Teen Model Railroad Place, Fall 2010

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Well, school has started, and they dont name it the Fall semester for nothing. I thought I might be able to start the discussion for once, and I have an update to go with it. After sitting on my camera for 3 months, The pictures have finally seen the light. I give you the Bradley Woodard Timber Company. Please note that all three modules are plastered, and also crated, so updated pictures are not possible.

First, an overall shot

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To give you a better idea of a trackplan, here are some module by module photos.

Module 1: The closest track goes to the rest of the railroad, and the highest track is the switchback tail

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Module 2: The closest track goes to the loading area of Camp 2, the next two tracks are the Camp 2 runaround, and the last two tracks are part of the switchback to Camp 3

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Module 3: The two closest tracks (hard to see) are the loading area of Camp 2, the middle track is the runaround tail, switchback tail, and mainline to Camp 4, and the last two tracks are Camp 3

!(http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad204/IVRW/The Irvine Valley Railway/The Bradley-Woodard Timber Company/100_5205.jpg)

Now for the most updated picture I have. This is of the switchback tail, which, of course, is now plastered. Look at the pictures on the Newspaper.

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first, a link to the summer chill zone

John, sweet update, looks like some fun scenic potential and also spending a day switching with a shay should be a great experience on that layout man!

We actually have about two weeks of summer left, but true, school has started back

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Hey guys, what’s up? Haven’t been around in forever!

Can’t hang around long, so I’ll catch up from the old place soon.

Hopefully, I’ll FINALLY have my computer back tomorrow! Once I do, I’ll be back to posting regularly again.

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Hey Everyone,

John Nice Work

Sawyer Enjoy it! I have been back in school for a month already, counting down then days till summer.

Joe, Welcome back, I have been on to much lately either.

Peace Everyone,

Taylor

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Joe, here is a short update.

I tore down my first railroad and started building a new one and Sawyer did the same. Basically, thats it.

One thing Ive noticed. Where is Tyler of the WRS? He hasn’t posted a lot. I do want to hear some updates on said WRS.

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I’ll have to grab my camera sometime between school and mowing the lawn today and take some shots of my old train room…if you can call it that. :stuck_out_tongue: My update will mostly be illustrating the various rolling stock and engines I’ve acquired.

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Took these a few minutes ago. First is one half of the workbench I need to keep them on:

http://j.imagehost.org/view/0671/001_

Other half:

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This is a tanker I got from my buddy Mike Martin, he weathered it himself I believe.

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DCC GP38-2 I received for my birthday a year or two ago.

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An early patchwork attempt - unfortunately I couldn’t run this on my old layout either way - motor refuses to work and I’m contemplating opening it up and seeing what’s going on.

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EDIT: The red switcher in the back is another early attempt of mine - it came undecorated so I had to make do with what I had. Acrylic fire engine red paint doesn’t translate too well. :stuck_out_tongue: I also decided to start a weekend project to replace some of my old horn-hook locos - namely the Burlington Northern switcher.

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Taylor, we’ve been back in school for a month as well. what I meant was there’s about two weeks left in the actual season summer.

John, same here, I haven’t seen him around here in a while

OldTrainFan, welcome man. love that BNSF loco! have you given any thoughts to a trackplan?

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You’re not the only one. It’s the pride of my loco fleet! I’m currently working on a 5x9 U-shape layout with a lot of switching and a small yard. It’s merely a matter of actually getting to work on clearing the room and beginning the benchwork.

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I hear you man. I’m eventually going to get my dad to tell me about how much my planned new benchwork will cost. I’m hoping it won’t be much, as that’s the last thing that could kill this project.

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Hey Everyone,

Sawyer, oh well nevermind then, I miss summer!!!

Old Train Fan, wlecome[#welcome]

Taylor

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same here. I don’t enjoy learning lol, except for art class really. It’s not so much the learning, jsut the stress and deadlines.

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Tyler’s been in California, riding PCC cars, the outside of cable cars, BART, and MUNI, photographing said excesses of railroad awesomeness, as well as railfanning in Jack London Square. Oh, and hiking in Yosemite, exploring San Francisco, and road-tripping through the Central Valley. Life is good. [:D]

California was to my summer like running down a hill unable to stop until you slam gratefully into a big rock at the bottom. That’s what my summer has felt like. The last few weeks of it were spent working four or five days a week (not so bad until you factor in my 2.5 hour commute each way) with the free days filled with other activities. But now that life is back to as normal as it ever gets, I can start working on my personal projects again including the WRS.

