Construction Update

Progress has been slow for the past few weeks, for several reasons, including Christmas stuff, laziness, visitors, laziness, CR&E session (an excellent time, thanx Marcus!) & laziness.  But, today I was able to achieve a milestone:  installation of the first subroadbed.  I decided to start at the west end of Maybrook & work west.  I didn't get too far, but it's a start.  I got the west yard lead in, the NH west to the L&HR junction & a foot or so past the junction both for the NH to Campbell Hall (which will be EL staging) and the L&HR mainline.  I decided to put the junction a few feet out from Maybrook since accommodating the curve around the corner allowing clearance for the attic smurf door to open seemed to dictate putting the junction switch on the diagonal transition from one wall to the other.  I decided to have the L&HR ascend on a 1% grade beginning just past the junction & the NH to descend on a 1% grade beginning just past the junction. 

Here's some pix of today's progress:

 West Maybrook yard throat temporarily in position.

 Maybrook west yard lead.

 Approx position of NH-L&HR junction switch just west of Maybrook.

 Immediately west of Maybrook.  Yard lead continues straight, NH mainline curves to right.  L&HR junction switch just visible in front of attic smurf door.

Looking east toward Maybrook.  L&HR to left, NH to right.  L&HR beginning 1% upgrade, NH beginning 1% downgrade.