Comments on: ME Track is go for launch http://www.upmodelrailroad.com/2009/04/25/me-track-is-a-go/ A Freelance N-Scale Model Railroad Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:16:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shaun http://www.upmodelrailroad.com/2009/04/25/me-track-is-a-go/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Shaun Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:03:07 +0000 http://www.upmodelrailroad.com/?p=489#comment-342 Yup, that's the direction I'm leaning too right now. Leave the sidings as is with the wood ties and only replace the main with concrete. Not only do I like the contrasting look of the concrete ties against the older wood ties for the siding, it saves me some doing extra re-work, heh. :) Here's a pic of how it would look: http://gallery.upmodelrailroad.com/layout/IMG_1950.jpg.html And I wish my office window had that kind of view. All I see is a couple ducks and turtles swimming in the waterway around our building. :) Yup, that’s the direction I’m leaning too right now. Leave the sidings as is with the wood ties and only replace the main with concrete.

Not only do I like the contrasting look of the concrete ties against the older wood ties for the siding, it saves me some doing extra re-work, heh. :)

Here’s a pic of how it would look: http://gallery.upmodelrailroad.com/layout/IMG_1950.jpg.html

And I wish my office window had that kind of view. All I see is a couple ducks and turtles swimming in the waterway around our building. :)

]]> By: Philip H. http://www.upmodelrailroad.com/2009/04/25/me-track-is-a-go/comment-page-1/#comment-341 Philip H. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:45:47 +0000 http://www.upmodelrailroad.com/?p=489#comment-341 I'd recommedn sticking to the wooden tie look on your sidings. Most prototypes that have gone concrete have done so only on heavy traffic mains, and even not then. Two of the CXS mainlines into and out of Washington DC run right behind my office building (and thus below my window). They see betewwen 10 and 12 trains each direction each day - and are still on wood ties. In fact, CSX changed out dozens of bad ties last fall with wood, so I thin kit's safe to say you can keep the wood look for your secondary. I’d recommedn sticking to the wooden tie look on your sidings. Most prototypes that have gone concrete have done so only on heavy traffic mains, and even not then. Two of the CXS mainlines into and out of Washington DC run right behind my office building (and thus below my window). They see betewwen 10 and 12 trains each direction each day – and are still on wood ties. In fact, CSX changed out dozens of bad ties last fall with wood, so I thin kit’s safe to say you can keep the wood look for your secondary.

]]> By: Shaun http://www.upmodelrailroad.com/2009/04/25/me-track-is-a-go/comment-page-1/#comment-340 Shaun Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:47:27 +0000 http://www.upmodelrailroad.com/?p=489#comment-340 Awesome. Looking forward to those photos. Awesome. Looking forward to those photos.

]]> By: CSXDixieLine http://www.upmodelrailroad.com/2009/04/25/me-track-is-a-go/comment-page-1/#comment-339 CSXDixieLine Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:23:41 +0000 http://www.upmodelrailroad.com/?p=489#comment-339 Very cool! BTW I will be posting pics tomorrow in my Sunday blog update showing the completed ME concrete tie mainline and the partially completed ME wood tie siding. I am very happy so far. I have about 100 pcs of Atlas code 55 flex that will probably be saved for the staging yards now. Very cool! BTW I will be posting pics tomorrow in my Sunday blog update showing the completed ME concrete tie mainline and the partially completed ME wood tie siding. I am very happy so far. I have about 100 pcs of Atlas code 55 flex that will probably be saved for the staging yards now.

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