mrcheddar
American Railroads, Swiss Railways, Travel
May 2018 - construction continued
Under the pear trees, earth was deposited, creating a hill about 1 meter high. On the side facing the road is a retaining wall made of railway sleepers. The sleepers had previously been installed as a fence on the property.
The garden slopes down towards the road. The grade between the two stations is only 1%, but the the second station under the pear trees is raised up by almost 80cm.
Between the two raised sections is the 2 meter long bridge .
The bridge over the Atlantic is installed:
Once the concrete set, the bridge was removed for the rest of the construction.
The concrete and earth is mostly in place:
The area before and after:
The bridge was temporarily removed during the rest of the construction.
The weather was not always sunny...
The dry river bed under the bridge got used for actual drainage for the first time.
Water is pouring from the gutter down into the catch area, filled with stones.
By the way, the bridge leads from the USA over the Atlantic, the raised area under the pear trees is Switzerland!
Once the weather cleared up I started laying track on the lawn edging stones:
Immediate test run...
Celebrations were in order as the tracks reached the location of the planned town site under the pear trees!
The section was finished in May of 2018. This is largely what it looks like now, with more greenery...
Different parts of the layout are in sunshine throughout the day. This area works best in the evening.
Under the pear trees, earth was deposited, creating a hill about 1 meter high. On the side facing the road is a retaining wall made of railway sleepers. The sleepers had previously been installed as a fence on the property.
The garden slopes down towards the road. The grade between the two stations is only 1%, but the the second station under the pear trees is raised up by almost 80cm.
Between the two raised sections is the 2 meter long bridge .
The bridge over the Atlantic is installed:
Once the concrete set, the bridge was removed for the rest of the construction.
The concrete and earth is mostly in place:
The area before and after:
The bridge was temporarily removed during the rest of the construction.
The weather was not always sunny...
The dry river bed under the bridge got used for actual drainage for the first time.
Water is pouring from the gutter down into the catch area, filled with stones.
By the way, the bridge leads from the USA over the Atlantic, the raised area under the pear trees is Switzerland!
Once the weather cleared up I started laying track on the lawn edging stones:
Immediate test run...
Celebrations were in order as the tracks reached the location of the planned town site under the pear trees!
The section was finished in May of 2018. This is largely what it looks like now, with more greenery...
Different parts of the layout are in sunshine throughout the day. This area works best in the evening.
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