CSX Hanover Subdivision 3.0

[crrcoal]

How are you like the unit so far?

[mu26aeh]

It's only moved about 12" back and forth, checked lights and sounds.  Back on box 🤣

[Ed Kapuscinski]

It's only moved about 12" back and forth, checked lights and sounds.  Back on box 🤣

Toss it and a mate in the truck tomorrow. They might be able to do a few laps through York.

[mu26aeh]

Might as well post the family picture as well.  Been a long time since I programmed anything, and first time with BLI. 

[mu26aeh]

While the design and build are languishing, I'm still acquiring rolling stock.  For some unknown reason 

Took delivery today of the new release of ExactRail 6275 cuft boxcars.



Someone tell me you can never have too many boxcars.....

[Bendtracker1]

Ye who dies with the most cars wins.

[mu26aeh]

Ye who dies with the most cars wins.

My grandfather was one of the first that I remember having that bumper sticker, very early 80's.  And at the time, I felt that he was the winner in that.  They had a lot of "toys", as that was what the OG sticker said

[mu26aeh]

Enough with the basement empire, just going to go with a 4x8 and call it a night



In all seriousness, a friend had this stored in a garage where the property owner recently passed away.  He was worried the garage/property might get cleaned out before he was able to move it so it is now in my basement.  Maybe helping him finish his layout will get me flowing back to working on mine.

[mu26aeh]

Making Lincoln look a little more Lincoln.



Scratchbuilt from Evergreen sheet.  I had to flip the truck loadout due to space constraints in the other direction.  Still have to add the head house etc, but I need to get a better photo to see what is actually up there.  Building shown in the google maps link below

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9474031,-76.7781797,85a,35y,51.75h,42.15t/data=!3m1!1e3

[mu26aeh]

Been in a funk the last couple of weeks on how to proceed with the layout build.  What to include, where to locate it.  How much can I fit, what do I skip out on.  Since I had the yard up and rewired, I'd go back to kicking cars around while thinking where to start.  I began slinging benchwork without a plan, that only got so far before I stopped.  I don't want to get to a point without a plan where I have to tear down and get started again.  I'd go back to kicking cars again.  Looking at the yard, I realized I wasn't going to be happy with the way it was for what I was using it for.  The elephant in the room was the 3 track main around the outside, specifically on the right side where the single track YorkRail main will come out of the yard, 3 tracks were right there at a 90* angle.  Finally came to the conclusion that just wasn't going to work.  So down off the wall it came to the floor. 



Out came the marker and straightedge, then the jigsaw.  Having done the deed, I reworked the benchwork underneath and put it back up on the wall.  Notice the area that was home to the roundhouse is now gone as well.



Not to worry, I have plans for the 3 track main and the roundhouse grounds at a later time.

I cut a new piece of board to fit in the corner.  This area will be the YorkRail office, truck scales, and maintenance building along with YorkRail Logistics facilities.   I started with the loadout shed that transfers materials (mostly grain) from hoppers to trucks.  This is all Evergreen siding material.  I still need to add some trim material around the corners and the roof edging.  I flipped the truck shed 180*from the proto due to space constraints.  I'm waiting on some caged ladders to continue with that building.  There are a few transload tracks in the yard as well, so I cut in another turnout, ran a track on the outside of the loadout and tied it into an existing turnout that I cut the siding out for the loadout.  There is also a pair of grain silos on the south side of the yard that I relocated to the back right side of the yard.  @John has graciously drawn up the plans in TinkerCad for me.  With the weather warming up, I'm hoping to unpack my 3d printer I bought for Christmas and get it set up.







On the left side corner, I took the first track and cut it out about 10" after the turnout.  This will be a switcher pocket for the NGL Supply Terminal, where I can spot 4 LPG tankers for offloading and have another 4-5 on the next track over.



With the added momentum, I had a few friends over to shoot some ideas around, get some new eyes on the basement and try to hammer out some town locations.  Everyone was sent home with a couple copies of a sketch of the basement to do some doodles on.  One thing we did figure out is the main design element I(we) need to figure out is where Porters Sideling will go.  This is where the CSX Hanover Subdivision meets the York Sub.  CSX comes in from the west and turns 90* to head south to Baltimore, while the York Sub turns to the northeast to York.  This will ultimately determine how much of the York Sub I will model.  On the previous version, I had the PH Glatfelter paper mill in Spring Grove modeled and will be again on 3.0.  It may have to be rebuilt depending where it will fall in the new plan.

Google Maps link for Lincoln Yard and NGL Supply Terminal
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9530575,-76.7753762,795a,35y,180h,44.73t/data=!3m1!1e3

Google Maps link for Porters Sideling
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8307971,-76.8942351,521a,35y,180h,44.81t/data=!3m1!1e3

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Holy *****, that's awesome. I love it.

I swear there's an article for Model Railroad Planning in this whole thing.

Hmm.

[mu26aeh]

@John graciously offered to draw up the grain facility silos for me that will be on the west end of Lincoln Yard.  After a few tweaks and me setting up the software figuring placement and functionality of supports (auto support did majority of the work), I fired up the Mono 4K and set off into the great unknown of 3d printing.  Here's the result.



I need 2 of these, so once the first was deemed a success, back for round 2.  I also fired up the Ender and have a 6 pack of @Ed Kapuscinski K mounts printing as well

[John]

That turned out really nice ..  You should be able to print the center section flat on the build plate

[wm3798]

The whole scene is coming together nicely.  But now I don't want my yard back!

I'll look forward to doing some switching in YOUR yard.  I love the bulk terminal.  Lots of ops potential in a small space.
Lee

[ednadolski]

@John graciously offered to draw up the grain facility silos for me that will be on the west end of Lincoln Yard.  After a few tweaks and me setting up the software figuring placement and functionality of supports (auto support did majority of the work), I fired up the Mono 4K and set off into the great unknown of 3d printing.  Here's the result.

Do you have a .stl file(s) that you would mind sharing?   (The NPPX would be grateful to use a few)
 
Thanks,
Ed