Hello I'm new to the forum, and my first question.

I'm going to capture some photos of the area today and I'll post them.
The first step was doing some land/area clearing, and we burned away some of the old cedar stumps.
It's been tough going as the temps here this spring/summer have not been conducive to outdoor work... 100-108
Yesterday we had a nice break though, only 99 outside.

Starting tomorrow a cold front comes through so only 89-92 degrees,,, it's about time!
 
Richard Finlayson (of Diamondhead fame amongst other things,) posts many videos on the Facebook Gauge 1 Live Steamer group of Jim's track in Texas that seems to match the conditions you describe.


And at the same time as you started this thread, Bruce over on Largescalecentral.com posted pics of a substantial layout in Alexandria that uses concrete as a track base.

Another version of the RGS - this one is in Virginia

Switchbacks are where the track zig-zags down/up the hill and the loco has to reverse at the end of each section. Here's a graphic explanation (Cass Scenic RR, around 4min mark:)

 
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Fred2179G said:
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I see how he has a pretty big truss over the low area in his display. It looks like based on the caged tree in the background,,, maybe a 3-4 foot drop?
 
Before I moved to Lubbock TX 5 years ago, I was was in the mountains of Northern New Mexico (Jemez Springs). The land was very steep and I needed a level area for running live steam. My solution was retaining wall blocks and back fill to create a level layout about 20' x 30'. Perhaps a similar approach will work for you. The minimum radius of the curves is 6 foot.

Here in Lubbock,, the land slopes about 10 feet per mile, so not an issue lol

RogerK

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