The Drake Photos - Single Point Turnouts -- Module Progr ess!

[Dietrich, Robert J.]

Greetings:

I'm still here, still reading almost daily.  I don't have much to add to the
discussions and I don't like to stick my foot in my mouth like I did
yesterday.

I've been working on the module, about half of the track is laid.  I use Orr
girder rail were called for and T rail where the prototype had T rail.
Sometimes, usually when I mess up, I wish I was building the 1910 version
with all T rail and double point switches.  I use Orr switches everywhere,
modified by cutting them back to the switch points and then build my own
frogs, I never learned how to build the movable point in HO.

Hopefully I'll get the track work done in the next couple of weeks and then
I'll update the web site.

Thanks for asking.

Bob

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Jim Holland [mailto:pghpcc at pacbell.net] 
Sent:	Thursday, April 27, 2000 7:26 PM
To:	pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject:	Re: The Drake Photos - Single  Point  Turnouts  --  Module
Progress!

	To Bob Dietrich:  from the infrequency of your posts, it seems like
you
are not able to read your email as frequently as the rest of us, so I
don't want to impose on your time and don't want you to feel obligated
concerning the following observations and questions.
	In the recent discussions on SHJ, you listed many details about the
track and rail and where girder began and ended.  Will you be using
girder rail (possibly Orr) for your HO module?  Will you use single
point turnouts?  It sounds as though this junction will be completely
custom built; definitely look forward to your progress with this
project!

James B. Holland
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