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October-November 2005 Work Report
The most notable work taking place on the Garfield Central this fall has been new trackwork,
specifically up in Summit as well as in Georgetown. First, we'll look at the new trackage up in Summit, which will
serve a large paper mill. A new turnout-building jig has finally been procured, which has allowed a lot of
progress in the hand-laying of turnouts in Summit. The eastern end of the branch is almost complete, except for one
turnout and some spurs and trackage between turnouts. At that point, attention will shift to the helper engine
terminal planned for the west end of Summit.
An overview of the paper mill trackage being laid in Summit. The two turnouts in the foreground
are newly laid within the last month. This mill trackage will be completed soon. The GC mainline is to the left.
Below is a closeup of one such newly-laid turnout in Summit:
A brand new hand-laid turnout in Summit
Club member Terry Hartland (aka Terry #1) makes adjustments to new trackage in Summit
As mentioned before, the end of the new branch in Summit serves a large paper mill, but first the branch
passes through the forthcoming downtown area of Summit. Included in this is some street-running trackage
and an intersection with a new interurban line currently being installed. Below, Pat Reardon spikes down a
guard rail on a portion of the branch that will be buried in a street:
Guard rails are spiked down in Summit. The track to the right is a short storage spur; the left
track swings through Summit and connects to the existing GC at "Summit West".
There is also new trackage being installed in the major division point town of Georgetown. Below, member
Bob Lindt spikes down the turnout that will feed trackage into the newly-installed car shop and engine backshop
at Georgetown's west end:
A turnout being hand-laid
Also taking place is the training of new tower operators for the layout. Here
is chief dispatcher Eric Glascott showing the in's and out's of the large GT control panel:
Crossing protection will soon be operable at this grade crossing in Gaskill Run
That's it for this month! We'll be back soon with a report for December.
- J. A. Joyce
Georgetown Yardmaster
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