Track is in on over 80% of the helix so I decided to hook up power and see how #28 handled the track-work and grade. She ran well and once the rest of the track is in I'll permanently wire it and fine tune the turnouts and track.
It's 1943 and the country is at war. Allied victories are turning the tide of the war and America's industries and the country's railroads, big and small, are doing their part. The Maryland & Pennsylvania RR (Affectionately known as The Ma & Pa) might not have been as busy as the big RRs, still played its part in contributing to the eventual Allied victory. Come and see this all relived again as I build an HO scale version of The Ma & Pa, 1943.
The Gatorboard sample passed at the clinic seemed very stiff. How did you implement the vertical curves at the ends of the helix?
ReplyDeleteThe helix is the one part of the layout made entirely of wood. The subroadbed is 1/2 inch plywood so it bends into the vertical curve needed at each end of the run on the helix easily. I eased the grade to level about 1 1/2 feet from each end of the run so the transition wouldn't be to sudden,causing operational problems.
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