I have more subroadbed in place, ready for leveling and laying roadbed and track. There is track laid up to just ahead of the Swift reefer and ahead of that is where the wye at Bundy will be. The X on the right side is the location of the west switch and the tracks rise a total of 6-3/8 where they pass above that location. The upper level will be hid by hillside and there is to be a scenic barrier on the main benchwork. The first town, as yet unnamed is along the straight section where the reefer sits. There will be trackage for a bulk oil depot and an elevator and maybe something else here eventually along with scenery of course. Right now it looks like a dog's breakfast, but everything runs up the hill to end of track just fine on the 43" radius curves.
The reason I have 43" radius curves is that I didn't have room for 63"R. Everything runs and looks much better on wide curves.
Don - That's really going to be neat! With the actual grade you are using on your hill, will your 4100's, 4300's, 4400's, & 4500's be able to climb the hill on their own with a typical freight like the one you pictured earlier, or will you also need to use helpers? Ken
Kind of like the reporter asking the sheriff why he carried a .45: His reply,"Because they don't make a .46". I see that the cement plant is going in the middle - huh? They are already producing blocks. Nice work - Don.
Would that be pronounced like Albundy, New York? There could be four possible manufacturing businesses there: 1) Television plant 2) Sofa plant 3) Wholesale Potato Brokerage; "Couch" Potatoes 4) Shoe factory
How about: 5) An establishment like a bar & grill, tavern, or hole in the wall with the name prominently displayed: "Peg's".
I covet curves of 43". As it is, I'm pushing the limits at 24" on our little loop. I've forgone any hope of aesthetics...and I suspect my scale-sized engineers and firemen will fret over broken drawbars as the cab/tender bend at a frightening angle. Can't wait to see pictures as the scenery starts to take hold, Don. Thanks...