New York, Vermont & Northern Rwy. (HOn3 coal line + HOn30 Quarry Line)

[Bernd]

I've started a thread in the "Scratch Build Section" on building the rock crusher building.

LINK: http://modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=5670.0

Bernd

[Bernd]

It's been a little over four years since I posted anything on this thread. With the Railroad Line forum gone I'll carry on here with this thread.

Back in ‎March of ‎‎2022 I did a basement redo. I won't bore you with the details of moving the metal and wood working machines to their new area. I did move the quarry line and built new bench work for it.

Here's a drawing of the basement showing from where the quarry line was and where it was moved to.



A graphic picture of the mess during the basement redo.





This was the original start many years ago of the layout, a 4X8 size. I was going to start with Rochester Jct. of the Lehigh Valley line. I figure I could put that to good use incorporating it into the quarry line.



Moving it was real easy. I removed the leg's super structure and it folded up nicely to move.



Reassembled it midway between the two walls, from where the quarry line was to where it will be from now on.





There's going to be a height difference between the 4X8 section and the new quarry line benchwork.



I didn't like the old construction of the benchwork so I built new benchwork using the Kreg Assembly method.



Once assembled it was mounted to the wall at a height of 39" to the top of the foam board.



The plywood added.



Once I had the foam glued down I added the old backdrop, added different levels of track and laid out approximately where the stone crusher will be located.





Three levels of track. The first one on the left is basically a main line. The middle track is an incline down to the right track which will be the unloading of rocks brought in from the quarry.









The loaded cars will come down the incline behind the engine since they don't have brakes. Then back to the dumper (yet to be designed and built).





The top track will run from the quarry on the right to the wall where the crusher was originally. There it will interchange loads with the standard gauge line.



The upper track will curve to the left on to the 4X8 section.



I extended the mainline to a narrow extending shelf where I'll hand load the cars. I plan on animating the dumping of quarry rock, sending it to the crusher where it will be dumped. The bin in earlier pictures is a hopper that will then auger the crushed gravel into the rock bins to then be loaded into the cars below the bins.





Here's a side view of the conveyor and the Plexiglas storage bins.



In order to hide the bin that will hold the crushed rock I needed to build a high wall. I started out by using 1" foam to build a wall.



On the bottom I added three stone castings to hold back the wall.





Next I used ceiling tile to stimulate rock layers.



I'm adding a curve to the strata to make it look like it heaved millions of years ago.



Here's the crusher building, conveyor and rock bin in approximate position.



I'll be working on finishing the wall in the coming days.

Until then.

Bernd

[deemery]

Fun to see this take shape!  I should take a break from the models and maybe tackle the corner of my layout with the slate quarry...

dave

[GPdemayo]

Neat up thrust rock formation, great progress Bernd.....

[Bernd]

Fun to see this take shape!  I should take a break from the models and maybe tackle the corner of my layout with the slate quarry...

dave

Thanks Dave. Wish it would go a little faster.

Bernd

[Bernd]

Neat up thrust rock formation, great progress Bernd.....

Thanks Gregory. When I did the original before I moved the quarry to the other wall Bill Gill advised that I should put a curve in as strata is never that straight. I think it'll add interest to that large portion of wall.

Bernd

[Pennman]

I still must hand it to you folks who do such nice work on your layouts vs folks like me who only construct building models. Much work has to be planned in advance to incorporate your thoughts into actual displays of well- thought out procedures, to arrive at your finish line. And everything looks great too.

Rich

[deemery]

Neat up thrust rock formation, great progress Bernd.....

Thanks Gregory. When I did the original before I moved the quarry to the other wall Bill Gill advised that I should put a curve in as strata is never that straight. I think it'll add interest to that large portion of wall.

Bernd

Well, how straight the strata is depends very much on where you live.  If you're in the big middle of the US, the strata are pretty even, laid down by prehistoric oceans.  On either coast, where mountains are or were, strata are deeply folded.  And in between, strata tend to be bent by the forces from the oceans that get pushed up against the Great Plains....

If you want to see nice exposed level strata, look at the coastlines of the Great Lakes.

dave

[Bernd]

I still must hand it to you folks who do such nice work on your layouts vs folks like me who only construct building models. Much work has to be planned in advance to incorporate your thoughts into actual displays of well- thought out procedures, to arrive at your finish line. And everything looks great too.

Rich

I'll take that as a compliment. Thank you very much Rich. I always marvel at how to can build a structure by just looking at a picture. We each have our own area of talent.

Bernd

[Bernd]

Neat up thrust rock formation, great progress Bernd.....

Thanks Gregory. When I did the original before I moved the quarry to the other wall Bill Gill advised that I should put a curve in as strata is never that straight. I think it'll add interest to that large portion of wall.

Bernd

Well, how straight the strata is depends very much on where you live.  If you're in the big middle of the US, the strata are pretty even, laid down by prehistoric oceans.  On either coast, where mountains are or were, strata are deeply folded.  And in between, strata tend to be bent by the forces from the oceans that get pushed up against the Great Plains....

If you want to see nice exposed level strata, look at the coastlines of the Great Lakes.

dave

I get to see that every time we go up I-81 to the Thousand Islands in the summer. That's why I'm using ceiling tile to make it look like strata since my railroad is located in New Yorkistan. The ceiling tile bends easily if you soak in water.

Bernd

Bernd

[Jerry]

Just getting caught up here Bernd.

Looks like a great start!

Jerry

[Bernd]

Just getting caught up here Bernd.

Looks like a great start!

Jerry

Thanks Jerry. Been working on some scenery items.

Bernd

[Michael Hohn]

Bernd,

Nice to see you back at things here.

The rocks in upstate NY where you live and I grew up are for the most part flat-lying without noticeable folding or faulting.  I believe they dip gently to the south but I could be misremembering.

There are some very gentle folds but so broad as to be generally unnoticeable to the eye at a single location.  I suppose you might see some subtle wrinkles in the strata at the large limestone quarries in the Buffalo area.

Mike

[Bernd]

Bernd,

Nice to see you back at things here.

The rocks in upstate NY where you live and I grew up are for the most part flat-lying without noticeable folding or faulting.  I believe they dip gently to the south but I could be misremembering.

There are some very gentle folds but so broad as to be generally unnoticeable to the eye at a single location.  I suppose you might see some subtle wrinkles in the strata at the large limestone quarries in the Buffalo area.

Mike

Mike,

Ya, I found a new home here and plan on staying. I'll annoy the modelers here for now, MRH isn't that much fun to post modeling ideas. Over there they are more into operations and electronics.

I don't see it some much in my area here as I do going up to the 1000 Islands. I've been wanting to stop along the way and takes pictures, maybe this year. You get up into the Niagara area, I think it's route 190 North you'll see the strata and I think your right it's a north/south strata and not much been to it.

Bernd

[Philip]

  Build me a Shay! 

Good seeing these again Bernd!

Philip