PAGE 4 - FEB. 9 & 10
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WORKING ON THE RAILROAD PAGE 4 - FEB. 9 & 10 |
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| UP UP AND AWAY - the main line begins its ascent at a steady 2.4 percent grade, with tracks at 60 inch and 54 inch radius. The base is half-inch luaun plywood. | ||||||||||||||||||
| CLEARED THROAT - The yard's throat is cleared off and painted. In the distance the main line curves off to the right. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| NEW TRACK - the new handlaid track is starting up the hill. It takes about 12 minutes to build per foot of track. Rail and ties are recycled from the old railroad. | ||||||||||||||||||
| VIEW FROM ABOVE - the new track as seen from the other side. The ties are 1/4 by 3/8 by 3.4 inches, made of clear white pine. Rail is code 250 aluminum. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| MEASURING THE GRADE - this level has a piece of half-inch material attached at 20.8 inches from the right end, so a centered bubble is exactly a 2.4 percent grade. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NEW BENCHWORK - a new piece has been added, the right side higher than the left, reflecting the uphill climb of the tracks. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| SPIKING - with a track gauge close by, a rail is being spiked to the tie. Gauge is 45 mm between inside surfaces of the rails. Spikes are 1/2" 19-gauge wire nails. | ||||||||||||||||||
| CURVE TEMPLATE - This template made from .030 inch styrene is used to ensure that the inside rail smoothly follows a 53 inch radius, for a 54" radius centerline. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| NEW GUARDRAIL - In this complicated maze of rail and ties known as a 3-way turnout, one of the routes (the lower one in this photo) was causing derailments. I installed a new guardrail to keep the wheels from picking the point of the frog. There wasn't much room for the right end of the guardrail, but I filed it to fit, and here's the finished product. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NEW GUARDRAIL----------> | ||||||||||||||||||