4
Up the Creek Column - 3
4: The previous yard with yardmaster Norm (black
shirt) and train crew Joe B. (left) joking about some-
thing. The grain elevator in this photo is replaced by a
turntable in the new South Jackson yard.
One of my Walthers GN heavyweight passenger cars had
some trouble with a turnout in the new staging area.
These cars have historically been a bit stiff and need good
trackwork.
The Oakhill Turn crew reported the wye at Oakhill didn't
run as smoothly as it should. This is old track that should be
working fine – I'll need to take a serious look at it before the
next session.
Things that worked out great:
The vast (compared to previous staging) space in main stag-
ing (5 and 6) on the lower deck of the peninsula at the bot-
tom of the helix will greatly increase the layout's ability to
handle more trains. And the new staging area is only half
built! I don't want to think about the amount of flextrack
there...
MRH-Mar 2013
