Construction Update

Well, it's again been a long time since I posted an update.  However, I've not been idle in the past few weeks.  Construction has continued & the subroadbed is basically complete except for the Ogdensburg Branch, a few sidings and the upper level above Maybrook, which will be Andover Jct and west end staging.  I decided to leave that as open grid for the time being to facilitate construction of east end staging and Maybrook.  Also, I've installed roadbed from the west end of Maybrook to Warwick, as well as roadbed for the west half of Maybrook.  I started laying some track, too, & have installed 10 feet of east end staging (7 tracks) and about 10 feet of mainline from the west end of Maybrook through the NH/L&HR junction switch and on west toward Greycourt.  I've also installed the Tortoise for the junction switch.  The west Maybrook yard throat has been laid out but not secured.  Below are a few pix of the recent progress.

Thanks also to Jeff & Marcus for helping out a couple Sundays ago!

West end of DeKays showing one wall of dispatcher's office

East end of DeKays with mainline further west above.  Also showing dispatcher's office wall.

Overall view of DeKays below, mainline west toward Franklin above, and what will be dispatcher's office.

A dark shot showing Franklin (upper level).

Mainline roadbed west of Greycourt heading toward Warwick.

West yard throat Maybrook.

West end Maybrook.

New Haven staging.  Maybrook to right.  A short scene divider will seperate staging & Maybrook.

Greycourt roadbed in place.

Construction update

It's been a while since I last posted an update.  Well, Christmas is over & construction has resumed.  As of yesterday I completed installation of the subroadbed from Maybrook to Warwick.  Today Marcus and I installed the subroadbed west from Warwick to just short of the east end of DeKays.  We also cut the subroadbed for DeKays siding and a few feet beyond.  Thanx Marcus!

Here are some pix of the progress to date:


Heading west from Maybrook.  L&HR to the right, NH to the left.

L&HR mainline heading west toward Greycourt.

East end Greycourt

Interchange track at Greycourt to the left.  It will end at the backdrop.  It is *not* leaning side to side, that's a camera illusion!

Greycourt.  Erie main & yard (dummy track) will be located on the panel below, probably 4 tracks total.  L&HR passes overhead on a plate girder bridge.

West end of Greycourt.



Heading west between Greycourt and Warwick.  Industrial spur, probably limestone loading, to right.


Further west from Greycourt to Warwick.  State School spur to left.

Curve into Warwick, heading west.  Roadbed is wider to accommodate east yard lead.

West out of Warwick towards DeKays

Further west out of Warwick towards DeKays

Even further west of Warwick towards DeKays

East end of DeKays middle of pic. Roadbed not secured.

DeKays

West end of DeKays

West of DeKays.  Mainline will curve to right and then turnback at end of peninsula.