Layout Expansion in Progress

Hope to see more of your layout and progress.  Looks great!

Thanks!   It’s fun and hard work.  

That's a big expansion! very nice.

Bob

Great work! If I only had the room!

It might not seem like much but I went from 1 working line to 5 today including wiring power to switches and tracks, cutting rails to fit and checking clearances. 

Quick video. 

Progress today. I ran power to the yard lead and inserted switches to connect the yard lead to the main.  I also inserted a switch to lead to the turntable.  I reinstalled the turntable. It was a major undertaking to get it level with the tracks.  It’s not perfect all the way around but those fine adjustments are for another day. I included a video of some progress and the first engine on the turntable. 

A little more done today. Laid out more tracks around the turntable.  Test fitting coaling tower.  Wondering how to enlarge atlas O roundhouse.  

Unusual load on the end of this train.  Checking clearances for this car.  I plan to model several of them. 

Looking great!!

Thanks!

That's looking great, David!!

Looks like you are having a great time...thats the important part. Nick

No progress today.  Instead one locomotive fried itself and started smoking. Everything seemed to want to derail.  I pulled the plug and went home. Better luck tomorrow?   

Until now, I didn't realize the Atlas roundhouse had flooring. I bought mines used and that was not included.

Dave

luvindemtrains posted:

Until now, I didn't realize the Atlas roundhouse had flooring. I bought mines used and that was not included.

Dave

That’s funny.   I wish I had built mine without it as it raises the track, which has required raising it on the approach tracks too 

I see it appears you are laying your track directly on chipboard (OSB). Don't you get a great deal of extraneous noise?  I use Midwest foam and also a layer of homasote. 

Loose-Caboose posted:

I see it appears you are laying your track directly on chipboard (OSB). Don't you get a great deal of extraneous noise?  I use Midwest foam and also a layer of homasote. 

Probably.  It has never bothered me.

David, that looks like you are into a huge undertaking.  I really like the looks of it and hope to see more.   I agree, you should show more of your layout.  Thanks for sharing with us.

Very nice! Thank you for posting.

Bob

I finished connecting the curves on the other side of the yard and ran power to them.  

Quick video of PRR F3s trying out the yard and some shots of progress. 

David 

Looking great !

Alex 

This weekend I spent a lot of time under the layout figuring out how to place Walthers Layout Control System Switch Motors. 

I have half of the yard beginning motorized now and started working on a board to mount the switch controls. 

Well done!

Peter

Very nice, can't wait to see more.

I wired up a few more switches. 

Put on a little fascia board today. 

Put in the last switch for this side of the yard.   When I can muster the will to do it, I’ll have to put in under layout motors.  I haven’t checked for power yet.  These were pre wired so the hope is no more jumpers to put in.  

Looks great, David!  How long are the yard tracks?

Layout looks enormous. What a luxury to have so much space for a layout where the trains can go far, to different places. Arnold

Mark Boyce posted:

Looks great, David!  How long are the yard tracks?

Mark. The outside 7 tracks will hold about 35 cars.   The other tracks are shorter to avoid interfering with the turntable and roundhouse area. 

That's great!  Thank you!

Wow, seems to me that you work quickly. Gargraves track?

This all looks great and the trains run well; nice job. 

Mark in Oregon

Mix of gargraves and Ross.  I haven’t secured the track yet.   I’m still testing clearances and reliability. 

Quick video. 

Nice run!!

Tonight was a new milestone.  I’m still testing the track.   I ran three trains on the main while working the yard.   No issues.   Then I routed the trains through the yard itself.   Everything worked great. 

I love it!  The good looking trains ran great!