Hi guys,
Now that the snow is mostly melted, I am starting to look at my railroad to see what I need to do in order to run trains.
1. Ballast. Ballast and more ballast. I find that this winter was particularly hard on the roadbed, washing away a lot of what had been decent roadbed coverage last fall. I also need to obtain some more retaining bricks for the ballast. This was a problem last year, and I intend to remedy that this spring.
2. Turntable damage. I noticed that sections of the turntable bridge (cosmetic) broke off during the past 3 years of service. I believe this spring, I will attempt to repair and improve those details.
3. Engine service area: I would like to construct a crude roundhouse and 'warehouse' that i can lock to store some freight trains.
4. Garden: Every year, I get a dozen or so plants and add them to the garden. Considering this year I don't really foresee huge model train expenditures, I may get more planting done.
You guys that run outdoors: What's on your list this Spring?