This blog is to document the building of a model railroad, the Paducah and Lake Erie. The free-lance design is set in the current time, and meant to replicate the coal-hauling roads of southwestern Pennsylvania. This version of the P&LE is a bridge line that derives its name from my wife's home town (and well known to Illinois Central buffs) and our former long time residence about 50 miles south of Lake Erie.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Helix is In!!!

The helix is in (as of 4:55 pm today), complete with trackwork. (The kink pictured in Thursday's posting was "fixed"; we cut out a 18-inch section of track and replaced it.) It only needs to be attached to the rest of the layout and wired. Four photos below from today show (top to bottom) David James soldering in feeder wires; Me, David, and Russ Hachtel putting on the final 3/4 turn of the helix; same three continuing the installation; and the completed 2 3/4 revolutions of the helix dropping about 12" from top to bottom. Russ, his wife Judy, and their son Larry stopped by for a few minutes on their way from Ashland, OH, to Yuma, AZ, and we put him to work. Tomorrow trackwork and wiring starts in earnest.
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