Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 2) Started 2/25/17

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Here is the picture of the track once the glue has dried.  A little glue cleanup and a bright boy on top of the rails and it's ready for trains.




John Siekirk
Superior & Seattle Railroad

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The track work continued today. I also made a trip to the lumber yard for plywood and 2x4's.






John Siekirk
Superior & Seattle Railroad

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John Siekirk
Superior & Seattle Railroad

S&S RR

Loop two of the helix is well on it's way. I will be spending some time with my saber saw tomorrow.


John Siekirk
Superior & Seattle Railroad

sdrees

Steve Drees
SP RR

Jerry

"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." A. Lincoln

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John Siekirk
Superior & Seattle Railroad

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Quote from: Jerry on April 26, 2019, 10:32:13 AM
John looks like a train of weights!!  ;)

Jerry


Jerry


It sure does. It's going to get longer and longer when I get to the straight track. Thank you for following along.
John Siekirk
Superior & Seattle Railroad

Judge

John - I really have enjoyed your pics.  You're doing a helluva job on the helix.  It's amazing how those things actually go together - and they work!  Patience is important.  I'm one of those guys who can't wait for a project to be completed instead of enjoying the ride.  Maybe that is why I like projects that only take one evening.

BTW, it will approach 90 degrees here tomorrow with not a cloud in the sky.  Its spring and the gators and black bears are mating.  Some of them venture to within several blocks from our house.  We keep the garbage cans locked to discourage the bears and our garage doors down to avoid reptiles.  Of course, nothing discourages the racoons, armadillos, and 'possums. 

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Quote from: Judge on April 28, 2019, 10:20:48 PM
John - I really have enjoyed your pics.  You're doing a helluva job on the helix.  It's amazing how those things actually go together - and they work!  Patience is important.  I'm one of those guys who can't wait for a project to be completed instead of enjoying the ride.  Maybe that is why I like projects that only take one evening.

BTW, it will approach 90 degrees here tomorrow with not a cloud in the sky.  Its spring and the gators and black bears are mating.  Some of them venture to within several blocks from our house.  We keep the garbage cans locked to discourage the bears and our garage doors down to avoid reptiles.  Of course, nothing discourages the racoons, armadillos, and 'possums.


Judge


Thank you for following along and the encouraging words. Our seasons in Michigan for the past four years have shifted by 6 weeks.  We will make up for the cold spring in the fall, if the trend continues. The one thing we can count on is climate change - the slogan up here is if you don't like the weather wait 5 minutes. I need to plan a trip down to Florida one of these winters to see all of you guys, again.  I have some Grandkids that would like to go see Mickey and his friends.  If you find you way up to Michigan be sure to stop in and see the S&S Railroad.
John Siekirk
Superior & Seattle Railroad

postalkarl

Hey John:

the Helix looks just great. Keep the photos coming.

Karl

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Quote from: postalkarl on April 29, 2019, 02:56:07 PM
Hey John:

the Helix looks just great. Keep the photos coming.

Karl


Karl


Thank you, will do.
John Siekirk
Superior & Seattle Railroad

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Update: I have spent the last three days running trains with the Grandkids. Today, I'm getting back to  building and chasing an electrical problem that developed. I'm getting a hesitation of 2 to 3 seconds when the locomotives go over some of the gaps between power districts. I added a second 5 AMP power booster and I think they are fighting each other for control. We will see what happens when I drop one out of the system.
John Siekirk
Superior & Seattle Railroad

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Well, I disconnected the second 5 amp power booster and all of my hesitation problems went away. I can't explain what is happening but I had 5 power districts on one amp and 5 on the other. Every time a locomotive would pass over a gap between the power districts it would hesitate for about a count of 2 or 3 and then start back up again.  It wasn't only the gaps between the power districts from one Amp or the other it was all of the gaps.  Does anyone have a theory?  I'm back to running with a 5 amp system, which I don't think will ever be a problem. I'm running an NCE system and just added another DB5.
John Siekirk
Superior & Seattle Railroad

PRR Modeler

Can you make your new amp be controlled by the first one so it's  more like in series than separate? It may be a dumb suggestion but it's all I got.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
Freelanced PRR Bellevue Subdivision

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