What Alan says is true for some parts of the country--both in the model
world and the 1:1 version. Just a few blocks from my studio is what
used to be Bill Roberts' SAAP line, (SP in my day). It was certainly a
downgraded mainline but still had many far flung customers. Well they
dumped a dozen or so cars one day. About a month later the SP MW crews
showed up with everything they had. Because of soil conditions they
laid down what looked like rolls of carpet and relaid fresh ballast,
ties new welded rail on top. It wasn't too long and they were running
double stacks and hosted mostly west bound trains (dark territory).
I had lunch at a neighborhood pizza joint yesterday, It's in a fairly
new concreted slabbed typical strip center building. Inside they had to
block off a few booths because the concrete floor has buckled by an
impressive 1-2".
On my railroad, several times I've had to go under the layout where I
use two small jacks to raise or lower sections of the layout as needed.
I own a 8' mason's level that helps in certain areas, but where there
are intentional grades and curves, I just have to guess. I cut a whole
series of various thickness blocks to shim where necessary. At one
time, I could spot a car and have it follow the engine out of the siding.
In the past I paid a contractor more than a few thousand to level my
home--it helped but not enough for me to put away my jacks and
seasonally make adjustments.
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
From: Alan Lambert
Lone Star Flyer club
Hurst, Texas
Andre,
Nobodies perfect, I even have flaws that live with. Shifting roadbed.
It shifts just like the ground. I have to shim my track to keep it level.
Alan
*From:* Andre Ming <[email protected]>
*To:* [email protected]
*Sent:* Tuesday, June 12, 2012 4:42 PM
*Subject:* Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Flawless Operation
Wow... I originally was just making a joke and was simply going to
share some anecdotal incidents I've experienced on the 1:1's.
You guys REALLY take this serious, eh?
:-)
I have lived and learned. Won't repeat that mistake again!
Andre Ming
