THE New and Larger BO&W Layout

[Buckeye Riveter]

V8Vega

Do you operate your trains or mostly loop running? If I was starting over I might not have any switches.

 

 

When guests visited my former layout, they would operate the trains with a CAB-1 or LC+ controller. As the late Chuck "Blueberry" Mathews said, "When you operate Buckeye's layout, you really run the trains." I believe in the video below, the oldest grandson and I were running the trains and the youngest grandson was amazed we didn't crash.

 

 

Normally we ran three trains, but on occasion we had five short trains running using cruise control.

 

Roy please remember I use POT bearings on my bridges, too. 

[wrmcclellan]

Buckeye Riveter

 

One thing RR Track 5.0 would not let me do was to add a batter to the outside legs of the trestle piers which counteracts the centrifugal force as the train speeds around the curve. I remember laughing at a photo of a trestle in CTT where the pier's legs were not battered knowing that even a heavy model locomotive could take it down if the track joints were not tight and soldered.

 

There's rivet counting and then there is Buckeye taking it to a whole new dimension!

 

Nice job on the layout plan Buckeye!

[Buckeye Riveter]

Penny Trains

Ambitious! 

My former layout was ambitious because there were many things I didn't know how to do. It took me many hours to put my first table together and now I can do it quickly because I purchased six more C type clamps. 

 

[Buckeye Riveter]

fifedog

Track planning; my favorite part.  Watch the edges.  Nice graphics.

 

 

Thanks!

The edge clearance was set at two inches except where the future rail yard would be constructed. Do you see those little purple squares used for spacing at edge?

 

One thing RR Track 5.0 would not let me do was to add a batter to the outside legs of the trestle piers which counteracts the centrifugal force as the train speeds around the curve. I remember laughing at a photo of a trestle in CTT where the pier's legs were not battered knowing that even a heavy model locomotive could take it down if the track joints were not tight and soldered.

 

Joists will be constructed of 1x3 with a masonite facing board and curtains. The curtains will be the black landscaping material available at Lowes.

 

I have already eliminated two of the four switches on the lower loop. Not needed.

 

 

[fifedog]

Track planning; my favorite part.  Watch the edges.  Nice graphics.

[Penny Trains]

Ambitious! 

[Buckeye Riveter]

The plan. Separate yard in the future that wraps around upper most basement column.