UPDATED 8-7-16 PROGRESS ON THE JADA RAILROAD

Great stuff! Love that VL Hudson! Are the bridges where the Hudson was running custom or did you buy them? 

Lots of great craftsmanship,,,,,,,congrats.

Outstanding Alex. Can't wait to see it in 4 weeks.

Cool Alex, can't wait to get a first hand look.  Do you have the plexiglass up yet?

Very nice, looking forward to see the next update.

Looks good buddy  I think its the flow in the dynaflow that is missing

Great job Alex, I like this track layout better than the first one, this is going to be a great layout when you get the scenery all done,take your time & enjoy the journey. !!!!!!!!!!

Well done Alex !!! Good to see you will have that layout operational for the party.

Steve

Alex,

    Layout is really coming along great. I enjoyed both videos

JohnB

Alex,

Both locomotives are great, and the layout is shaping up very nicely!  It is so satisfying to get things far enough along where you can run some trains. 

I too have questions about the bridges.  I see those super looking arch bridges and then the spans between the piers.  The piers appear to be basically as they will look when finished.  That makes me think the spans between them will be girder bridges.  Am I correct?

I came from a background of HO trains, and read too many Model Railroader Magazine articles since about 1967 or 1968.  Based on that reading, I would have never wanted an upper level with bridges over much of the layout.  After going on 5 years in O gauge 3-rail, I am getting to the point where I am thinking more freely to do as I like.  Pondering how I will fit what I want in an 11 x 11 room, I am starting to think an overhead second level may be in my future.  

I'm looking forward to your updates and photos from the open house.  Keep having those open houses, and we we may take a trip up your way when I retire.  

Great progress on the layout, Alex!!!   Always a major milestone when the trains are running!!! 

David

Nice work Alex. I love all the tracks around the round house.

Alex, you are doing a great job.  I will be there in a few weeks.  Great craftsmanship.

Very nice! When is your get together, I have to see if my wife is working?

Don

Really spectacular, Alex.......looking forward to more!

Peter

Looks great and I'm looking forward to seeing it in person!

-Greg

Fantastic Alex. Keep them coming. 

Mike

What a nice job you guys have done Alex, it really looks good. That Hudson was certainly smoking properly! 

Looks really nice, great job. 

Dave

Awesome Alex!

Alex nice work, sorry I will not be able to make it up this year.

Keep posting update videos of the progress.

What track are you using this time?

Looking Great.  Jean & I are really looking forward to see you and Dina in a couple weeks.

Nice to see trains run after the hard work so far on the layout. The Big Boy freight looked good going up the grade. Excellent job laying down the track. Next videos should be even better. Waiting on the siding for more.......Paul

Looking good Alex. Wow that Big Boy taking that grade is impressive.... what percent grade is that?

Alex,

Hi. Good to see to found some time for the JADA RR.

I really like the compromise of the upper level by looping it around the industrial area only.

Nice execution and it doesn't detract from the lower level.

The bay/bridge looks like it's coming along. Did I miss photos of that area?

Congratulation, Alex. 

Nice Craftsmanship and dedication.

Andre.

Hello everyone, thank you all for the very kind comments !!!

TrainLover, the arched viaducts are from Bridge Boss, all the rest of the upper support system is scratch built.

AMCDAVE, thanks !!!

Captain John, thanks. See you in a few weeks

GRJ, Thanks. yes i have plexiglass up LOL!!!!!

Kris, Thanks

Ben, thanks my buddy. It might need a drop of oil!!!

Gerry, thanks

Steve, thanks. I'm hoping to have more complete, before the party

JohnB, thanks buddy

Mark,thanks.  The Arched viaducts are from Bridge Boss, the piers will remain as they are. As for the sections between the piers, in the future i might add thicker sides to make it look like girder bridges, but for now it will stay like it is.

David, thanks.

Doug, thanks

Marty, thanks. Looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks, it should be a great time !!!

Don, thanks. My open house is Saturday August 27th, if you look on the announcement forum i have a thread all about it.

Peter, thanks

Greg, thanks, see you in a few weeks

Mike, thanks

Scott, it's a U shaped dog bone configuration with two lower main lines and one upper main line. It all connects together and trains can be reversed in either direction.

C.SAM. thanks.

Dave, thanks

Jeff, thanks

P51, thanks

Redball, thanks. see you for the next open house

Pat, Thanks. Looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks

Paul2, thanks very much.

John, I never figured out the grade, what i can tell you is, it goes from 0 to 6 3/4 inches in 13 feet.

Carl, thanks. I did an entire thread on the Silk City Bridge, it's in my older threads in my profile.

Andre, Thanks very much

ALSO: A BIG THANK YOU to Johnny and Ben, for all of there help.

Thanks, Alex

banjoflyer posted:

Alex M posted:

John, I never figured out the grade, what i can tell you is, it goes from 0 to 6 3/4 inches in 13 feet.

 

Well I hope my math is right here...

The run of 13 feet is 624 ' in O scale.

The rise of 6.75 inches is 27' in O scale.

Rise / Run = 0.0432 or 4.32%

So the grade is a 4.32 grade.

Now for all the math majors out there if I did this incorrectly please correct me as I make lots and lots of mistakes.

Mark

Round it up to 4.33%  (.0432692307692308). I use inches.

Alex M posted:

Hello everyone, thank you all for the very kind comments !!!

TrainLover, the arched viaducts are from Bridge Boss, all the rest of the upper support system is scratch built. 

Looks amazing!  So impressive they're all scratch built, great job!  

WOW !!!

Brent

Your welcome Alex!

It's nice to see the UP Big Boy go up and around that upper level with all those freight cars Alex.  It was a pleasure to come up and give you a hand with that project buddy.  See you in a few weeks.

I don't care if you dipped it in Texas!!

Excellent it's taking shape beautifully!

Another great teacher showing great things for the rest of us to learn from! Great Work!

Great work Alex, very motivating to see your progress.

Sweeeet.

Looking good Alex!