Joliet & Western Railway Progress Photos

Correction: 50 Switches. I forgot I added another one last night.

Looking good, Tim. I believe it is the largest layout I have seen with FasTrack - it should run trouble-free.

You said you just added another switch to make it 50 switches, but didn't tell us how many crossings. I counted four at 90°, plus four 30° perhaps? What is the %-grade on you graded tracks?

Thanks for sharing.

Alex

Alex,

Good question. It had me measuring to determine the final as-built grades.

The High-Line grades range from between 1.46% to 3.09%.

The attached drawing shows the grades limits in red for the High-Line.

Where ever there are crossovers or bridges on the High-Line the grade is 0% to avoid any construction or operational complications.

The 3% surprised me. It does not look that steep, but it swings around the fireplace foundation and its full grade view is block. Whereas the 2.22% grade looks noticeably steeper because you can see the full grade. But that is where I triple tracked the main line for passing slower moving trains to the summit.

Try counting the diamond crossings again you miss a few. 

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Wiring begins this weekend.

Nice! I like Fastrack!

Beautiful

I clicked on your plan not seeing any other posts, and my first impression was, ****, the boy's got plans here.  After viewing the photos, my first thought was, are you happy you went with Fastrack?  I love your ambition, planning and execution.  No job is too small, right?  Good luck and keep having fun.