01-04-2013, 04:35 PM
Here's an update from my post on October 5. I started out just wanting to add an extra insulated rail joiner to this junction, which I was turning into a CTC control point, and I needed it for the detection. But then the twin-coil switch machine that worked the switch gave out, and I had to pull the trackwork up to replace it with a Tortoise. At that point, the old switch basically disintegrated, so I had to replace it as well. I procrastinated for three months, but now at least the new switch and the Tortoise are in place:
I've added the power switch machine for scenery and a switch heater. I still have to add the signal which is a BLMA double track gantry, and I'm probably going to procrastinate that job, too. Here's the "before" shot:
I've added the power switch machine for scenery and a switch heater. I still have to add the signal which is a BLMA double track gantry, and I'm probably going to procrastinate that job, too. Here's the "before" shot: