Part 8 Completed
Ready to install
I managed to get Part 8 completed over the weekend. It is fully complete, gapped, tested and ready to install. This leaves only 1 turnout left to build for the terminal, which I will be tackling shortly.
After so much specialized trackwork, I have honed all the techniques I need for construction. Some of the earlier pieces were built using a different approach, so they will require a bit of re-work, but nothing serious.
This piece of trackwork leads into the wye, shown above. This is the only reverse loop on the layout and will require an automatic reverser installed. Other than this reverse loop, the rest of the layout is pretty much simple wiring.
The next step is to finally start cutting the rail gaps in all the track sections and preparing to install the trackwork onto the layout.
-T.
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I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!
Posted by: Tim | 04-06-2009 | 08:04 AM
Posted in: Latest Posts | Track Construction
Tim,
No need for an automatic reverser, just wire the electrical switch switching the turnout leading to the leg of the wye to switch the polarity of the entire leg.
Cheers,
Colin
Nicely done Tim.