A quick ride on the rails.

Thanks for the video, and RTR12 thanks for the track plan.   

You're most welcome, but it was also JMILLER320's track plan, I just exported it for him.

What a beautiful RR!  And, BIG!

Nice looking layout. I enjoyed the ride!

Great job of filming it. 

Tom 

I've made a couple improvements since the video was first made.  I extended the yard area and put a O36 return loop at the end and added another siding that starts at the underpass on the top right and extends under the double bridges.  I'll have to post an updated photo.

That was a terrific video, thanks for posting and sharing.  The layout looks to be coming along nicely.  I'd give my eye teeth to have your size of a room for a layout.  I have 12 X 15 with a double door at one end which really screws things up.  Still trying to figure out some type of a track plan but not having much luck.  Your rock work and bridges looked really good.  Keep up the good work.

Were ready for an update Mr Miller!!!Nick

I seem to have left my camera in a safe place so I could find it later.  Trouble is I can't remember where that place is.  These are some of the still photo's of the progress I have made.  I built this retaining wall using a couple back splash tiles that I soaked in a solvent to dissolved the glue and laid the bricks one at a time around the curved area.  The larger blocks are another type of back splash tile that I cut down and applied to a straight section.  I plan to stain this with a wash to make it darker.  I added a turnout to run a split siding under the double bridges.  I just started that project the other day.  The othe pictures show the extended yard area.  I now have a little over 46' of yard track and ten turnouts and I added a O36 return loop at the back of the yard.  My GP35 can go around it and some of the larger cars can be pushed around it it they are not coupled to the engine.  I have a couple light towers and switch towers to install, so maybe over the Christmas break I can get some work done.

Nice work.

Thanks for sharing the pictures and video.

Larry

Love it!!

thanks for sharing...

That's a nice layout. I also like the twin bridges. What percent are the grades and what is the track elevation at the bridges? Looking forward to another video! Thank you! ..and yes the fastrack didn't seem that noisy.

My track rises up six inches.  The clearance under the bridge is 5 3/4 inches.  The clearance above the track is only 5 1/8 inches.  A double Stack hits the bridge.  The incline starting under the bridge to the top of the bridge is 21 feet long.  Somewhere around 2.38%.  The other grade is a little longer and goes up two inches in four foot lifts.  The total length is 26 feet.  It goes up 2" in 48" levels off for five feet, goes up two inches in 48 inches, levels off for eight feet and climbs the last two inches in 48 inches.  The bridge incline are Woodland Scenic Risers that I covered with a piece of 1" green foam board to cover the voids in the risers.  The other side risers are made out of 24" X 48" Styrofoam that I had taper cut from 0" to 2", 2" to 4", and 4" to 6".  I found a company that makes foam insulation and asked them to cut the blocks.  The sic inchh high area of my layout is made with 6" Styrofoam blocks.   Some were 6 X 6 X 12 and some are 6 X 12 X 48.  The rest is pink, blue or green foam insulation boards I picked up at one of the big box stores or from construction site dumpsters.

Nice layout JIM.  A question for you?  I have a 15 x 16 foot layout and have 3 large loops going around it.  I would like to put switches in and have the first two loops interchange and take one train and switch it to each others tracks.  Besides the four switches I need, what do you power this with?  I am using fast track and have a 180 watt brick on each loop.  Do I leave it the same and just put in the switches, or do I need to change things?  Thanks for your time.