JUNE 3, 2008
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BUILDING THE SHADY GROVE LOOP JUNE 3, 2008 |
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| CONSTRUCTION - Honey relaxes in the shade, while Daddy has a trailer loaded with tools and wood, and the table saw is set up at a convenient spot at the worksite. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEFORE - The railroad will loop around the edge of this kidney-shaped garden. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| TRACKBED GOLDEN SPIKE - Not very fancy, but after two hours of solid work, the trackbed has been completed. It's a total of 80 feet long. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INSTALLING TRACK - Here's the tracklaying process at work. I'm using Aristo code 332 aluminum track in 5 foot pieces, recycled from the old railroad. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| GOLDEN SPIKE CEREMONY - Well, plain old drywall screw anyway, but the Budd Car and GP40 face each other while the "spike" is being "driven." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THE CROWD - well, not much of a crowd, but at least Honey and I are there to witness the event. Not exactly trancontinental, either, more like 0.44 scale miles. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| SMOOTH SPOT - this easy curve here is not likely to derail anything anytime. But there are a couple of tight turns that may cause problems with some of the trains. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IF THE BUDD CAR CAN DO IT - anything can. It will derail on bad spots in the track that don't bother anything else. It did just fine, even on this reverse curve. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RURAL SCENE - the horses graze in the background while the Budd Car takes a spin on the new track. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||