Mike Reilley's Bernardo Mountain and Felicita Creek Garden Railroad

Planning and design:

(in process, Mike will put some information here to give us an idea on his decision making process and basic ideas for the railroad.

 

Below is the overall track plan:

 

 

Escondido Back Yard Plan 2017

 

Phase 1: Initial Construction

Before the GRR:

A  Pre GRR

 

Laying track on ground to make cardboard roadbed forms:

B  Laying track on ground to make cardboard roadbed forms

 

Track on completed cardboard forms for roadbed placement:

C  Track on completed cardboard forms for roadbed placement

 

Setting the roadbed forms around the cardboard pattern:

D  Setting the roadbed forms around the cardboard pattern

 

Roadbed forms, wire reinforcement, and Trex screw blocks installed

E  Roadbed forms, wire reinformcement, and Trex screw blocks installed

 

First concrete pour:

F  First concrete pour

 

First wye done:

G  First wye done

 

Track screwed to roadbed

H  Track screwed to roadbed

 

Second wye installed

I  Second wye installed

 

Forms for wall footing

J  Forms for wall footing

 

Footing for wall:

Footing for wall

 

Concrete plant:

K Concrete plant

 

Wall installed:

L  Wall installed

 

Trex screw blocks added:

M  Trex screw blocks added

 

Blocks filled:

N  Blocks filled

 

Track installed:

O Track installed

 

Rock & topsoil - 23 tons!

P  Rock and top soil...23 tons

 

Major dirt and rock work done...Future site of Bernardo

Q  Major dirt and rock work done...Future site of Bernardo

 

Viaduct parts:

R  Viaduct parts

 

Painted viaduct parts:

S  Painted viaduct parts

 

Suspending the viaduct for leveling

T  Suspending the viaduct for leveling

 

Forming for the viaduct pier foundations

U  Forming for the viaduct pier foundations

 

Completed viaduct:

V  Completed viaduct

 

Making terrazzo roadbed

WW Making terrazzo roadbed

 

Finished terrazo roadbed, dead level

X  Finished terazza roadbed...dead level

 

Future site of Felicita

Y  Future site of Felicita

 

Future site of Alamo

Z  Future site of Alamo

 

 

Phase 2: Adding a trestle and 1880's cabin

Roadbed forms along the pool:

A  Roadbed forms along pool 

 

Roadbed forms for 3rd wye sfter stripping the shed of its exterior:

B  Roadbed forms for third wye after stripping the shed of its exterior

 

Hodges loop goes in:

C  Hodges loop goes in

 

Sorting redwood pieces for the trestle:

D  Sorting redwood pieces for the trestle

 

Trestle curve construction:

E  Trestle curve construction

 

Trestle straights:

F  Trestle straights

 

Filling the forms in the wye:

G  Filling the forms in the wye

 

Hodges loop concrete installation:

H  Hodges loop concrete installation

 

Wyeknot roadbed:

K  Wyeknot roadbed

 

New drainage system for train shed:

L  New drainage system for train shed

 

Roofing over the old shed roof:

M  Roofing over the old shed roof

 

Train shed porch & entry roadbed:

N  Train shed porch and entry roadbed

 

False front added to shed:

O  False front added

 

Porch cover goes in:

P  Porch cover goes in

 

Grading for the new pathway:

Q  Grading for the new path way

 

Shed complete, walkway base installed:

R  Shed complete, walkway base installed

 

Hodges after a good rain, adjustment needed:

S  Hodges after a good rain...adjustment needed

 

Track and flagstone wallk goes in:

T  Track and Flagstone walk goes in

 

Felicita walk goes in:

U  Felicita walk goes in

 

 

First "trip" around the railroad: