The Bent Creek Garden Railway Continued... Construction Begins / Trenching & Subroadbed / TRESTLE construction / Trestle Crossbracing & Cheap Bridges / Wiring and Test Run / Scenery & Buildings / Scenery & Buildings Page 2

Here's the top down view of my control station. New LGB signalman's hut, sucking power from a new LGB 6 amp transformer, LGB control box taking care of one uncoupler and 3 switches... there's also a USA trains switch (far right), which was a total pain in the rear with their wiring set up. I'm sure it would be fine if you only had to go 3 stinkin' feet away from the switch! Hello! It's G-Scale USA!

Here's a nice view from trestle level up to the control station.

Trestle tests check out ok with only a few bugs... the rest of the track is another matter and next is the knee grinding task of soldering the rail joiners together. If you have the means, may I suggest you plant your trains on a RAISED bed? LOL

I envision this as the future site of HOBO Junction (you'll see in the Scenery page).

She'll be comin' round the...

The porter works it's way up the long 30 foot of grade.

Starting up the long grade, here the retaining wall is visible

The construction continues on the following pages... Construction Begins / Trenching & Subroadbed / TRESTLE construction / Trestle Crossbracing & Cheap Bridges / Wiring and Test Run / Scenery & Buildings / Scenery & Buildings Page 2

 

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