Conrail Windsor St Yard (York PA) Engineering Report

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Works for me too.  Ed, are you planning to use car cards?

Nope. Conrail used switchlists, so I will too.

Now I just need to write the app to make them (how I want them). I've been meaning to learn .NET MVC, so this might be the chance.

[Jesse6669]

Ed, have you taken a look at this: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/6795 ?

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Interesting. I have not, but will. Thanks for the link!

[Santa Fe Guy]

Edd there is an old program that was released years ago called "Ship it" that was designed for just that.  Not sure if it is still around however a good friend of mine was the Australian distributor for a while if interested.
Rod.

[John]

JMRI operations .. even runs on your mac ..

[Philip H]

I downloaded one a month or so ago that's open source for a Mac and very customizable. Ill PM you the web address when I get the kids to sleep.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Ballasting continues.

http://conrail1285.com/more-ballasting-progress-in-windsor-st-yard/





I really cannot say how much I love working with grout, it is so easy to apply and get to do what you want.

[Scottl]

That looks really great.  The mix of colors is convincing.

[Cajonpassfan]

Looks good, but that's the easy part....did you glue it down yet?
That's the part I'm obsessing about for my monster yard; you go first, sir...
Otto K.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Thanks Scottl.

And Otto, I'm actually not scared. Grout glues so easily compared to the other stuff I've worked with. So easily.

[Dave V]

Ed,

I think I'm sold.  I'm using Cumbres & Toltec ballast from Arizona Rock & Mineral for the Midland, but if I ever re-do the Juniata Division I may just have to go with grout.

[crrcoal]

Hey Ed are you able to take a good close up pic of the track/ballast?

[sizemore]

That turned out really good!

The S.

[MVW]

How will you glue it down, Ed? Mist? Pipette? I thought you stated somewhere else that you were now applying glue first, then sprinkling the grout onto that.

I love the look, and would like to do something similar for my 1950s yard. Period photos show a much blacker look on the C&NW. I assume a lot of cinders.

One other question: What happens when you use grout and glue, and eventually have to replace a turnout? That's what scares me. I know from experience that ballast can be loosened with water, but I'm afraid a grout-glue mix would be more like concrete.

Jim

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Ed,

I think I'm sold.  I'm using Cumbres & Toltec ballast from Arizona Rock & Mineral for the Midland, but if I ever re-do the Juniata Division I may just have to go with grout.

I'd highly recommend it. You have to do blends to get the colors you want, but it's worth it.