PAGE TWO - OCTOBER 6-9, 2008
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BUILDING A 1.5-INCH SCALE RAILROAD PAGE TWO - OCTOBER 6-9, 2008 |
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| Now that the track panels are built, it's time to lay track for the new railroad! | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The panels are now loaded on the trailer for the trip to the "Red Zone," the shaded area behind the horse pastures. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| We placed the completed panels next to the G scale railroad just to see what it would look like. But this will not be the site of the new railroad. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The track panels have been placed around a grove of trees. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| On Wednesday I picked up a yard of half-inch crushed stone in the horse trailer. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The joint bars are bolted on and a tie placed underneath the joint area. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The rail ends have been cut and holes drilled for the joint bars. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The horses graze near the new track. They know this area is off limits when there are no people around. In a few minutes they will run off at a full gallop! | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The completed section of track. 4 of the 6 track panels are now installed. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The next day, Tomecca was much bolder about checking out the new railroad. | Just as I was finishing up, Karl stopped by to see the railroad...and Honey. | |||||||||||||||||||