Construction Log

This page includes links to all of the individual construction progress report posts for the CSX Dixie Line layout:

» 2012

• [January 2, 2012] Temporary Etowah River bridge installed

» 2011

• [December 21, 2011] Etowah River bridge support


• [December 18, 2011] Etowah River bridge mockups


• [December 7, 2011] Completed spline mainline lower level


• [December 4, 2011] Spline roadbed at Tilton, GA


• [April 12, 2011] Started spline roadbed at Etowah River


• [March 27, 2011] Laying out track north of Emerson

» 2010

• [November 25, 2010] Scenery completed at South Emerson


• [November 25, 2010] Trees, gravel & line poles at South Emerson


• [November 14, 2010] Details added to Old Allatoona Road crossing


• [October 29, 2010] Old Allatoona Road crossing signals, more trees


• [October 19, 2010] New hill with cut at Old Allatoona Road


• [July 8, 2010] Foreground scenery at Old Allatoona Road grade crossing


• [July 3, 2010] First grass & trees at Old Allatoona Road grade crossing


• [June 23, 2010] Finished Old Allatoona Road grade crossing


• [June 15, 2010] More work on Old Allatoona Road grade crossing


• [June 12, 2010] Started Old Allatoona Road grade crossing


• [May 9, 2010] Installed block detection, signals at South Emerson


• [March 21, 2010] First track ballasted around South Emerson


• [February 21, 2010] Emerson: basic terrain completed, video tour


• [February 14, 2010] Emerson: ground color begins


• [February 7, 2010] Emerson: hardshell completed


• [January 31, 2010] Emerson: background hills & treeline painted


• [January 24, 2010] Emerson: house track, cardboard web completed


• [January 17, 2010] Emerson: house track started, more cardboard web


• [January 10, 2010] Emerson: cardboard web taped, backdrop gap fixed


• [January 3, 2010] Emerson: I-75 bridge framed, more cardboard web

» 2009

• [December 27, 2009] Emerson: more cardboard web


• [December 23, 2009] Emerson: fascia painted, turnout controls installed


• [December 20, 2009] Emerson: fascia primed, cardboard web started


• [December 13, 2009] Emerson: fascia installed


• [July 26, 2009] extended mainline from North Emerson across gate


• [July 19, 2009] I-75 bridge benchwork, end panels installed


• [May 13, 2009] installed turnout at North Emerson, video tour


• [April 26, 2009] started track for Emerson passing siding


• [April 24, 2009] installed first Tortoise at South Emerson


• [April 20, 2009] mainline extended to North Emerson, added bus wires


• [April 12, 2009] mainline started to South Emerson, first train video


• [March 22, 2009] added cork to spline roadbed & gate


• [March 14, 2009] finished spline roadbed at Emerson


• [March 10, 2009] spline roadbed continues


• [March 8, 2009] finished risers, installed first spline


• [March 6, 2009] cut first batch of splines, installed first risers


• [February 21, 2009] transferred track mockups to paper


• [February 18, 2009] track mockups at North Emerson


• [February 15, 2009] track mockups at South Emerson


• [January 29, 2009] house mockups at Emerson


• [January 18, 2009] installed gate, repainted Emerson backdrop


• [January 14, 2009] started building dropdown gate


• [January 11, 2009] installed middle deck fascia/light blocks


• [January 8, 2009] rebuilt helix base (smaller diameter)


• [January 5, 2009] built helix base

» 2008

• Layout Progress as of December 28, 2008


• Layout Progress as of December 25, 2008


• Layout Progress as of November 5, 2008


• Layout Progress as of October 29, 2008


• Layout Progress as of October 23, 2008


• Layout Progress as of October 12, 2008


• Layout Progress as of September 24, 2008


• Layout Progress as of September 7, 2008


• Layout Progress as of September 4, 2008


• Layout Progress as of August 28, 2008


• Layout Progress as of August 22, 2008


• Layout Progress as of August 17, 2008


• Layout Progress as of August 10, 2008


• Layout Progress as of August 3, 2008


• Layout Progress as of July 27, 2008


• Layout Progress as of July 20, 2008


• [June 27, 2008] cleaned out layout room, purchased first lumber

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