The Yrbi branch started as a track that ascended away from the main line at what will now be called Yrbi Junction. It was going to loop back and run against the north wall of the layout room above the cities of Denver and Salt Lake staging tracks. It was then to curve and move along the east wall of the layout room above the mainline. From there it would cross the mainline and the drill tracks for Santa Fe yard and feed a few industries inside the loop at a higher elevation on the peninsula encircled by the arrival departure tracks. As I thought about this over several months while working on the town of Summit, I decided to abandon this plan as the top level of the layout is a little excessive in height, which was a mistake in planning and progress on the layout has gone too far to fix. So it was decided more height was not the way to go. It is planned that a local will run between Yrbi and Yrbi Junction to set-out/pickup cars at the branch interchange tracks, at Yrbi Junction, which will be dropped off by mainline through freights.
The next set of photos shows Yrbi branch raised sub-roadbed, risers, and the section of sub-roadbed that ran above the cities of Denver and Salt Lake staging tracks, all of which have been removed.
Future north end of summit to the left.
The next three photos show the old sub-roadbed above the two staging tracks with the mainline closest to the camera. This is the north wall of the layout room and the wall in the back ground of the third picture is the east wall. As mentioned before the sub-roadbed and it's supports have been removed.
The next set of photos shows the Yrbi branch as it is today with continued construction as well as future construction. The sub-roadbed from Yrbi junction around the curve just had the risers removed and attached to the grid work thus the holes that were cut in the cork to allow access to the screws. The long section of tangent sub-roadbed was relocated just to the right of the main and attached to the grid work. Fortunately the cork was not glued down all the way on this section which made for easier disassembly.
As seen in this photo is the turnout for future branch interchange tracks and maybe a wayside industry or two. I'm also thinking of maybe constructing a wye to turn the local locomotive in the area behind the camera. Some extra thought needs to be given to this as I'm undecided at the moment.
The track will extend here and loop around and above the outer edge of the helix.
This will be Yrbi. A large grain elevator and maybe some type of mill with a wye if room allows.
The next set of photos shows Yrbi branch raised sub-roadbed, risers, and the section of sub-roadbed that ran above the cities of Denver and Salt Lake staging tracks, all of which have been removed.
Future north end of summit to the left.
The next three photos show the old sub-roadbed above the two staging tracks with the mainline closest to the camera. This is the north wall of the layout room and the wall in the back ground of the third picture is the east wall. As mentioned before the sub-roadbed and it's supports have been removed.
The next set of photos shows the Yrbi branch as it is today with continued construction as well as future construction. The sub-roadbed from Yrbi junction around the curve just had the risers removed and attached to the grid work thus the holes that were cut in the cork to allow access to the screws. The long section of tangent sub-roadbed was relocated just to the right of the main and attached to the grid work. Fortunately the cork was not glued down all the way on this section which made for easier disassembly.
As seen in this photo is the turnout for future branch interchange tracks and maybe a wayside industry or two. I'm also thinking of maybe constructing a wye to turn the local locomotive in the area behind the camera. Some extra thought needs to be given to this as I'm undecided at the moment.
The track will extend here and loop around and above the outer edge of the helix.
This will be Yrbi. A large grain elevator and maybe some type of mill with a wye if room allows.
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