| The Frankfort Terminal Railroad*
Indiana Large Scale Railroaders August 9, 2008 – Phase I After all the fantastic layouts shown by the ILSR members, here is one example of a beginner’s railroad. When you are new to the hobby, particularly if you have been an indoor railroader, putting trains outside takes some getting used to. Then there is the likelihood that the garden wasn’t planted with trains in mind. So the initial route some of us take is simply laying track on the mulch and routing it around the obstacles present. The first four pictures below show the various routes considered before the final route was chosen. By using sectional track with lots of curves and joints, we broke lots of rules and recommendations immediately. However, the layout was amazingly reliable in its first year of operation. The second year I learned about pouring foundations and track cleaning, among other things. Much more information can be found here. *known to the grandchildren as “The Too Many Rules Railroad”
Below: “Utility Cabinet” for the electrical hookup. Above: Fortunately, the base was deep enough to modify the location for adequate setback. David Palmeter Photo – Aug 2008
See it run! So how does it look three years later? On Saturday August 20, 2011, we had an Open House for the ILSR members. Check it out HERE. The day after, I took a few more pictures, posted HERE. Much, much more about the development of our garden railroad, plus a little of my personal model railroad history can be seen on my web site HERE. |
Indiana Large Scale Railroaders | ILSR
Garden Railroading in Indiana.
