Wordless Wednesday

 

Building Worcester

I have finally  started on building Worcester, I have 8 plus feet of benchwork laid out. I plan on keeping the yard one level to keep things simpler. I have also used modeler's license to have the N&W main line run past the engine hose vs the Providence and Worchester house. Since the yard is flat, I used 3/4" plywood and then coved with homasote. I like the latter for large flat areas as it is easy to spike to and make changes as needed.  The photos show with the bride to the B&M/B&A connection (staging yard). I have also mocked up the engine house to help me plane out the yard. The engine house was used by both the New Haven and the Boston and Maine. Later the Penn Central and now the Providence and Worcester. It was built in 1953, so it is one of the most modern faculties on the NH. 

Here is just a sheet of plywood and the engine house mockup,
Micro Engineering turnout templets and an American Limited
 sanding tower.  

Same spot, now wit the homasote, with it cut to blend into
where the door to the outside.

This is the Walthers sanding tower I will modify to
 more closely match the prototype.

Here is the the whole area with the left out bridge.

Next steps is to lay the roadbed on the lift out bridge and plan the yard and engine facility. There will also be bulk (team) tracks with a 30 ton over head crane, two or three oil dealers, a few coal dealers and some other industries. I also plan to put the NH freight house into the upper righthand corner of the Worcester benchwork. 

Wordless Wednesday

 

South End Staging Yard

I have finally gotten started on my south end staging. This will make it possible for trains to actually continue through Norwich like the prototype.  I have to build a lift out section that will care the a 90 degree curve to be able to connect the staging yard with the rest of the layout.  I built the bench work for the yard this past Sunday as it was in the mid 90's out side, so the basement was a cooler alternative.  I basically built a shelf out of three quarter inch plywood on brackets.  I topped it with Homasote.  It is 8 feet by 1 foot long.

Here is the shelf, I will add a basic back drop and and ballast the yard to at
least make it look nicer.

Here is where the lift out section will go.