CSX Hanover Subdivision 3.0

[mu26aeh]

Busy day in the basement today !  Cousin stopped by this morning to rewire the lighting circuit and got all the lights wired up.  I spent the afternoon getting all the full tiles in place.  Just the border pieces left to finish up.



Another step closer !

PS: You may need sunglasses during operation sessions.  At least no one should complain about not reading the car numbers 

[mu26aeh]

I love when I find research material for the Hanover Sub.  Jacks Mountain Tunnel is not easily accessible, requiring a good hike from where you can park.  And it's all privately owned land around the tracks so unless you have owners permission you're trespassing to get there.

Something else I never knew until recently was the infamous " Door to Hell " .  The story here is many years ago, when the line was under Western Maryland , a property owner nailed a solid oak 6 panel door to a telephone pole along the tracks.  He would decorate the door with seasonal holiday decorations for the passing train crew.  When the property owner passed away, the door was no longer decorated but still remains.  Crews have since named it " The Door to Hell ".  Here's a picture of it taken in early 2022.

[davefoxx]

How has that door not rotted away in the decades since the WM was merged into CSXT?

DFF

[wazzou]

How has that door not rotted away in the decades since the WM was merged into CSXT?

DFF

It’s painted Oak.

[mu26aeh]

I'm not exactly sure but apparently it's still in very good condition.  Plus, how about the nails not rusting/corroding out that are holding a solid oak door 

[Bendtracker1]

Tis' protected by the eternal power of Hell.   

[davefoxx]

It’s painted Oak.

“Nope, it’s oak.”

~Lt. Col. Henry Blake

[wazzou]

“Nope, it’s oak.”

~Lt. Col. Henry Blake

4077th?

[PiperguyUMD]

oh man that's some great footage! Made me realize I've missed the mark on a few things!

[mu26aeh]

2 more walls sections almost complete.  Have to fill in the top section.  Ran wire for outlets.  1 more section of wall to frame out. 





Getting closer, but not nearly fast enough for me ......

[davefoxx]

Don't forget those metal plates that get applied to the studs in front of the waste pipe, so you don't put a nail or screw into the plumbing during drywall installation.  You don't want to find out the hard way some day that you pierced the poop pipe.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/USP-5-in-x-2-in-16-Gauge-Galvanized-Protection-Plates/3374518

DFF

[mu26aeh]

I promise one day soon, there will be construction photos of the railroad being posted.  But it's just more 1:1 remodel photos.  Got the front wall studded out, insulated, drywalled and first mud/tape coat on.  I have to cut a panel out where my geothermal lines come down the wall and out the wall.  I left this as an access in case anything ever needs serviced/replaced etc 



End wall same deal, but only a couple sheets hung.  Going to build a box or something to hang over the cleanout pipe



And finally the back wall, lower section studded and insulation hung.  Still need some studs and pipe protectors for the upper section, frame out the window area

[mu26aeh]

Hung final sheets of drywall this weekend.  Started thinking of ideas.  First was @wm3798 old Hagerstown yard going on this wall, and possibly lengenthing it by a few feet. 



Then while at work late last night, another idea came around.  Yard still goes on that wall, but instead of returning as Hagerstown from the past Windsor St, instead it moves a little further west and becomes the G&W YorkRail Lincoln yard 😳

[davefoxx]

That seems like a good plan for that yard.  I look forward to operating on that yard once again in now its third home. 

DFF

[wm3798]

It's better suited to be Lincoln Yard, anyway.  Way too small to really represent Hagerstown.
Looking forward to bumping cars there again.
Lee