>Well, there are a lot of good ideas coming in and good >information, too. Especially since most of you have had experience >with them. Of course I have seen your track a number of times Bob, >and seen you bringing it in and man handling it, not to mention the >manhandling your vehicle from the Shangri-la of the of the southern >mountains!
I don't have much to offer in ideas except that we should try and make it as light as possible, after all, our little locos can't weigh much. There are newer materials coming on the market and I also like Gary's honeycomb idea. Also, would PVC or ABS legs of sufficient dia be be suitable? They could be made easily adjustable for height I would think. As for radii suggested by Larry, I don't think they should necessarily have to accommodate the Aster and Accucraft main line passenger and freight engines, it might make the portable track too cumbersome. I have NG locos I could run and be happy. Pity about the Medford RR park- although I can understand the sparkie groups desire to keep the track clean. There could be separate days for running, but that would cause conflicts of usage I am sure. John, where is that cabouse-- looks like it might be in Florida-- Walt probably owns it! Anyway. it's delightful. Thanks again \ GHeoff. > >Larry and all, > >The Medford Railroad Park is very much alive and active, April through >October. >The Garden Scale Layout was quickly repaired and improved after suffering >vandalism a year and a half ago. However It is not really suitable for >running live steam (grades, sharp curves, and above all the steam oil mess >would not be tolerated by the sparky engineers who make up 98% of the club. >I am the only active club member at the moment interested in running live >steam. There are others in the general area who would definitely jump in to >help with a track and fire up live steam equipment once we get the ball >rolling. > >The best location for a portable SSLive Steam track next to the present >garden railway was just taken over by the full-scale guys. They built a >full-sized track on which they plan to run speeders this 2006 season. But >I'm sure we could "stake out" another area somewhere in the park. I'll >eye-ball scan the remaining real estate next time I'm over at the park. > >My home real estate would allow for square elevated track perhaps 50 ft. on >a side. I'd have to erect a chain-link fence, before I would put up any >right-of-way in the front yard. That would allow well over 100 ft. straight >runs north and south on each side of the house. Hmmm. > >John P. >_______________________________________________ >SSLiveSteam mailing list >Send messages: [email protected] >Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam >Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html _______________________________________________ SSLiveSteam mailing list Send messages: [email protected] Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
