We started Burr Ridge the weekend following Thanksgiving 07 and hoped to have it complete by Jan 15. Alas, the weather would not cooperate and we finally along with the client decided it would be best to wait until spring to finish it.
This railroad is unique in that is goes from the front to the back yard, and it is more or less being built almost entirely on trestles. And Mrs. Ricktherailroadguy had the privilege of building all of the trestle bents for this railroad. The bents were all constructed in a work room built by Rick for me in his mom’s house. We did he staining in the basement and the assembly was done in the clients garage.
Once the weather clears in the Chicagoland area, we will be back there to finish this railroad, probably about May 1.
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