So I am using #4’s to get the yard tracks to fan out quicker. The yard feeds off of the interchange track. There are a pair of #6’s on both ends of the interchange and PE mainline… I was able to find a spot for the very first laser cut […]
Yearly Archives: 2020
While the wife ran out to pick up dinner, I had enough time to go out to the garage and cut some flex track to fit. I nailed the track in to place, and I plan to start gluing the flex down tomorrow morning.
Configuring the junction
The Pacific Electric MOW department has been very busy. They have tore out the Playa Desnuda junction, and are reconfiguring it into a real junction. While nothing is nailed/glued down, here is the basic layout of the track geometry. I am not worried about the tight radius, the track that […]
And the fun begins
Well, the new extension is assembled and mounted Now the fun begins, expect to see Southern Pacific MOW equipment….
Construction Zone Ahead
So…I have rotated the layout 180°, this will allow me to add a staging track and build a functional junction, making an interchange yard…. this is placing Playa Desnuda Shell on the front of the layout, and on the other side! I also built the benchwork for the extension, and […]
You spin me right round…
IF…I rotate the layout 180°, with minimal changes, I can add a staging track and make a functional junction. Washington Blvd would need to be relocated, and Playa Desnuda Shell would be the closest industry to the yard, and the freight station would be the furthest away. Above is the […]