Here it comes |
No.2 hugging the cliff |
Making the turn at "Screaming Mimi Turn" |
No.2 calling the Roundhouse - over! |
Temporary end of track at the site of
the Great Trestle over Holy Moley Gulch |
One of 12 redwood trestle
bents being assembled. 9/3/09 |
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Trestle bents and stringers
positioned for trim and fit over waterfall. More rocks will be
added to
make it look like stream goes into foreground |
Overview: Rest of trestle
will curve from the left then the other end of track will be
connected for a continuous 105 foot long loop. |
9/12/09 |
Check fit 9/12/09 |
First part of Great Trestle
ready for track 9/13/09 |
Alignment check 9/13/0909 |
Jr. Engineer Daniel makes
first run onto
Great Trestle over Holy Moley Gulch
Thanksgiving Day 2009 |
Construction of the Great
Trstle resumes 12/5/09 |
12/5/09 |
Snowy morning 12_8_09 |
A little snow never slows
construction 12/8/09 |
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End of the day 12/8/09 |
 The end is in sight 12/8/09 |
12/12/09 The loop is complete.
The train is coming. |
1st Train over the finished
trestle |
Whew, we made it! |
And away we go.
Now comes the siding, spur and landscaping |
Mainline and siding fnished
1/4/10 |
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1st train over new mainline
alignment |
Oops! Ballast reguator left boulder on siding |
Problem solved |
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Success! |
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