September is Almost Over Already?

And I know I haven't kept this going regularly, but I have only done one day's work on the layout all month. I managed to extend the double track halfway around the room, and installed the first crossover.



After that I spent a couple of hours doing track maintenance, brought about by either the drop in temperature, or the selective fickleness of wheel on my Bluford Shops high-cube box cars. Either way, I was able to run the entire train from end to end with only one small hiccup, probably from a car needing to be "gone over". My son shot some video:







...the focus is a little off, as we were experimenting and suffering from bad light...

August Progress omnibus

This month has been a little slow on the construction side; outside influences and two weeks of vacation meant the part that was left was filled up with other stuff. Yes, it does happen lol...

I DID however manage to lay the beginning of the double track main line along one side of the loop; I still need to work out the "how" factor for the yard, but the good news is the rest is progressing, even if slowly at the minute. It is surprising how quickly the second track goes in, after the time and effort to build the shelf and lay the first track. Probably very similar to what "plains" railroads find when double tracking...

Since I did a few feet in a number of visits, I didn't get any pictures. But next time, I will...