I finally get to start the Garden Railroad ;D
So this weekend I was at the summer house in Rhode Island. I figured I'd have a little fun and lay down about 16 feet of track.
Theres a couple night shots and some shots of the following afternoon.
I can't wait until I have a fully operational line :D
I apologize for the quality of the night shots. Hard to focus in such dim lighting.
(http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/5964/dsc00019xf1.jpg)
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And the day shots...
(http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/6027/dsc00067ki4.jpg)
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(http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/5763/dsc00077hf1.jpg)
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Enjoy :) ;D
Nice work with the sand! Gives it a very 'neglected' feel. Thanks for sharing!
Looks like a REALLY little-used branchline ;) with the sand ballast, GG! (They actually did that on the old New Haven Chatham branch on Cape Cod; it was abandoned in 1937, recently paved as an extension to the Cape Rail Trail - biked it this past summer).
A suggestion for night lighting - I shot this video using a 500-watt halogen work light to simulate "moonlight" back on Memorial Day weekend :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijXcQr9MFlc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijXcQr9MFlc)
The light fixture was actually 1000 watts :o (two 500 watt fixtures on a tripod mast); picked up on sale a couple of years ago at the local ACE Hardware store for only $20! ;D (Great for doing late-night track work as well!). ;) Tom
It gets a daily 4-5 car freights. I'm probably going to fit in passenger service somehow :P
I am experimenting with this dirt ballast and will see if I put grass seeds into the dirt that the grass roots may act as an additional anchor to the bed. Dirt ballast works well already when not in rain.
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Now to find a Lionel Atlantic :)
http://www.getphpbb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=3709&mforum=ntres2#3709
Theres some before and after pix of the CP 4-6-4. Don't Shoot.
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http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/5343/avr462p6b3816jz6.gif
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Only took 30-60 min to do that one.
Heres a couple more.
Temporary weekend trackage, lol. The previous weekends line has been moved towards the mainline...
(http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/2554/dsc00191ss9.jpg)
(http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/6814/dsc00193lu4.jpg)
Get some steam up there. It would look great in the morning