A little while later I had fitted a short spacer-piece and went on to drill the hole for the throw bar. Only to discover that it was right above a cross-member of the bench work. Oooops.
Attempt number 3 resulted in a usable turnout with the right track spacing. Here's the view with the first storage track spiked down.
I put down some paint on the ramp I built last time and let it dry while I messed around with the turnouts on the north-side. Superintendent MikeF declared the south turnout installation to be acceptable for the main line, so I went ahead and soldered the turnout in place, added the frog wire (still need to work on doing this in a way that doesn't melt as much plastic), and fitted the track down the ramp into the paper mill complex.
By that time it was getting late, and I decided to call it a night. Before I left, I laid out a few track pieces to get the look and feel of the track work. In the distance one can make out the nice track work Jeff put into North Hallelujah.
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| Looking north over the paper mill complex. |
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| Looking south over the wood yard |
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