Conrail Windsor St Yard (York PA) Engineering Report

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I got a perfect pre fabbed programming track for you to mount on that facia right above your work station

Next time I return to the Scene of the Crime I will bring it

Nice! I'll have to check it out.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

So, is anybody gonna send that "Perfect" HO model of York?     make it quick or I'm gonna get started on BANKS or LEMO first! 

Well... I'm not actually as hard up as it'd seem. I have a friend who did one years ago that's going to sell it to me. It's admittedly a little rough, but I want to see what I can do with it before I convince anyone else to spend any time on the project.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I just realized... nothing feels like the promise of buying a case of track and cork at the hobby shop.

*****'s about to get REAL in my basement.

[davefoxx]

I just realized... nothing feels like the promise of buying a case of track and cork at the hobby shop.

*****'s about to get REAL in my basement.

Hell, yeah!

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Also, found this great article on the bridge that's going on the s curve. I was having a hard time finding info about it, until my friend told me it had a name: "black bridge". A Google image search later and... http://www.ydr.com/story/news/history/blogs/yorkspast/2015/05/29/black-bridge/74059670/

[chicken45]

Haven't bought one yet...and frankly I need wood towers anyway!  But...  LEMO tower's already been done:

http://www.gclaser.com/n-scale-j-tower/

Huh. Didn't realize that was also LEMO. Wasn't there something incorrect about the roof or something?

[seusscaboose]

I just realized... nothing feels like the promise of buying a case of track and cork at the hobby shop.

*****'s about to get REAL in my basement.

The Case is a real shock to the wallet

[Dave V]

Huh. Didn't realize that was also LEMO. Wasn't there something incorrect about the roof or something?

Hadn't heard that.  Are you thinking of the NSA ALTO tower kit with the jacked up dimensions?

[glakedylan]

So, is anybody gonna send that "Perfect" HO model of York?     make it quick or I'm gonna get started on BANKS or LEMO first! 

@Lemosteam

yes! I ordered it from walthers on sunday. expect it by week's end. will be in touch for mailing address when it arrives.
thanks for taking on this project!

now back to the OP's thread.

sincerely
Gary

[mcjaco]

Also, found this great article on the bridge that's going on the s curve. I was having a hard time finding info about it, until my friend told me it had a name: "black bridge". A Google image search later and... http://www.ydr.com/story/news/history/blogs/yorkspast/2015/05/29/black-bridge/74059670/

I think every town has a "black bridge."  That's where we used to go in high school to have parties.  Well some kids.....I went to watch trains.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

The Case is a real shock to the wallet

Ok, well, I didn't go for the case, just the 25pack. But it still came in a box .

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I think every town has a "black bridge."  That's where we used to go in high school to have parties.  Well some kids.....I went to watch trains.

Heh, yep. Although, for me, it was the Delair over the Delaware, and I was too young to go to parties there before we moved.
http://www.workshopoftheworld.com/richmond_bridesburg/delair_files/page68_3.jpg

[unittrain]

I think every town has a "black bridge."  That's where we used to go in high school to have parties.  Well some kids.....I went to watch trains.

There was two over the busy Conrail cleveland pittsburgh line in town both bridges were abandoned I'm currently scratchbuilding the NYC truss bridge and going to build the old wooden one lane bridge soon, a lot of parties were had there. Here's the truss bridge.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

So, last night, I spent some time in the layout room, but took a breather from making construction progress.

It was time to do some straightening up and prepping for the next push.

So, for example, I went from this mess.



To this, slightly smaller mess.

[seusscaboose]

Cleaning and 5S is muy importanto!