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ALPINE RAILROAD IN NJ-EVOLUTION IN PICS PART V

Now that I have gone over most of the build for my layout up to present day (I will take pics of the newest table with the mountains and rock faces in place and post them soon), I thought I would show some of the details I have been working on like tunnel portals, bridges and structures. Since I didn't take any before pics of the portals or bridges before I painted/weathered them, I found pics online of what they look like out of the box.

Weekly Photo Fun 12/11 - 12/17

Mon, 2017-12-11 00:32 — IAISfan

Time for a new WPF! I hope you'll all show us what you've been up to, completed or in-progress.

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ALPINE RAILROAD IN NJ-EVOLUTION IN PICS PART IV

After fixing my problem with getting my locos up a 2% + grade (it was never consistent for the entire run) I then saw another aspect of my original plan that I never really loved. At that point I had my loco run up hill about 4 inches over the course of 8-10 feet or so but coming back down hill was done inside another tunnel on the opposite end of the layout in about 3 feet. Needless to say it was a steep hill downward though a few tests showed that locos would not fly off the track or even move that much faster so it was doable but I didn't love it.

ALPINE RAILROAD IN NJ-EVOLUTION IN PICS PART III

Due to the nature of my job I was unexpectedly out of work from last Christmas until te beginning of May which presented a wonderful opportunity to fill the cold winter days by working on my layout uninterrupted. In that time I feel like I achieved quite a lot on the layout construction itself as well as building structures and whatnot. Like most railroad modelers, I tend to get "on a track" of maybe wiring for a while then when I get bored I shift gears and build a structure or two or maybe work on scenery.

ALPINE RAILROAD IN NJ-EVOLUTION IN PICS CONT'D

I left off with the stage of my railroad development having built the benchwork, added foam risers and platforms, fascia, newspaper and tape to prepare for the addition of Woodland Scenics plaster cloth for the mountains.

Weekly Photo Fun, December 5-11

Wed, 2017-12-06 12:25 — jeffshultz

Okay, let's get this started for this week!

This was one of several focus stacking photos I took for the ScaleTrains.com Tier IV article, showing the treadplate design, the Canadian specific walkway grates, and even a look at the fuel meter on the side of the tank -

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ALPINE RAILROAD IN NJ-EVOLUTION IN PICS

As promised I am including some pics showing the evolution of my railroad over the last 3+ years. As stated previously, this is really two layouts in one with a DC elec loco layout and a DCC steam and diesel layout.

original benchwork and layout dimensions