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

S&S RR · April 25, 2019, 08:08:13 PM

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.

S&S RR · April 25, 2019, 08:09:42 PM

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

S&S RR · April 25, 2019, 08:10:09 PM

S&S RR · April 25, 2019, 08:10:57 PM

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

sdrees · April 25, 2019, 11:15:53 PM

Coming along very nicely John!

Jerry · April 26, 2019, 10:32:13 AM

John looks like a train of weights!!

Jerry

S&S RR · April 26, 2019, 11:42:31 AM

Quote from: sdrees on April 25, 2019, 11:15:53 PM
Coming along very nicely John!

Thank you Steve!

S&S RR · April 26, 2019, 11:43:37 AM

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.

Judge · 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.

S&S RR · April 29, 2019, 02:19:41 PM

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.

postalkarl · April 29, 2019, 02:56:07 PM

Hey John:

the Helix looks just great. Keep the photos coming.

Karl

S&S RR · April 29, 2019, 03:46:19 PM

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.

S&S RR · April 30, 2019, 07:58:14 AM

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.

S&S RR · April 30, 2019, 08:22:06 PM

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.

PRR Modeler · May 01, 2019, 09:29:56 AM

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.