Rack 'em up !!!

[Postwar Paul]

That went well !!

[Postwar Paul]

If you hand lay your track, make sure to drop in the rack rail anchors before final spiking down

[Postwar Paul]

Ah !!

 

 

The ties that bind....

[Postwar Paul]

Time to re-tie'er!!

[Postwar Paul]

Thank you !

I'll share as I make progress. My first task is the track itself. I'll be working on that this week. As for the mountains, real rocks and stones would be my first choice. 

But, that's not set in stone !!

[York1]

Postwar Paul

And, I'm still doing my homework. when I get some time, I need to go down to our local rock yard, and see what is available. And also if they can deliver... This is probably the biggest consideration for how exactly I will proceed...

 

Please keep posting pictures!  I don't post often on this thread, but I'm very interested in what you're doing.

[Postwar Paul]

And, I'm still doing my homework. when I get some time, I need to go down to our local rock yard, and see what is available.

And also if they can deliver...

This is probably the biggest consideration for how exactly I will proceed...

[Postwar Paul]

As usual, I tend to " engineer on the fly ".

Which is a polite way to say I have no plan whatsoever....

But, my current line of thinking has 3 options:

1. Support the track first with foundation footings, and pile/ mortar medium size stones around and stack to create a mountain feel.

2. Treat it as a very large model railroad, and cover the track supports with window screen covered with a hard shell of concrete.

3. Leave the support posts naked.

keep in mind the cinder block walls will have painted murals to form a backdrop. One side will probably depict Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland.The other will probably depict the rock faces of Jungfrau, Monch,and Eiger.

But, things will probably change as construction progresses, and better ideas come to mind.

Thanks for asking, though !

Paul

[PVT Kanaka]

Did you figure out the landscaping? Are you going to go for an alpine look, or are you going to take advantage of local materials you have ready to hand?

[Postwar Paul]

PVT Kanaka

I'll forgo the math, thanks! This is going to be awesome.

 

LOL

I was kidding around anyway, but that works out to 54 inches elevation. 

I have read that it is recommended to slacken the grade on curves, but it will still probably get to 4 foot elevation. It's exciting, but I have a very,very long way to go yet. And, lots more ideas.

Paul

[PVT Kanaka]

I'll forgo the math, thanks! This is going to be awesome.

[Postwar Paul]

After leaving a switch from the main loop, the track will climb at 15% for 32 feet.

...do the math...

[Postwar Paul]

Rack railway components have arrived.

 

 

And, I have a track plan:

[PVT Kanaka]

Cool! Keep 'em coming! If you are looking for fun figurines, PLAYMOBIL has some Alpine sets you could use to populate that portion of the railroad.

[Postwar Paul]

To be continued...

[Postwar Paul]

A similar consist

[Postwar Paul]

Furka Oberalp rack locomotive. Always wanted to try this !!!

[Postwar Paul]

Experimenting with these footings for track support. If I continue at 15% grade, I may get to 4 feet off the ground.

[Postwar Paul]

Got rack components ordered, and laying out the route

[Postwar Paul]

my cog railway project is starting !!!