Yes, it's been a while...
Since the last posts back in 2016 (wow, has it been that long?) a lot has changed on the railroad. The section from Tombstone to Redbud was getting in bad condition and needed new ties, so I made the decision to do some more downsizing... and abandoned that section of the railroad. I did some re-arranging (again) and moved the Corkscrew Gulch Turntable down to a spot just below Tombstone Jct, close to the old, old Frisco Valley (long abandoned). The turntable is once again on a platform that hangs off the side of a hill - there isn't much flat land around here! The picture above shows #205 on the relocated turntable.
With the Corkscrew Gulch turntable in its new location, I decided that it would be possible to replace the track down to the Stansbury Lead Mine that was removed back in 2014. The original lead mine track was built with small aluminum rail and ties cut from landscape timbers. The ties were rotted and falling apart, and the small rail had a tendency to kink at the joints... things that can cause a rough ride at best and derailments at worst, hence the decision to abandon it back in 2014. This time the track was re-laid with the big aluminum rail salvaged from the line up to Redbud and other places, and I used pressure treated 4x4 ties with the cut ends treated with a commercial preservative. The lead mine track is now built to the same standards as the mainline up to Northview, so hopefully it will stay in good condition for many years to come.
It's good to be able to run trains down to the Stansbury Lead Mine again!
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