Mountain Division – Trestle – 06
Today I finished installing the last of 42 Sonotubes. 24 still need to be cemented. Hope to put a dent in it tomorrow. Sonotubes highlighted for better visibility.
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Mountain Division – Trestle – 02
here is a little update on the trestle. Sonotubes and cement have arrived. Today I put in two sonotubes (without cement) 40 to go. I’ll get another 6 or so and and do some cement work. I’m off next week … Continue reading →
Blueberry Pass Extension – update 5
The extension is completely connected. Next week I’ll get ballast. Once this is finished, Mountain Division goes into high gear planning. Many ideas are swirling around in my head. Come spring, it’s time to begin building a 250′ trestle. Looking … Continue reading →
Blueberry Pass extension – update 4
Since my last post there has been a lot of progress even though I was unable to work for a few weeks. I completed fixing the area wiped out behind the house. It’s not connected into the cement crossing. Between … Continue reading →
Construction has begun on Blueberry Pass extension
Thank God for the nice weather. In less than 5 days, I managed to work on part of my extension. I graded 200′, built a bridge over the culvert, cut off of the switch that is being removed and put … Continue reading →
NELS at NVRR
Here are two short video clips of yesterday’s meet. The first is of Jay Monty coming out of the covered bridge and crossing the trestle. The second video is of Jimi Smith exiting the tunnel.
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I just completed a few major projects that I have been wanting to do on my railroad for quite a while. The first was my crossing going from the driveway to the loading and steaming bays. I also completed the … Continue reading →
Turntable upgrade
When my dad and I built the new turntable on the railroad, I decided to put a rail on ties for the wheels of the table to roll. However, through the years that hasn’t worked out well. The weeds often … Continue reading →
Trestle Rebuild #17 (final)
I decided to use wire rope instead of wooden hand rails. This was completed on May 26th. And last week, I stained the whole trestle in 4 hours. To do this, a friend suggested an airless sprayer. This was one … Continue reading →
Trestle Rebuild 16
It’s nice to finally get out and work on the railroad. Today, I began work on railings for the new trestle. I put in 10 of the uprights on one side. I hope to do the other side next week … Continue reading →