SCGRR New Construction

Here are three of pics of SCGRR's new "Blueberry Bridge". It's a dual track Home-grown design to go over the "Blueberry" patch at SCGRR's expanson site. It will be part of "Phase III" of SCGRR.

The idea came from one of Carl's bridges, although it is different from his.

SCGRR progress up-date, 6/01/2008

Here are some new pictures of my layout with some plants added and some figures. No, you don't normally use or add, "Blue Stone for a stone wall, but that's a long story.

Most of the figures are resin figures from "Smith Pond Junction" and are very reasonably priced.

The Cowboy figures are from a local "Big Lots" store I just happened to stumble upon.

Maiden Run of new C-16 at SCGRR

This is another experiment to see if the videos come out. They are short clips (~20seconds) of SCGRR's newest aquisiton. An Aristocraft C-16 on it's Maiden run at SCGRR (Spruce Creek Garden Railroad)

SCGRR up-date, 5/1/2008

After the Wayward Hostas were re-planted elsewhere the start of a farm and of a mini village have been added. The buildings in the mini village are kits from SPJRR. They are a little light and may not hold up to the weather. We'll have to wait and see. They are all made of "Western Red Cedar". The little patches of yellow/green are "Scotch Moss".
A look from the Northeastern end of the layout with Dwarf Narcissus added.

A view form the Northeastern end of the layout, but on the western side, looking back at the farm to be.

Progress will be a little slower now.

SCGRR up-date, 4/19/2008

Here are a couple more pictures of the latest progress.

Some mulch added and some buildings. Buildings closest to the foreground are scratch-built, the ones in the rear are pre-built.


The church is from "Aristocraft" and the School house and small white house are bird feeders from either Lowe's or Walmart. A passenger station is "In-the-works" and will be located next to the passenger platform. Still waiting for plants to come up near stone wall so they can be re-located.

Update of SCGRR progress

Landscape fabric laid and track ballasted.

An Honorable CP rail GP-38 relegated to track testing and inspection. The Heinz Refer, since it's at the end of the Train has the obligatory "FRED". I couldn't time the shutter on the camera to coincide with the flashing red light "ON".
More testing and inspection at the far end of the loop. No, that isn't as much of a grade as the camera makes out. Max grade is <2>

Here she comes on the home leg of testing. Several minor adjustments needed to be made, especially at the switches. They were lower by a little than either the inlet track or the outgoing track. The Gp scraped it's steps. Again, the grade appears far worse that actual.
My Engines are run via Battery power. The "USA Trains" CP Rail GP-38 is set up with "Airwire" control and two 7.2volt 6cell NiMH batteries in series to get 14.4v, located under the Dynamic brake housing.

The "Aristocraft" "Rio-Grande" U-25B that I have is set up with "Crest Train Engineer" and a single 21.5volt Crest Lithium battery located On-board the engine. Also the U-25B is equipped with Phoenix U-25B sound. The sound is expensive, but it really makes the engine.

Next time I'll try smaller pictures.

New Member and New layout started

We are new to MGRS and new to Garden Railroading. Also new to Bloging. This is test to see if I got it.



Our Layout beginnings are located at the "Photo Gallery".