Erie Railroad Mahoning division HCD

[Chris333]

Another couple feet of ballast.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I'm surprised you stuck with the same ballast color for both railroads.

[seusscaboose]

that can be fixed with india ink

[Bendtracker1]

Another couple feet of ballast.

This is a great scene, love the cinders under the ballast.

[davefoxx]

I'm surprised you stuck with the same ballast color for both railroads.

Shows what I know (and can see with my damned colorblind eyes)!  I thought the ballast around the B&O trackage looked darker.   

DFF

[nuno81291]

The intersecting rail line ballast looks a hair darker to my eye on this monitor... Chris, what are we looking at !?

[VonRyan]

Shows what I know (and can see with my damned colorblind eyes)!  I thought the ballast around the B&O trackage looked darker.   

DFF

I'm seeing some color differences as well. Just enough difference to make it stand apart.

[Chris333]

Yes the B&O tracks are a darker grey, it is the most contrasting color I had. It has some cinders and dirt mixed it as well. Also the Erie main is ME flex while the B&O is Atlas flex. 

[Rich_S]

Chris, The interlocking scene is truly phenomenal, very nicely done. Will you be adding some type of signals to protect the diamond?   

[Chris333]

I hope so. Erie used semaphores, so I will need to learn about them first. Then I will probably etch parts in brass.

[Rich_S]

I hope so. Erie used semaphores, so I will need to learn about them first.

I can tell you this much, the PRR Position Light Signals were created to mimic semaphores signals in light form.

Vertical lights and semaphore blade = clear.
Lights and semaphore blade at a 45 degree angle = approach.
Horizontal lights and semaphore blade = stop.

http://gold.mylargescale.com/scottychaos/semaphore/

[OldEastRR]

You built the diamonds? Very nice.
One thing about crossings: I've seen prototype ones with solid steel plates at the center, either with channels or open spaces for the flanges to cross through. What's  up with those?

[Chris333]

The diamonds are Atlas C55 pieces. Some Erie crossings had movable points like a turnout like this:


Most of the semaphores around here had 2 targets on them. Here is the layout of the real B&O crossing the Erie at "P" tower:
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/dwg/79-10393-1.gif
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/dwg/29B-15108-360.gif
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/dwg/87A-13862.gif

[Chris333]

I glued down the styrene "road" on this side of the layout:


And I did a little more ballast, still wet:

[Chris333]

Few more inches