I wish I had the property to run 7.5" gauge at home! I run my 7.5" stuff at our club. It's enough of a drive that I can't get there as often as I like, so I put in the small 5" gauge here at home.
The track looks good. Watch that the outside rail of curves does not get lower than the inside rail. This is called adverse elevation and I have seen full-size derailments from -1/2 " elevation at joints on sharp curves.
Well, my ties are ripped on the table saw, so they are all the same height, and that 1/4 minus rock is almost like sand-- easy to smooth out. Thanks, Larry!
¡Hola buenas tardes Stan! Great to see the track being laid and, the attention to the level (cant*) is, as you say, very important at this track laying stage. Really looking forward to seeing the completed circuit. Will you be having any track infrastructure - signals etc.,? As ever, stay save and well. Un salado. Gary. *I assume you use 'cant' over there is the US to describe the level of the track?
Hey Gary! I think in general, we here in the U.S. are suffering from vocabulary reduction syndrome. Ha ha! So 'cant' is not commonly said. I'm not planning any signaling at this point, as my track will be well under 100 meters in length, plus I don't wish to wave any more red flags in front of the HOA bulls than running the trains themselves, but we'll see. Blessings to you, Gary! Stan
