Started planning for Christmas 2017 - Train in a Tree or spiral easement from 0" to 72", from 0-72 to 0-31 and down | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

Rob JohnstonOGR Forum Member

Anyone,

I what to create a trains that goes from the floor to 5 feet high with an average incline of ~ 4.5%. It will climb the tree in a declining spiral, circle at 5 feet and then decline the center in 0-31 helix and meet the floor on the 0-72 curve. Aside from the electrical engineering needed to maintain a constant speed, I need the civil engineering to create the inclined spiral easement. The declining helix is the easy part.

Any suggestions for software that will make the track layout portion straight forward?

Thanks

1/29/173:00 PM

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400eOGR Forum Member

What you want to do was in CTT or OGR, somebody here should know what issue it was in, saw one in spearfish sd that was done that way, 4% grades when it was done.

AtoZ LewisOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

You will want to read this series. The video is phenomenal!

Trains IN The Tree - The Plans, by Bill Henning

This is the link to the original Christmas Tree layout thread. There are a couple extra construction photos that were not in the article

Here it is, "THE" Christmas Tree Layout

This is the link for the great video that Ron Lego created

Henning's Christmas Tree Layout Video

2/3/177:34 PM

Rob JohnstonOGR Forum Member

Thank you for the cross posts.

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