we have a railroad

[Anonymous]

GR july 04#04.jpg

well it happen, I HAVE A GARDEN RAILROAD

WOOOHOOOOO
I took a week off to get this up and going befor the 4th of july.I have to tell all of you.. MAN is this alot of work!!!!! But the track is laid, a few plants are growing and my family LOVED IT.My bro's and sisters and mom and dad all do gardening, so of course they were telling me , you can have this plant and that plant, of course i was looking at them like...????? ok (what are they talking about) Well my thing is the train ( mostly) but im starting to understand the plant thing with alot of reading and going to nurserys ( with my sister). so I hope the picture works , i would like to get some feed back from all of you.

thanks again for all your help the last couple months on getting me to "just do it"

Jeff

[Rene Schweitzer]

I can't see the photo.[V] Can anyone else see it?

[bman36]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Rene S

I can't see the photo.[V] Can anyone else see it?

Nope...won't work for me either. Would love to see it! Later eh...Brian.
[8D]

[Anonymous]

http://photos.yahoo.com/ja_sabo

sorry , lets go this route

[bman36]

saboja,
Very nice indeed! Good for you. Cool design on the deck work. Keep us updated on your progress. We had pond liner similar to yours but ended up taking it out. Relocating and going to a vinyl liner instead. I see you trenched for the roadbed...well done. Have fun "Playing" in the yard. Later eh...Brian.

[Anonymous]

Hi saboja
I think that effort calles for a rest and some quality train time.
Now you have started you will find the reward for your efforts is paid back ten fold in the pleasure it will bring you..
I like the way the train will disapear from view some times visualy breaking up the loop
Try and keep breaking the loop into viewing areas it will seem a lot bigger and allow you to create different areas of interest with diferent features.
When you work out the plant thing let me know then you can tell me what I am doing wrong[:D]
What do you plan on doing next other than a bridge? keep us posted
WELL DONE
regards John

[ondrek]

That is very similar to my plan, not the actual layout, but having right off the deck idea. I was worried that leaving it ground level would make things difficult or odd looking, but after looking at your results, it seems just fine. Good thing too, building a raised bed for the layout meant getting dirt there, and well, thats been my downfall, getting the dirt there.

I will have to get going on mine, I really like how its lower then the deck, I am very glad I took a look at your pics. I will have to take pics of my progress as well.

One thing i found is that I have a 9' x 16' area total, and that is going to allow me to use 8' dia turns and i am now not limited to the 5' dia i have. but that also means buying a whole box of 8' dia turns.

Very nice saboja! I am very happy you posted. it has made it easier for me, a begininger to get a good feelling about starting.

KO

[jmozz]

Jeff it looks great I sure could use you here over the long weekend i laid down some track on the grass just to get an idea of how much room i need. well have fun while i dream of mine jmozz

[Anonymous]

saboja

Great Job! Looks lie a fun time at your house this weekend [:)]

I did not see any marking paint or pvc pipe to mark where the track goes. What did you use?

[ondrek]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Bluebonnet - 71

saboja

Great Job! Looks lie a fun time at your house this weekend [:)]

I did not see any marking paint or pvc pipe to mark where the track goes. What did you use?

If he did what i plan on doing, it would be this, Lay out the track, then take the shovel out and cut/mark the ground along the two sides of the track. pull up the track, and then dig the trench between the two cut lines made with the shovel.

This kind of approach is feasable only if the layout is realativly small such as his or mine will. if the layout is really large, then that process just doesnt make sence.

Kevin

[Anonymous]

Jeff, We are having a party here I have all the best of the female members of my family around and we wish you all the best for your railway. Please tell us where you are from.

Courtney

[Anonymous]

Nice one Jeff, well worth the effort isn't it, after the aching back gets back to normal! Run them trains.
Cheers,
Kim
[tup]

[Anonymous]

First i want to thank you all for you input, i will keep the pick updated as progress moves forward.

Hi Bluebonnet, i did just as kevin said, :layed the track down on the grass, used a flat shovel, and outlines the outside rail, then the inside rail, then, pickeup the track and start digging.. and a side note, you wont beleive how much dirt comes from a 6 in wide x 3-4 in trench..ALOT

to Courtney, I live in between Cincinnati, and Dayton Ohio.

