February 14
I've spent the last week cataloging the tools that I'm going to need to get my hands on to actually do the driver/engine work *correctly* (my emphasis) as well as picking up some of the recommended source material...
In the meantime, track work continues. Spiking on the Chamberlain Works/Randolph Mill trackage is now finished, leaving only the New York Mill siding and associated mainline track on the lower level. I've laid a fair amount of roadbed in Upper Blackhawk and finished surveying what will be the trestle over the New York Mill scene. I plan on starting surveying the switchback up to Central City this week. I don't know how far I'll get before I run out of PCB ties, but I've got more on order that I hope to have by the week's end. In the meantime, I'll aim to finish laying roadbed in Upper Blackhawk (including cutting out the ash pit part of the track).
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