Can you tell?

That train is moving! After almost 4 or 5 years, my train ran around the track, without a hitch.
I'm sure I will have to do adjusting here and there, but for the most part, the Keltic Knot Railway is up and running. I'm not sure you can see it in the picture, but that train is moving.
 

What a feeling to see it at long last, after hours of back breaking garden work, make the trip
around the track. And I lived to tell about it. lol.
  I have a lot of track left, so next year I feel sure there will be a leg around the koi pond. But that's for next year. Right now, I'm to tired and hurt to much even think about it much less plan it.
  Some how, when I started to work on the layout, it almost laid the track by it's self. As if the person I have built this in memory for was there saying "ya, go that way, no don't put it there. Keep building sis, it's going to be so cool." I wish my brother could have been here. It would have been something we could have shared and enjoyed. So in loving memory of James Ray, my big brother, "take a ride Jamesy raisin,.This is for you.

Another day another track...

I spent the day laying track, of course the hard part comes now…..
                  Trying to get everything level.  {Are we having fun yet?}
  Well, here are some pictures of todays track.

And last but not least, is the celtic ring of life that the train will run through.
Thus… The Keltic Knot Railway.

In order to complete something….

One has to begin.
  I have tried for some 4 or 5 years, to start laying track for my G scale railroad. And each year I would begin again, to try to get to that beginning point.
This year I have reached that beginning mark, and started to lay track. I don't know if I'm doing it right, or even if the train will run once I have gotten it complete. I really don't know what I'm doing… but that hasn't stopped me yet.
  So here is the beginning of the Keltic Knot Railway.

So what do you think? I'd love to hear from you….

I am working on the Railroad…..

As the song goes, I am at long last laying track. No I don't know what I'm doing, but that never stopped me before. One tries and tries again, until you get it right. So no matter what, now is the beginning, and where it stops is anyone's guess. lol.
  I just hope I can understand what is written in the books and articles I have for reference.
I'll post pictures in a day or two.

It started in the Spring….

and there was nothing out there but weeds and crab grass roots. I really didn't think I'd get this far, but I have and next year I will be laying railroad track. I have just a little bit more dirt to haul for the raised bed, and I will be finished. What a relief!

Last dig

I planted my little oak tree at last, and I really hope it grows into a big oak tree. I love oak trees. Seems like they are really special.

This is just some of the rocks that came out of the ground while digging out the grass roots.

This was the last day I will have to dig crab grass roots. I am done, done, done. And it's a good thing because I really couldn't do much more.
  Now, I can think about the fun stuff like where the tracks will go and what I want the design to be like. Part of it is done, but I'm still not to sure about some sections.
  Of course I still have to haul dirt to fill in but, that won't be nearly as bad as what I have been doing.

  It has already been a long work out this year, and after thinking about it for awhile I realized I have been working on major projects outside for the past 6 or 7 years.
  Next month I will have my swimming pool in and that can't come any to soon. Wish it had been in while I was digging out the grass.
My back would have loved it. Heck, I would have loved it. lol.
  So, I hope there is at least a month left so I can clean out and do some more sorting in the sheds. {I guess I will always be doing that.}
  Next summer I want to sit and enjoy what I have created.