Getting Real column - 9
21: Laying roadbed for a turnout.
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sugarcane railway, I just cut sections of Celotex to match the
track plan. The edges were not sloped for this trackage which is
basically laid in the dirt (22).
Where the downgrade meets the plywood deck, a tapered
foam section from Woodland Scenic’s Incline 2% Starter set
was used to make the last ½” transition (23). For an area of
complex track work, such as the north throat to the Deramus
Yard, I started with a paper pattern (24).
The outer edges of this section were created by splitting a
length of sloped roadbed in half. The center section was cut
from a plain piece of Celotex. The ballast grooves between the
track are cut away using a hobby knife (25).
The lower end of the layout required multiple pieces and a lot
of cutting and fitted to match the complex track work in the
MRH-Jan 2013
