Having relocated to S. Carolina, I am in the process of building another Garden Railway. Hopefully in the next couple of days, I will have figured out how to post pictures to show my progress. I had started a layout in Pa. Had the track work finished but was in need of plants when we decided to move south. So far we have cleared the lot, built some dried stacked stone walls to help with the elevations changes and laid out the track and walk ways. The boss keeps bringing plants home to be dug in so actual track work is going slow. Once I actually wired it up and checked to make sure the engine would pull the grades. No real plan, I sort of just go with what feels right at the time. Will work on the pictures.
Have fun with your trains
James http://railway.skeenapacific.ca
Davenower
Your story wasnt to good.
I mean it would cost whicth is
Have made some more progress. Dug out about 80 feet of roadbed and filled it with tamped crushed stones. Put track back in place. Although not shown in these new pictures, have laid the ballast in about 25 foot. After some rain showers over night it seems to be holding. now about another 200 ft to go, then on to the trustles. New pictures are located here:
http://www.helping-friends.us/sj/smilin_jack001.htm
I don't envy you doing all that digging.
Keep us posted on developments please.
Before heading to the train lot for the mornings session, I thought a quick up-date might be iln order. Another 80' or so of track bed has be dug and stones tamped in place. No ballast laid yet as I'm still debating what to use. My road bed is laid with larger stones than planned (leftovers from walkways which was larger than wanted but worked out fine) I have screened some and used it as ballast, but after a really hard rain I'm not happy with the way it washed out. I think "chicken grit" is next to be tried. Mean while I still have some larger stone to lay some more track bed. Sometime next week they will be seeding a new lawn so access to the train lot will have to wait till it germinates. Jack
JH,
Go to a local cement block plant, and ask them if they will sell you the gravel that they make cement blocks out of. That is what I am using now. It has some dust, and some real nice sized rough gravel. I use it to build grades, then sift it to get the fines out, and make a good ballast. The fines make great roads.
Paul
Should anyone want to see the article which appeared in the local newspaper yesterday go to: http://www.helping-friends.us/sj/senecanews082906_a.htm and http://www.helping-friends.us/sj/senecanews082906_b.htm you can see it was a slow news day.
Cool article, I was in the local paper today. Her's the article. charlie
Camaro1967 wrote: JH, Go to a local cement block plant, and ask them if they will sell you the gravel that they make cement blocks out of.
Go to a local cement block plant, and ask them if they will sell you the gravel that they make cement blocks out of.
Tom Trigg
Construction on the railroad was halted for the last two weeks in order to install a new lawn around it. We now have green grass and construction can commence once again. Only managed about 10 ft of roadbed since last update. Been busy keeping lawn watered. Next to come is some sort of shelter to house my electronic equipment. Before seeding I ran Electric to the lot along with water for drip system and future water feature. Not sure what to use for equipment, but I imagine I'll have to construct something to ensure water tightness. Want something that everything can stay in and be secured when not in use. Any ideas?
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