The work at Bonaparte is proceeding well. A new benchwork extension is now in place and the Siding is relocated so it runs around behind the depot - photos forthcoming as soon as MOW cleans up their mess.
Next, I will refurbish another Old Pullman #5 switch for an industry spur off of the siding behind the depot. I envision a small town fuel dealer for this spur. Has anybody used the Walthers HO Interstate Fuel and Oil Co. kit (#933-3006) as an S scale industry? It looks to be just what I envision if its HO size isn't too underwhelming. Bob Nicholson --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote: > > Update: > > The revisions to the Main Line at Bonaparte are now complete, and the Main > Line is again back in service. The revisions included, among cutting in the > East Elevator Track switch, moving the West Elevator Track switch to just > East of the West Siding switch. > > A freight house and loading/unloading ramp and will be located on the West > end of the Elevator Track, along with other small industries relevant to > Small Town America > > Next, the Siding will be taken out of service for revisions there. Right now, > plans are to increase the distance between it and the Main Line and put the > depot between the two, similar to the arrangement at Mt. Zion. > > This was a long, hard head-scratching session, leaving deep ravines on both > sides of my head that I can no longer depend on native underbrush to control > further erosion, but I think I finally have a Final Solution for the trackage > arrangement at Bonaparte; at least, it better be, because it's going in as > described. > > The Westbound Mail Train just passed through Bonaparte on the Main Line with > no problems > > Bob Nicholson _____________________________________ > > > --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@> wrote: > > > > Changes at Bonaparte will begin this week. The first phase of the work will > > begin by taking the Main Line out of service between the Siding switches at > > Bonaparte and detouring trains through the Siding while I install the East > > Elevator Track switch in the Main Line. > > > > I wasn't going to have a Stock Track at Bonaparte, however I believe the > > new track arrangement will have enough room for a stock yard at the East > > end of the Elevator track. > > > > Bob Nicholson ________________________________________ > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@> wrote: > > > > > > Well, one more "final solution" for Bonaparte. The problem began when I > > > made the shelf it sits on too narrow and don't have enough room to run a > > > house track behind the depot. > > > > > > Also, experience demonstrates that I don't need any choreographed > > > switching moves at the intermediate stations for "operating interest". > > > After all, we're running a railroad here, not a toy train! > > > > > > In that regard, I refurbished another Old Pullman switch to cut into the > > > main line and put a double-ended industry track parallel to the main line > > > and line up industries and a freight house and unloading ramp on that. > > > > > > Stay tuned, I'm getting more ideas as I write this! > > > > > > Bob Nicholson ____________________________________________ > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "scale S only" <scalesonly@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi guys, > > > > > > > > Itâs that time again. In spite of having to get paid help to file > > > > amended taxes and get them on their way, I was able to get some done in > > > > the trainroom. > > > > > > > > This week saw much progress on building the BTS Cabin Creek Coal tipple > > > > into a coal transfer / prep plant. The basic structures are assembled > > > > far enough that organizing and laying out the last tracks can proceed, > > > > as well as determining how I was going to make the structures capable > > > > of being moved into place. With 5 components that will have > > > > connecting walkways, I canât just plop them down one at a time, > > > > though there will be at least three sections when buildings not > > > > connected by walkways are included. > > > > > > > > Also done this week was the âtuning upâ of a pair of Omnicon > > > > 2-8-0âs which had recently come from the paint shop. I hadnât > > > > noticed this before on the old layout because it was too small to see > > > > what was happening, but those models have the first two driver axles > > > > and the last two driver axles so close together that the driversâ > > > > flanges rubbed against each other! Under load, this caused funny > > > > noises and intermittent binding which was hard to diagnose. Once > > > > found, I put the locos upside down in a foam cradle and with power > > > > wires clipped to the engine, used the running engines and a file to > > > > turn down the flanges of the two center driver pairs. There is still > > > > a bit of flange remaining, but there are no more binds. And reduced > > > > flange size on interior drivers is prototypical... > > > > > > > > Hope others have managed to get things done in spite of it being tax > > > > season. > > > > > > > > Have fun! > > > > Bill Winans > > > > Prescott Valley, AZ (where about 6â of snow is predicted before lunch > > > > tomorrow) > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