Over the weekend , i did build a bridge, but........it was a little to small ( thought i would try scratch building with no instructions...ooo welll, i will post that pic soon.
Also, picked up some more ballast, got the track nice and secure, then sat back and ran the trains for a little while :-)

well thats the update
Jeff

[Anonymous]

ok there a few new pics, if you would like to see them

http://photos.yahoo.com/ja_sabo

[Anonymous]

Dear Jeff

Congrats on the compleation of your railway.

I am not you but, I know that many people with a new railroad think of things on your own, but if you like, here are some things that I plan to do when my rairoad is complete

After my railroad is complete, I will make up a passenger train (Three to four cars Bachmann coaches) and put Red, White, and Blue banners over the car sides and onn the coach handle rails (similar to a presidential train) and do the same to the loco.

Then, after I set it on the tracks, I have plans to make a stage at the main station and place figures on the stage, standin and sitting on chairs, standing on the platform, sitting on the roof (passenger cars and station) as well as children hanging on the engine.

I am just telling you what I am goiung to do. You do what you want and don't let anybody else tell you what to do on your railroad.

Congratulations
Nicholas Parker

[Marty Cozad]

Jeff
great job, i love seeing the steps that others us to build their RRs. Thanks for the photos

[Anonymous]

Jeff

This may be a stupid question, but hw old are you? What train do you have. I as I have started consrtuction will be purchasing Bachmann's Gold Rush set and some more rolling stock.

Nicholas

[Anonymous]

Jeff

Live Steam locomotives are in the near future too.

Nicholas

[Anonymous]

A tip of the hat to you, your railway looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! have lots of fun and now you can enjoy [:D]

[Anonymous]

Hey Nicholas

well im 43,But VERY young at heart!! I started with the Bachmann loco, and have been picking up a few things off e bay.I wanted to get something inexpensive just to start and make sure the track is good.Ive been into HO for a LONG time, but a freind was talking about the G scale so i saw a unit on ebay and got it at a good price... and it went down from there :-)
Just a note , i am really surpise how fast you can spend.....a few hundred dollors in just getting something running, BUT it been well worth it.

i hope to get a few pics up today with the train running along the tracks.

thanks everyone

Jeff

[bman36]

Hey Jeff,
I too was hit with "Sticker Shock" when I first looked at these big trains. Got over it pretty quick though. I enjoyed the photos. Always nice to see what others are doing out there. Working on my garden today too. Got a whole lotta' cedar to cut for a small deck as well as trim work. Gonna' wire in some torch lights for night time. May actually get to run trains this year! Better get at it. Later eh...Brian.

[ondrek]

QUOTE: Originally posted by saboja

Over the weekend , i did build a bridge, but........it was a little to small ( thought i would try scratch building with no instructions...ooo welll, i will post that pic soon.
Also, picked up some more ballast, got the track nice and secure, then sat back and ran the trains for a little while :-)

well thats the update
Jeff

Jeff-
First i want to say that i think you did a great job so far and your work has inspired me to get my butt in gear and get going on mine. nice job done!

the issue with the bridge, too small, in what way? width, height, or length? if its heght or width, the easiest way to build a bridge that will be large enough is to build it around the track and the largest piece of rolling stock you have possibly it would be the engine too. Thats how i built a HO bridge, i built it around the engine and now i know its large enough. if its not long enough, you can fake the extentions by running two support beam under the bridge lengthways creating two spurs on each end of the bridge that extend 6" longer on each end of the bridge. these spurs can be buried under the road bed and allow the bridge to span a longer area than the bridge appears to do, and you dont have to re-build it all over again.

Again, nice job so far, as you expand it will be even more fun. now, as soon as i get my last 9 pieces of track i need, i will break ground on my layout.

Kevin

[Anonymous]

Looks good mate, small but clean and workable: this is agreat start. Congrats


Ian

[Anonymous]

Looking Great! Wished mine was down.

[guysaab]

Looks Great. My sons and I are about a week or two behind your progress.
What is the stone you have used? I'm about ready to buy roadbed and ballast, I have some ideas, but I'm still looking.
Thanks

[Anonymous]

Hey Jeff congrats on the beauitful railroad ! Have fun running the trains . I like the way the track disappears from view around your deck . Nice job !

[Tom The Brat]

Nice! Thanks for the picture tour.

[Anonymous]

Very nice mate but we call them railways.

Rgds ian

[cheese3]

Very Nice. I like it. I hope to have my garden up and running one day. I like your tunnels, they look very Cool!

[vsmith]

Wow, this was originally posted 1 year ago