Yard change No 2

Finally have received my new PECO code 83 unifrog right turnout. These new turnouts no longer need to have insulated joiners, coming off the frog, and powering to frog is also, personal choice. Mine is wired to a frog juicer, under the board.

          

 

Yard track changes

As can be seen from the above three images, I have removed the three point, and replaced with a medium right hand, off the main, and a short radii left hand into the passing siding and yard lines. Reason. Even with the use of frog juicers, I could not get the locos to travel through the second and third frog without stalling.

I had wished to use the three way, to save space, but with adding the two addition turnouts, only added a short distance, but also increased the length of the main, passing along the station platform.

Ballast removal was easy, with the assistance of isopropanol alcohol. Much faster than warm water. It also helped that the ballast was not adhered by PVA glue.

Next step is change out the medium tight hand, to a Peco code 83. One of the new unifrogs.