Lady_Railfan
House Mother, Cheerleader
It's finally happening! Some of you may remember my description of the Fern & Cycad Garden Railway a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, it's languished on an abandoned siding until last weekend, when the MOW crew (me) dug and raked a barrel-full of leaves and weeds in preparation to resume operations.
Before I retired (the first time) 1997, I bought some LGB gear from a friend at work. Included were a loco (picture 1) and caboose, 75 feet of track, and several miscellaneous pieces of rolling stock.
It would be another six years before we terraced a former slope in the back yard and started work on the right-of-way. That was complicated because we had to cut down a large tree and remove the stump at the north end (picture 2), and extend part of the retainer to provide a minimum radius for the track at the south end (picture 3).
The station in Picture 4 was built from a Piko kit that was a gift from our kids. It will occupy the north end of the current 35-foot-wide layout. Phase 2 will see the layout extended another 30 feet or so to the south. Phase 3 will occupy the upper terrace. Please stay tuned. Numerous questions will follow as I proceed.![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Before I retired (the first time) 1997, I bought some LGB gear from a friend at work. Included were a loco (picture 1) and caboose, 75 feet of track, and several miscellaneous pieces of rolling stock.
It would be another six years before we terraced a former slope in the back yard and started work on the right-of-way. That was complicated because we had to cut down a large tree and remove the stump at the north end (picture 2), and extend part of the retainer to provide a minimum radius for the track at the south end (picture 3).
The station in Picture 4 was built from a Piko kit that was a gift from our kids. It will occupy the north end of the current 35-foot-wide layout. Phase 2 will see the layout extended another 30 feet or so to the south. Phase 3 will occupy the upper terrace. Please stay tuned. Numerous questions will follow as I proceed.