Bob, That area looks great!!!, wish I had room for a yard like that!!!! I wonder if the caboose hobbies ground throws could be kitbashed to look like the ones you are using?. Keep up the good work!!!. Ed Sauers
________________________________ From: shabbona_rr <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 9:47 AM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Progress, continued. I have just uploaded a series of photos illustrating the changes I made to the West end of Terminal District, starting with: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1775582643/pic/1322270818/view?picmode=large&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&dir=asc The ground throw for the spring switch is an old Aristo-Craft unit that is no doubt older (c. 1961) than Bill Lane, and maybe a few others on the list. I painted the "Normal" position white with a black "S" to indicate the switch is a spring switch and in normal run-through position, while the red indicates it is reversed for an unsprung diverging move. More to do, but for now, it works. boB Nicholson ________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote: > > I'm happy to report that North 1 is now in service as a receiving track for > inbound freight trains. Tests revealed that the spring switch works as > intended, as does the manual override. Pretty neat, to watch a locomotive > pass through the sprung switch points from the diverging route, then reverse > direction and proceed up the straight route without throwing the switch. > > Next will be a common ground feeder to the North Main, due to the length of > the unbroken common ground rail through North 1. > > Also, the remote ground throw mechanisms for the previously mentioned Back > Lead and West end Pass switches that diverge from the West end of the North > Main are still in the works. I'm not sure how soon I'll get those installed. > I've got some other things to do before I go back to Iowa City on the 30th to > ascertain that I qualify for the bone butcher. > > After that, at any time, I expect my life to take a [temporary, I hope] > drastic turn for a few months that may put a serious damper on model railroad > activity, or anything else, for that matter. > > boB Nicholson _______________________________________________ > > > --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@> wrote: > > > > The spring switch from the West end of North 1 to the North Main is now > > installed and operational. The point spring mechanism and the manual > > override (to manually line the switch for reverse moves through the > > diverging route) work as intended. The only thing left to do is re-install > > about six feet of North 1 and make the proper (this time!) electrical > > connections. > > > > > > boB Nicholson _____________________________________________________ > > >
