I have been puzzled about where to put my tracks, so the gardener can still cut the grass
I had this brainstorm today :
lay the tracks aces outside the barrier.
Now, to present this concept to my wife for ratification...
A reasonable compromise!
Trains, trains, wonderful trains. The more you get, the more you toot!
Now I know you've got trouble, the layout's overflowing the train room and draining into the back yard!
Flintlock76 Now I know you've got trouble, the layout's overflowing the train room and draining into the back yard!
I've got so much already, and I never realized how much until we moved.
sheesh, I got a lot of stuff...
Penny Trains A reasonable compromise!
Easy !!!
This will cut the track laying time down to a fraction of what it would otherwise have been.
I'm all about time savers !!!
Postwar Paul Flintlock76 Now I know you've got trouble, the layout's overflowing the train room and draining into the back yard! I've got so much already, and I never realized how much until we moved. sheesh, I got a lot of stuff...
I know what you mean! Next local train meet I'm going to try and unload some stuff to make room. Things got a little out of hand, if you know what I mean.
Doh !!!!!
trying to rough out a track plan( and play trains),
the Rhatische Bahn jack shaft electric decided to jump...
The little engine that can!!!
Furka Oberalp rack engine can clime a 1 in 4 gradient. Could get interesting...
Blast from the past...
the Zillertal Bahn tank.
European narrow gauge to augment my Yank narrow gauge.
Excited to get started !!!
Here's what I have so far, if your interested
A layer of weed block and 2500 pounds of gravel
A huge tie replacement project is next
The center area will be cacti and desert plants
This is only Phase One, and switch on the back side will allow for expansion
Here's another proposed branch
I know there are operational issues, but I kinda like the look of the track with the wonky ties.
The funny thing about G is that there are many different scales manufactured for this gauge. In the old days, there was 1:22.5, 1:24, 1:29, and 1:32, and probably a lot more than that....
It settled into 2camps ; 1:20.3( 3 foot narrow gauge), and 1:29( standard gauge models. I love the narrow gauge, so I'm striving for 1:20.3.
I unofficially call my garden line the "P.N.G.".
Paul's narrow gauge
with narrow gauge, rickety track is acceptable...
John Henry was a steel drivin' man...
Accucraft 1:20.3 narrow gauge boxcar, and first 2 completed track sections. The weather and the elements will destroy the ties after a number of years. This is not my first rodeo....
I did not realize that this yard has a slope
The summit is in the back corner, which should make for interesting train handling
About 50% complete with the necessary tie replacement
I'll hit it again next weekend
Yesterday was the official christening of the garden railroad, which is exciting since I have not been able to run a G gauge train in well over a year
Everything tracked well, without incident. But more tamping, ballasting and leveling will be needed.
I had to custom bend a section to get everything to connect
There's a wicked, stiff grade in the back corner, but doesn't seem to cause any issues.
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