My HO "L-Shaped Switching Layout" (96"x92"(16" Shelf Width))...

[otiscnj]

I may be from Jersey, but I've been west of the Delaware, ha, ha.

 

[justn2trains]

I got a temporary bridge put in so I could make it a loop.


Bridge is 4" wide.


The radius by the grain elevator is 24" and the one close to the camera is about 26".


Made a little more bench work to allow for more of a radius.

 

[justn2trains]

Here is the new location of the Grain Elevator.




Where the four covered hoppers are, there will be a Walthers HO 933-3026 Red Wing Flour Mill Kit (>LINK<)

 

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This section will be a BNSF maintenance facility, holding gondolas, heavy equipment and extra stock.

 

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Few shots of me figuring out the road to the flour mill....the grain trucks will have their own dirt road that comes off this paved road.


I am going with a 3" wide road.

 

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Few more views of the bridge.

 

[justn2trains]

Got started on the road, and did some testing on the scenery.




I wanted to do something different for the access road to the Grain Elevator. Thoughts on the colored rock for the dirt road? Look ok?


Here is what I used for the dirt road, on the side of the road I just used dirt from the back yard.

 

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Few more shots of the dirt road.

 

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Doing some testing on the mainline.

 

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Got the gravel parking lot at bit done in the scrap yard.





This will be a small mechanic shop.

 

[justn2trains]

Started on the ramp for the gravel road to the grain elevator....doesn't have to be too fancy....it will just get ballest on top of it later(just needs a sanding and maybe another coat of joint compound).

 

[otiscnj]

Scrap yard area starting to look good! Might want to add some sort of guardrail(s) to 'the bridge' so your equipment doesn't take 'the dive' if you have an 'oops.' You've done a lot in a small space!

 

[justn2trains]

Scrap yard area starting to look good! Might want to add some sort of guardrail(s) to 'the bridge' so your equipment doesn't take 'the dive' if you have an 'oops.' You've done a lot in a small space!

Thanks! Yeah, I been meaning to hit Home Depot....I have seen some plexiglass there that I could rip down to 3" strips....just been busy with the holidays.

 

[ggooler]

your moving along real good now justin. looks good

 

[justn2trains]

your moving along real good now justin. looks good

...................Thanks G!

 

[justn2trains]

I got some facia up and some track weathered.


I know, I used a few screws...lol.



On the bridge, the facia sits a little higher....incase of people bumping the bridge and causing a derailment or etc.

 

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The height of the facia is 5.2, it gets a little thinner when it hits the bridge.

 

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Quick view on how I braced the radius.


View of my my wiring, I put a ziptie around the blue connector...I just didn't have one installed in this picture.


I nail in some hangers to keeping the wiring up and tight.


I will be adjusting the yard section a bit...I will make the right track isolated from the mainline so the yard switcher can move cars around and have the mainline clear.

 

[justn2trains]

Picked up an new Athearn covered hopper and TTX boxcar.

 

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I also picked up BNSF yard tractor(Athearn) and a FJ40(forget what brand).