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Latest work completed:
Finished cutting the sub roadbed.
Next I will transfer the track locations onto the sub roadbed and elevate it.
Specifications:
Minimum Walkway Width: 35"
Minimum Layout Height: 42.5"
Minimum Radius: 30"
Curve Easements: 18" transition, 0.5" offset
Super Elevation: 0.030"
Tangent Track Center to Center: 2"
Curved Track Center to Center 2.25"
Yard Track Center to Center: 2"
Mainline Maximum Grade: 1.5%
Mainline Crossovers: #8
Spurs off of the Mainline: #6
Yard/Industrial Switches: #4
DCC: NCE Powerhouse Pro System with 3 power districts
JMRI Software
Track charts showing the location of switches, tunnels, and bridges.
Elevations will be determined once all the plywood sub roadbed is installed.
The summit will be where it should be - Sand Patch PA.
Some of the tack is not totally accurate due to space, but all the tunnels are properly located.
Train room dimensions along with the approximate dimensions of the layout.
The size changed a bit as I was laying out the track. The room is approximately 755 sqft.
A photo from my old layout in Maryland (2001 - 2019).
A coal train is headed upgrade at Williams with two GP-38s in the old B&O/C&O paint scheme.
