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Finally Completed The Track Work On My Denver Yard UPDATE 4/10/2023

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Posted by caldreamer on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 8:15 PM

I have completed the turntable and locomotive storage tracks.  Here are three pictures.

 

Closeup Of turntable

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cJj4tO1YlREeFNfUEnzc6R5MJzJH3uGk/view?usp=share_link

Engine Storage Tracks

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ri_wH0g8Z-YK31pUcqRKVhLTQonlZkia/view?usp=share_link

Turntable With Ready Track To The Left

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mHeLUqy4omaOcXpWhu3eEMYjX6uttNSS/view?usp=share_link

 

 

 

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Posted by York1 on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 7:16 PM

That did it, Caldreamer!  Thanks for the efforts.  

You have a large layout planned!  That should keep you busy for a while.  Have fun with your work, and I like looking at your layout.

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Posted by caldreamer on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 5:29 PM

I updated access for all of the pictures to anyone, try to see them now and let me know.

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Posted by York1 on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 1:40 PM

caldreamer
Right click on each link and open the link in a new tab.  All four work for me.

Yes, we can only see two of the photos.  The others give a message of "access denied".  

 

I could see only the photo in the first link, and then the photo associated with the first little box.  None of the others are available.

As was stated, the forum will not host photos.  They must be uploaded to a photo-sharing site.

We can view some on Google drive, but you have to give out permission for us to access those photos.  You may or may not want to do that.

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Posted by York1 on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 1:36 PM

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Posted by AEP528 on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 12:32 PM

caldreamer

Mike:

  Right click on each link and open the link in a new tab.  All four work for me.

 

The links work for you because they're in your Google account. The pictures are not publicly accessible.

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Posted by caldreamer on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 12:13 PM

Mike:

  Right click on each link and open the link in a new tab.  All four work for me.

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Posted by mbinsewi on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 7:20 AM

The only links that works is the first one, and the little icon for the engine facility, the other 3 don't work.

I'll wait for your other pictures.

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Posted by caldreamer on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 6:41 AM

I work on my layout each day.  I will post additional pictures in the future.

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Posted by York1 on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 9:51 PM

I could see a couple of the pictures.  You really have a large layout!  Hope to see more of it.  Thanks!

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Posted by caldreamer on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 9:39 PM

I finally had time to post the links to my pictures.  See my previous post.

UPDATE: The pit now wethered and I am working on weathering the table.                 

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Posted by crossthedog on Sunday, April 2, 2023 10:12 AM

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Posted by caldreamer on Sunday, April 2, 2023 10:08 AM
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Posted by caldreamer on Saturday, April 1, 2023 2:48 PM

Thank you Peter.  I hope to have pictures posted tomorrow.  Just finishing the cork roadbed behind the turntable where the storage tracks will be.

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Posted by HO-Velo on Saturday, April 1, 2023 12:29 PM

caldreamer
I have completed the track work on my Denver yard.  All tracks are now in and wired to the bus. 

Caldreamer,  Congrats on completing your yard track work, a cause for celebration along with that nice feeling of accomplishment.  

Wish I'd taken more photos during layout construction and related projects, if not for posterity, for fun and future reference.  

Btw, Matt, Kong vs Elmer, love it   

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Posted by BigDaddy on Friday, March 31, 2023 8:53 PM

caldreamer
Right now there are consturction materials on or near the yard and I do not think these will make for good pictures.

Probably true but most of us are messy.  Youtube RonsTrainsNThings posted a video on a little cart to hold all your stuff https://youtube.com/shorts/O2M6G-om1fQ?feature=share

One of my projects is to letter a freight car for This Thread Need Pictures Transportation

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Posted by crossthedog on Friday, March 31, 2023 12:32 PM

If cleanup were a requisite for "good photos" then I have only ever and always posted bad ones. They all have pliers lying athwart the tracks or packets of couplers or screws littered across the yard. I cannot guess how many photos of locomotives or rolling stock I've posted that have a bottle of Elmer's glue towering in the distance. I wonder if I should just give in and make it part of the cityscape.



-Matt

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Posted by York1 on Friday, March 31, 2023 12:18 PM

caldreamer
As soon as I get a little farther along and finish painting the the turntable and install the storage tracks, I will post pictures of my Denver yard.  Right now there are consturction materials on or near the yard and I do not think these will make for good pictures.

 

I agree with Kevin.  Many of us love seeing the work in progress.  Most of us can look past junk and clutter to see the laid track, etc.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, March 31, 2023 11:20 AM

caldreamer
Right now there are consturction materials on or near the yard and I do not think these will make for good pictures.

Work-In-Progress pictures are always welcome over in Weekend Photo Fun!

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Posted by caldreamer on Friday, March 31, 2023 7:00 AM

As soon as I get a little farther along and finish painting the the turntable and install the storage tracks, I will post pictures of my Denver yard.  Right now there are consturction materials on or near the yard and I do not think these will make for good pictures.

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Posted by Pruitt on Thursday, March 30, 2023 3:50 PM

Pictures?

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Posted by crossthedog on Thursday, March 30, 2023 11:31 AM

Good to hear this. Watching a train slide in between occupied tracks in a yard is one of the big thrills for me. 

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Finally Completed The Track Work On My Denver Yard UPDATE 4/10/2023
Posted by caldreamer on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 6:02 PM

I have completed the track work on my Denver yard.  All tracks are now in and wired to the bus.  The only thing left to do is to complete the installation of the Walthers 130' turntable which will consist of adding storage tracks and wiring the turntable and bridge power. Eventually I will wire the turntable to control it with a hand held controller.

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