One year ago today we installed a garden train. A month after that, we decided to move to a new house. This will be our second garden train. It has three times as much track as the first and an overpass.
At this point, we are waiting on the landscaper to deliver the river rock that will be the base of the layout. The track will sit on pebble stone on top of the river rock. For the overpass I am building a trestle bridge.
Today we wanted to get an exact fit before the landscaper starts making changes to the yard that can’t be undone. I also wanted to test the engine’s ability to make it up the hills. The grade of the final version will be half of what this test is. I had a limited number of bricks and lumber available for the test run.
I started by cutting a 2×8 into 64 little rectangles to lift the track out of the grass enough to run. I knew the clearance needed for the overpass and used the bricks to rough that in. The trestle should handle the curves nicely, but the boards I had available today make the whole thing look crazy. It was very stable, but not pretty at all.
Stay tuned for updates.
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