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Xavier, I do not remove any ties. I make a fine saw cut under the rail which removes the plastic spikes from the plastic base that are meant to hold the track in gauge. I just cut back far enough to accomodate half a connector. With that done on both flex track sections I put the connectors...

A great "how to" Harold. Your scenery skills are amazing. You are definately a pond master.

Welcome to the Gauge sds888. You are sure fortunate to get all of that equipment even though it only came as a result of your fathers passing. I suggest you pick up a copy of Model Railroader or one of the other model railroad mags at your local hobby shop or newstand. There are always ads for...

Wow, That is some layout you linked to Conrail. Very impressive.

Wow, That is some layout you linked to Conrail. Very impressive.

This photo shows the track in place held there by weights. I use some old scuba weights and a couple of scale weights I have.

Sometimes a photo helps. I am building a helix so here is a photos showing how I spread glue on the cork roadbed with the next section of flexttrack ready to be put in place. I have already joined it with soldered connectors.

Take a close look at the GP-38 going through the turnout and see if you can see what is causing the lift. It sounds like a guard rail problem to me. Sometimes the slot isint quite deep enough and can be deepened with a slim file. The width of the guard rail slot can be widened slightly too.

The "green stuff" looks great Tom. The mix you used works really well. Nicely done.

You may wish to try contacting Altlas Cliff to see is they could give you some help.

Good luck in the search for ID. He could have come from anywhere served by CP.

Way to go Tom. Well done.

The slope is steep enough to warrant the retaing wall Steve, especially if the rockface is unstable. If it was a cliff face of solid rock then no retaing wall would be necessary. I think the retaining wall is a good way to go as it adds more interest.

It was a straight forward process for me and it works with no problem. I did the registering thing and all Cliff do you have more than one e-mail addy you could try? Will, It sounds like your download is corrupt in some way. I would remove it from your PC then do the download again. Good...

Some relief at last. Thanks very much Don for initiating this interesting thread. Now I have gained information on what it must be like to live where you do. The most I have heard about Arizona here is that it is a good place to visit for those that have serious arthritis. Now I know more...

Neat photos guys. A great idea by UP.

I am just in the middle of building a helix and do it the way Bob says. I glue the flextrack to the cork roadbed .I keep it in place with weights, some of which are old railroad spikes I have collected . Once the glue cures I add ballast and fix it in place with diluted white glue and that holds...

That's a beauty Ed and a good story capt.

Welcome to posting at the Gauge Katy, Thanks for providing the spilled grain info. I don't think I would like to be prototypical and have a black mess near my grain elevators. Where abouts in the country did you work in grain elevators?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN