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

[S&S RR]

Next step, is to fix the items on my list and run longer trains.  Then it will be time to get out all those steam locomotives. I also need to finish the HOn3 track work to get the track work complete check mark.

[PRR Modeler]

Excellent job on the trestle bridge.  If I remember right you had to adjust the track on the one side of the bridge. If you have a picture of that completed area can you post it?

[Janbouli]

Wow , that first picture, the trees the bridge , if I only look at the right side of the photo , I would say it's the real thing.

[S&S RR]

Excellent job on the trestle bridge.  If I remember right you had to adjust the track on the one side of the bridge. If you have a picture of that completed area can you post it?

Curt


I will post pictures when I make the changes.  It is on my list but only needed for the big steam locomotives so I haven't made it a priority, yet. Thanks for stopping by the thread.

[S&S RR]

Wow , that first picture, the trees the bridge , if I only look at the right side of the photo , I would say it's the real thing.

Jan


Thanks for the kind words.  I hope to someday achieve that affect on the whole layout.  In about a month I hope to be back in structure building mode, along with working on the scenery.  Working on the scenery makes me feel like I'm making improvements quicker.

[Janbouli]

Wow , that first picture, the trees the bridge , if I only look at the right side of the photo , I would say it's the real thing.

Jan


Thanks for the kind words.  I hope to someday achieve that affect on the whole layout.  In about a month I hope to be back in structure building mode, along with working on the scenery.  Working on the scenery makes me feel like I'm making improvements quicker.

Ooops , of course I meant the left side which would have been the right side to look at 

[S&S RR]

Wow , that first picture, the trees the bridge , if I only look at the right side of the photo , I would say it's the real thing.

Jan


Thanks for the kind words.  I hope to someday achieve that affect on the whole layout.  In about a month I hope to be back in structure building mode, along with working on the scenery.  Working on the scenery makes me feel like I'm making improvements quicker.

Ooops , of course I meant the left side which would have been the right side to look at 

Jan


I knew what you meant - great minds think alike.

[sdrees]

Hi John,

The pictures are great.  There must have been a lot of blasting of rock by the railroad to get the track laid through the mountains.  Looking very nice.

[S&S RR]

Hi John,

The pictures are great.  There must have been a lot of blasting of rock by the railroad to get the track laid through the mountains.  Looking very nice.

Hi Steve

Yes - we exceeded our dynamite budget.

[GPdemayo]

Oh boy.....Tom's burning things down, you're blowing things up.....I must be doing something wrong? 

[S&S RR]

Oh boy.....Tom's burning things down, you're blowing things up.....I must be doing something wrong? 

Greg



There is no right or wrong it's your railroad.

[S&S RR]

The last loop of the helix up to the HOn3 mainline is cut, glued, and clamped in place.


http://modelersforum.com/gallery/18-290417100652.jpeg

[PRR Modeler]

It looks great! I can't wait to see it in action.

[S&S RR]

It looks great! I can't wait to see it in action.

Curt


Thanks - I hope to run the first HOn3 train in the next couple of weeks.

[S&S RR]

I have been doing mostly design work the past couple of days on the S&S RR. In the next few weeks I will be completing the track work and switching into structure building mode.  My time for the next few years will be split about 75% on structures and 25% on scenery and layout track and electronic improvements.  I need to electrify all of the turnout frogs, add electronic controls to all the turnouts, and continue to make improvements to track work.