Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

[KCS Trains]

John,  I'm catching up on your thread.  Your layout continues to impress me.  I'm working on a much smaller layout.  I decided to install the tortoise switches, powered frogs and wiring as I go so I won't confuse myself.  Phil

[Powersteamguy1790]

Nice work John.

Stay cool and run steam......

[S&S RR]

John,  I'm catching up on your thread.  Your layout continues to impress me.  I'm working on a much smaller layout.  I decided to install the tortoise switches, powered frogs and wiring as I go so I won't confuse myself.  Phil

Thanks for stopping by - once I get the trains running and the track work finished this layout is going to become a collection of small layouts connected together.  I mean by this that I will be completing one section and then moving on to the next.  I look forward to the day when I can look at a scene and say that complete.

[S&S RR]

Nice work John.

Stay cool and run steam......

Bob


Thanks for the kind words.

[S&S RR]

I bought one of Bob VanGelder's kits that I have had on my list for a number of years, yesterday. Bob called it Treadwell Textile - it was his second kit. I have the perfect place for a highly modified version of the kit.  I love the stonework.

[Twopoint2]

John great idea with the clay mockup and the Textile kit will look very nice on the layout.

[S&S RR]

John great idea with the clay mockup and the Textile kit will look very nice on the layout.

Jim


Thanks - I have a feeling that I will be making some molds before I build this one.

[S&S RR]

Well, today I spent the day completing the sidings for the town of Sellios.  I'm slowly making my way around the layout finishing the track work. It has been a long stretch of doing the same task,  but I'm getting close enough that I want to complete the track work before I go back to building structures. I'm guessing that another 6 weeks will get me there.  We will see.  

[S&S RR]

Well,  today I went through two boxes of suit case connectors wiring droppers to the main bus lines.  I think there is 100 in a box so that's a lot of drop wires.  I think I will be ordering more connectors before I get through with this section of track work.  My design rule for the layout is to make sure there are two pairs of drops for each section of track. I don't rely on the rail joiners for conductivity.

[KCS Trains]

John, where do you get your suitcase connectors?  Phil

[S&S RR]

John, where do you get your suitcase connectors?  Phil

Phil


I bought my last batch off from Amazon.  Here is what I'm using.


3M (TM) Scotchlok (TM) Double Run or Tap Electrical IDC Connector 560B-BOX

$12.00 per box of 100 right now.  Last time I bought them I got 5 boxes for a couple dollars a box less.




I hope this helps.

[KCS Trains]

Thanks John.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Great progress, John!

I see you have bought another of my all time favourite kits!  It is beautiful in its simplicity.  And yes - magnificent stone work.

Cheers, Mark.

[S&S RR]

Great progress, John!

I see you have bought another of my all time favourite kits!  It is beautiful in its simplicity.  And yes - magnificent stone work.

Cheers, Mark.

Hi Mark


Thanks for stopping by the thread.  Yes - it has been on my buy list for years - I know exactly where the kit is going on my layout and I have plans for some of the parts in another build.  Bob put out a number of excellent kits over the years. I think I have 8 of them planned for the S&S RR.

[S&S RR]

The cross-bracing is going on the second HOn3 trestle.  I'm getting ready to install both of the HOn3 trestles on the layout in the next couple of weeks.