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What's New (and What's Not) |
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Started construction January 2004 |
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1. Built Benchwork |
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2. Layed Cork |
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3. Layed Track (Superelevated Curves) |
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4. Wired Track |
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5. Built and wired Control Panels (accomodate 7 throttles) |
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6. Verified Operation (another name for played with trains) Very useful. Found areas for changes/improvements. Changed some track and rewired some control panels. |
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7. Changed turnout/crossing at Nescopeck (see # 6). |
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8. Added Branch to Plymouth and verified operation |
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9. Inserted and painted Sleepers (worst job so far with very little noticable results) |
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10. Started scenery, assembled and placed some buildings. |
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11. Began Ballast and scenery (in Plymouth) |
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12. Rearranged Power Plant/ Northumberland in/out track for better operation (see # 6) |
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13. Added Throttle for Northumberland Yard (mostly for Power Plant in/out) (see # 6) |
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14. Added crossover to eastbound main from Buttonwood yard (see # 6). |
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15. Added a crossover at Nescopeck for the local to return to Buttonwood (see good old #6) |
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16. Rearranged Mine Track Warning Do not use sheet cork. I did. When I ballasted it, it curled and developed about 1 inch waves with the track skimming the surface. I also used it in Northumberland Yard. I'm going to do something before ballasting. I'm going to have to tear out the mine track and cork and redo. (See picture below). |
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17. Changed Operation at Buttonwood. No longer needed to add trackage |
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18. Developed Operational Scheme without paperwork. No forms to fill out. |
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19. Finally cut access hole in Hudson (Wilkes Barre Staging Yard) to reach turnouts at rear. Wow am I glad that's done! Should have done it before track. |
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20. Began Phase 1 of Scenery. Stopped at Buttonwood yard. Phase 1 is dirt, grass, trees, roads, and buildings. Very Little detail (people, poles, few automobiles, etc.) |
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21. Develop "Index Card Cheat Sheets" for guest engineers. |
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Note: # 6 while being fun was also very helpful in fine tuning the layout. I 'm not willing to leave this stage of construction 'til I am satisfied with the operation. |
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Sheet Cork |
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