This is the first expansion of the layout in years. I wanted to expand the main line and bring it into the middle of the room, add some really long staging tracks to hold long trains and add another yard, a turntable and roundhouse.
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This is the first expansion of the layout in years. I wanted to expand the main line and bring it into the middle of the room, add some really long staging tracks to hold long trains and add another yard, a turntable and roundhouse.
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Hope to see more of your layout and progress. Looks great!
Thanks! It’s fun and hard work.
That's a big expansion! very nice.
Bob
Great work! If I only had the room!
It might not seem like much but I went from 1 working line to 5 today including wiring power to switches and tracks, cutting rails to fit and checking clearances.
Quick video.
Progress today. I ran power to the yard lead and inserted switches to connect the yard lead to the main. I also inserted a switch to lead to the turntable. I reinstalled the turntable. It was a major undertaking to get it level with the tracks. It’s not perfect all the way around but those fine adjustments are for another day. I included a video of some progress and the first engine on the turntable.
A little more done today. Laid out more tracks around the turntable. Test fitting coaling tower. Wondering how to enlarge atlas O roundhouse.
Unusual load on the end of this train. Checking clearances for this car. I plan to model several of them.
Looking great!!
Thanks!
That's looking great, David!!
Looks like you are having a great time...thats the important part. Nick
No progress today. Instead one locomotive fried itself and started smoking. Everything seemed to want to derail. I pulled the plug and went home. Better luck tomorrow?
Until now, I didn't realize the Atlas roundhouse had flooring. I bought mines used and that was not included.
Dave
luvindemtrains posted:Until now, I didn't realize the Atlas roundhouse had flooring. I bought mines used and that was not included.
Dave
That’s funny. I wish I had built mine without it as it raises the track, which has required raising it on the approach tracks too
I see it appears you are laying your track directly on chipboard (OSB). Don't you get a great deal of extraneous noise? I use Midwest foam and also a layer of homasote.
Loose-Caboose posted:I see it appears you are laying your track directly on chipboard (OSB). Don't you get a great deal of extraneous noise? I use Midwest foam and also a layer of homasote.
Probably. It has never bothered me.
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