More progress to report. All track is installed (and glued) including main & siding from the Mississippi River up to East Bureau (before ascent up the ovalix). Larry ran the bus wire for the entire railroad minus the upper peninsula. Feeders were dropped and installed and soldered to the track for all the track currently installed minus the siding at Rock Island (it was just freshly glued down).
Next projects on the agenda:
- Solder feeders to the bus wire
- Install turnout at the wye at East Bureau (split for ovalix and Peoria Branch)
- Install cork roadbed for entire ovalix
- Design and potentially lay cork for Davenport
- Design and cut subroadbed for remainder of the upper level
- Order more Micro Engineering Code 55 Track, one Tortoise switch machine, an additional (#7) LH curved turnout for the wye at the Peoria Branch/East Bureau
- Sell 86' Auto Parts Box Cars & Open Auto Racks
- Purchase N&W Coal Hoppers
Many thanks to Larry for coming up to help today. We got a lot accomplished. Track work has been going well (and fast)! Larry has been a tremendous help in numerous ways with the N Scale conversion. His expertise and advice have been invaluable!
Davenport, IA - a blank slate
Awesome!!!! You and Larry made a lot of progress. Those curved turnouts are SWEET!
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