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| The New Cape May City The 6 foot station deck allows room for a few extra buildings and a large parking lot. |
| FULL VIEW. From Cape May to Cold Spring. This new line only has 7 support posts. The old line needed 13. |
| Ballast and Fabric |
| The "NEW " West Berlin RDC LINE Dial Ups.. ..It's a LONG Page |
| Added Material 46 sq feet of spundwoven garden fabric. 175 pounds of rock dust. Asphalt roll roofing for station areas. Outdoor grass matting. (from old RDC LINE) Power provided by old power pack and original wiring. |
| The Delivery 7/24/2006 |
| Removal and Set up Begin 7/29/2006 |
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| Here we go again! I am so pleased with my main layout that I contracted EAGLEWINGS again. This time to rebuild my old wooden RDC Line. The old structure is a 5 year old point to point about 50 feet long. Some improvements have taken place over the years but, it has been a real headache from time to time. It was time to go all the way with Eaglewings at the West Berlin GRR. A few emailed photos of the old line, a couple of phone calls to work out the details and work begins. |
| This is it.. The entire Point to Point. Bridge, roadbed and, on the floor, is the one of two station decks. The right photo is the "end of line" blocker plate. This keep the ballast where it needs to be......on the roadbed. |
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| To West Berlin Site Map |
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| Top: Another view of the bridge and roadbed. Bottom: Bridge connections |
| The Proven SPIKE The spike and the adjustable support. (pre powder coating) |
| I talk to Dan on the phone and he draws. This is a quick sketch by Dan while I explained the connection at the bridge with the "ballast blocker" and roadbed that I wanted. Also a top view showing the railings. June 2006 |
| DAN HOAG EAGLEWINGS IRONCRAFT |
| Smaller truck made the delivery this time |
| Smaller package too! |
| So small it looks like it was sent AIR to Philly. |
| Truck Driver Erik poses with a Conrail U25B. He asks "Do you have CSX too?" |
| Unpacked and next to the old Point to Point. It all looks good! |
| A short, but ugly Heat Wave, prevents a sooner set up.. |
| The old rotten Cold Spring Station area is next to come down. The roadbed came down first. |
| Up to the bridge has been removed. It's still a ways before I get to Cape May City. |
| Cold Spring and roadbed are up.. Next is to attach the Canal Bridge. I like it already! |
| The new Canal Bridge is in place |
| Further down the line I go. Another Heat Wave approaches.. This one will last 9 days with triple digit heat indices. |
| After 9 days of AC and looking out the window I get to start the ballasting. YAAAAAAY! Here are close up pix of the fabric that lays on the roadbed base. Rock dust is poured, leveled then the track is laid. |
| Adjustable Ballasting Push Tool...The ballast needs to be about 1/4 of an inch to become even with "LIP" where the bridge and roadbed connect. The track is laid and more ballast is added to the sides. The track really floats on this roadbed. On the main layout it doesn't. |
| The New RDC LINE |
| The New Canal Bridge The M-407 made it's first pass on August 10th. No more plastic to maintain. The new bridge weights about 35 pounds. The railings are steel rods welded together. |
| The New Cold Spring Plenty of room for 4 buildings and a working target signal. Plenty of parking too! |
| If you care to look .....here are the old Wooden RDC LINE Links |
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