Track Engine House Leads The Gerber engine house leads have been installed. Photo shows DAP caulk on roadbed just…GaryApril 2, 2023
Construction East End of Gerber Yard Started The last few days have been used putting down cork. The main yard is on…GaryMarch 31, 2023
Track Gerber Wye Completed Today saw the completion of the Gerber Wye. I'm just beginning the East end of…GaryMarch 25, 2023
Construction Mistakes, Lessons Learned Back on track after a wonderful visit with grandkids. My son-in-law helped me rip enough…GaryMarch 24, 2023
Track Track is in for Proberta I found my Tortoise jig. 3/8" holes did not allow enough movement in 3/4" plywood…GaryMarch 14, 2023
Construction Proberta Awaits Track The roll cork for Gerber was not delivered yet, so worked on Proberta instead. I…GaryMarch 12, 2023
Construction Gerber & Proberta Ready for Cork The plywood base for Gerber and Proberta has been screwed down to the joists and…GaryMarch 8, 2023
Construction Plywood Base Added A friend came over and we moved all the plywood left from the raised walkway…GaryMarch 1, 2023
Electrical All Prewiring Done The basic backdrop was completed, and joints painted. This week I worked on creature comforts,…GaryFebruary 27, 2023
Construction Divider Backdrop With warm weather and little wind yesterday, 20 sheets of backdrop were painted with a…GaryFebruary 10, 2023
Construction Odds & Ends A friend, Barry Gates, came over on January 27 to see the progress and stayed…GaryFebruary 8, 2023
Construction Carpeting Done Laid out final 45' long benchwork, attached joists, and finished carpeting. L-girder is laid out…GaryJanuary 20, 2023
Construction Framework Rises – Part 3 Spent a day replacing an outside door that the contractor had done incorrectly. The 3rd…GaryJanuary 10, 2023
Construction Framework Rises – Part 2 Legs were place under the 45' of the Gerber Yard today. Each section of L-girder…GaryJanuary 5, 2023
Construction Framework Rises I put down more carpet until I ran out of the grey carpet needed to…GaryJanuary 3, 2023
Construction Peninsula Framework I have completed the framework for the two peninsulas and have propped them up against…GaryDecember 18, 2022
Construction Main Yard Framework I had a break on layout construction as we took a trip over Thanksgiving and…GaryDecember 10, 2022
Operations Printing Manifests It has been freezing the last couple of days so I didn't want to be…GaryNovember 20, 2022
Electrical LED Lighting The last couple of days were spent installing LED light strips (see picture below.) 15…GaryNovember 15, 2022
Construction Valance Valances are made from 8"x8' strips of non-tempered hardboard. They were pre-painted with a roller…GaryNovember 12, 2022