now, it is long enough to hold three random Micro Trains forty […]
Work continues…
The second largest magazine in the hobby is mentioning my work on their Facebook page http://mrh-mag.com
I must be doing something right
Since the Southern Pacific took over the Pacific Coast Railway, they started to improve the facilities of Santa Ynez. Here we see the newest addition to the yard, an 80 foot turntable taking PCRY 136 for a spin. Soon, the fuel storage will be upgraded.
The Santa Ynez engine facilities are getting improvements
The new Pacific Coast Railway layout has been a use up my stash and old projects planning exercise. I have been digging out old US made Atlas flex track and switches. I have a Dimi Trains water tower (the only project that I nicely weathered as a kid), the Atlas […]