looking forward to assembling it ever since it arrived. But my first priority was finishing the trestle—and now that it’s done and (maybe?) spring has arrived, I finally had the chance to tackle the switch. From start to finish, assembly … Continue reading →
Progress was slow for a while because of rain, but now we are smoking along. All of the stringers are in and I began cutting and laying ties and placing them on the stringers. Here are a few pictures.
Continue reading →There has been steady progress even with the rain since my last update. All of the bents are in place with sway braces and braces between bents. I created spacers for the stringers made out of 4×8’s. Each of the … Continue reading →
Well, it’s been a while since I posted an update. Last year, I got all the sonotubes installed and the piers installed on them, then I came to a screeching halt. My mother fell on August 13th and fractured her … Continue reading →
Today I finished installing the last of 42 Sonotubes. 24 still need to be cemented. Hope to put a dent in it tomorrow. Sonotubes highlighted for better visibility.
Continue reading →here is a little update on the trestle. Sonotubes and cement have arrived. Today I put in two sonotubes (without cement) 40 to go. I’ll get another 6 or so and and do some cement work. I’m off next week … Continue reading →
The extension is completely connected. Next week I’ll get ballast. Once this is finished, Mountain Division goes into high gear planning. Many ideas are swirling around in my head. Come spring, it’s time to begin building a 250′ trestle. Looking … Continue reading →
Since my last post there has been a lot of progress even though I was unable to work for a few weeks. I completed fixing the area wiped out behind the house. It’s not connected into the cement crossing. Between … Continue reading →
Thank God for the nice weather. In less than 5 days, I managed to work on part of my extension. I graded 200′, built a bridge over the culvert, cut off of the switch that is being removed and put … Continue reading →
Here are two short video clips of yesterday’s meet. The first is of Jay Monty coming out of the covered bridge and crossing the trestle. The second video is of Jimi Smith exiting the tunnel.
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