L&N somewhere in Eastern Kentucky

[LIRR]

Tracklaying proceeding east.....

[LIRR]

Slow but sure progress.....

[LIRR]

Haven't posted for awhile......moving back to the paper mill for a bit. Chip hopper/conveyor at the woodchip pile made from LEGOs.....

[basementcalling]

Nice.

I just found out the Lego Outlet store 30 miles from my home has a $15 brick bucket. Pay the fee and fill the bucket with all the pieces you can fit in the container. I think I am headed up to shop for details for ventilation and piping systems this weekend.

[LIRR]

The Smackwater turn is the first revenue train to roll onto the new branch. It'll back down the siding to the right to drop the hopper at Sunrise Coal...



The train gets left on the main during this move to keep the street clear....

[Blazeman]

Your updates are always greatly anticipated. Don't think I'm alone with that sentiment.

[davefoxx]

Your updates are always greatly anticipated. Don't think I'm alone with that sentiment.

Nope, you're not.

DFF

[Bendtracker1]

At least three agree! 
I like seeing these kinds of postings, give a good insight of how the trains work on the layouts.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Nope, you're not.

DFF

Not one bit!

[basementcalling]

Not one bit!

I don't always read railwire.net, but when I do I look for the LIRR  update on somewhere in Kentucky.

[LIRR]

Thanks guys

[mighalpern]

Not much visible progress lately.....the newly paved street reminded me that I never turned the flanges down on about a third of my locomotives. So I've been tending to that lately.  I can disassemble a loco, remove the individual wheels, file the flanges down to 0.020, clean everything, lube, reassemble and have it back on the rails in under 30 minutes.

Hello:
just joined and am looking thru all the layouts one by one.  I am impressed with your use of everyday items, amazing.  But you caught my attention on turning down the wheels on the loco's.  Most of my equipment was made for code 80 and i rebuilt with code 55, so could you show or explain how you turn the wheels.  I dont have a lathe so I'm curious for sure
thanks
Miguel

(fixed quote tag -gfh)

[LIRR]

It's not as difficult as it sounds....one you get the hang of it it goes quickly. You need to dissaasemble the loco and remove the individual wheels of course. I can do a typical 4-axle atlas loco in under 20 minutes.
Each wheel is separate -not a wheelset of 2 on an axle. Each wheel has it's own stub axle about 1/8 long, maybe 3/16....
I put it in the 3-jaw chuck of a cordless drill. With the drill on my lap and the wheel rotating towards me, I hit the flange with a very fine file. I hit it a bit, check the diameter, hit it again until I have a .020 flange height. Then I break the edges, polish with a fine bright boy (lifelike is much finer than walthers). I hit the back of the wheel with stiff paint brush to take away the dust. It's done. Dissassembly/reassembly is the time consuming and tricky part. Reducing the flanges is a piece of cake.

Let me know how you make out.

[High Hood]

Very nice looking scene.  And I was wondering what kind of roster do you have LIRR?  I see you have a quite a few Alcos.

[LIRR]

I am a hi-hood alco fan indeed. The road roster consists of 2 Long Island RR hi-hood C420s, 3 low-hood C420s, 5 RS11s, 3 U25Bs, an ABA and an ABB set of Alco FAs, an ABA set of F7s, a pair of C628s and a pair of hi-hood SD35s. A pair of RS2s work the yard. I am currently resisting the urge to order a half-dozen of the Southern Railway hi-hood SD35s Atlas recently announced.