Recent WRS projects have included finishing Agrawal Paper and surrounding scenery in Enfield, rebuilding the lift bridge and reversing circuits, installing a new dedicated loco track in Lebanon Yard, and reworking my car-card and waybill operating system to include empty car orders, almost all of which you can read about on my blog.

Upcoming projects include getting started on the huge box of Supertrees on my floor (the largest value pack they have) as soon as I pick up a jug of matte medium, finishing the industrial section of West Canaan, most likely with Walthers’ Magic Pan Bakeries, which will be called Claflin Foods. Of course one of the trailers parked outside will be BN. [8D] Oh yeah, and some upcoming weekend from now Alex will be dropping off the WRS’ latest power, a pair of GP15-1s, another GP18, and an SW9.

Sawyer, about your staging yard:

Unless you only plan to EVER have 1 manifest train OR no through trains and have the local pick up cars from an interchange (knowing you, it’ll be changed by the end of the week though! [;)] ), I would highly recommend having at least two stagi

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Tyler, I’ve updated the trackplan to include a passing siding in the back, so I can run the engines around the train. Refer to the summer TMRP for operations and how trains will be restaged etc. I could make the NS train a cassette, but then that’s also the lead track for the interchange yard.

As to only one passing siding: The only train that will really need the run-around is the 1 train that will be 6 trains throughout the operations. The way freight could operate home as a push, which I could add an old caboose for a pushing platform at the town. and then I would have to stage the facing-point moves in front of the engine at the town. and now that leads to needing two push platforms maybe. and operations continue to grow for the CSRY

Soon I will hopefully be making a video explaining operations.

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here’s the latest plan. My minor tweaks include:

  1. there is now a passing siding behind the backdrop. I can either (A) use this to stage two trains, or (B) use it to move the locos without them coming back onstage and also have the way freight pull onto this track.
  2. Swapped the turnout locations of the track off the main to the yard and the storage spur on front. now the whole yard can be worked from the NS interchange track.
  3. Because of two I was also able to add some length to the yard tracks.

I can have the Norfolk Southern either work from cassettes or just pull the loco and cars so I can run the whole track as the lead. After the beginning of the operating session, this train will not reappear.

The wayfreight will leave to the left and cross the bridge over the lake

If I go with a push platform for the wayfreight, I’d probably need to stage one or two cars ahead of the loco to simulate facing point moves. OR this though just hit me and I love it; I could say there is another turn out of a town further down the line to handle facing-point (for this train) moves, which would be trailing point moves for it. the track to the right could not have industries, or there would be another turn based out of the yard which can work both facing and trailing point spurs by either a double-ended way freight configuration, or better-yet I could have it pull into the yard in town while the way freight is out and run around its train to go back and work the facing-point switches. decisions, decisions. what do y’all think? Am I just crazy, or what? and another thought just hit me. I could do the same story for my dispatched way freight and it would show up as the turn based out of the yard, run around it’s train, then return with the loco facing the correct way.

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Hey everyone,

I’m not ready for the week to start![:(]

Tyler , that sounds awesome, except for the drive thats crazy.

Sawyer, The new trackplan looks really nice. Once you build it I will trade you layouts.

Taylor

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Okay! I have the new website up! Please tell me what you think (or if it even works at all). The Bradley-Woodard Timber Co.

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It works! There’s a couple minor spelling errors/wrong word use, but my only concern - which is a personal choice, and nothing wrong with the website at all - is that you included a LOT of personal information. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of creepy people on the internet. You might take a look at my About Me page on my website. I shared only what’s relevant to the hobby, nothing about my work, education, etc. It’s up to you of course, these are just my preferences for internet security.

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Taylor, thanks man, but I think I’ll stick with this layout. My problems now are benchwork, getting micro-engineering track, and acquiring components for wiring. my lofty start goal is november; odds are it will be as late as Spring 2011. My plan is also to acquire more locomotives while there are still killer deals out there.

John, site looks good, but I agree there’s too much personal info. might jsut say you’re a teen and mention only the state on your site.

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Hey Everyone,

Tyler, I have decided that you deserve to be in MR. Just my [2c] but i’m sure others would agree.

Sawyer, Are ya sure, my last offer, I would be happy to go to N scale for a nice finished layout that works. [:)]

John, Really nice site but way to much personal info, those more then facebook asks you.(wouldn’t know for sure, don’t have one.

-Taylor