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The train room in the basement is finished.
The size is about 755 sqft
The OSB board from Lowe's was delivered.
Started on the bench work starting at the East side of Cumberland Yard.
So far I have been using the wood saved from my old layout with the exception
of the OSB board.
Photos of the 1:1 templates of the extents of the layout.
These will be used to cut out the plywood.
The track plan was drawn out and will be transferred over to the plywood.
Specifications:
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
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.
Train room dimensions along with the approximate dimensions of the layout.
The size changed a bit as I was laying out the track.
A photo from my old layout in Maryland.
A Chessie freight headed down grade along the Casselman River near Rockwood PA.
