Lower Level (sort of) Complete
I've finally finished the track on the lower level. Well, not exactly, as you can see from the pictures below, the mainline and siding track is not in place, but that can be added after the upper level framework is built, so I'm moving on.
Chattahoochee sure sees a lot of unusual motive power--here a Missouri North Western Alco RSD 4 pulls a cut of cars from the east end staging tracks into Chattahoochee yard. The Apalachicola Northern interchange track disappears under the helix just to the right of the mainline.
The MNW Alco meets the Illinois Terminal GP-7 on the Chattahoochee wye. The two crews can catch up on news from the midwest when they stop for dinner at Herman's Hamburger & Hotdog House. Herman's previous location wasn't garnering much business, so he had the building moved down a few hundred yards to the wye.
The white mess under the tracks is the adhesive putty I used to fasten the track down. Hope it's not too much trouble to cover that up with some paint and ballast later.
So now it's on to the upper level. The trackwork on the rest of the layout is much simpler than the Chattahoochee yard, so I'm looking forward to the next stage. Time for another trip to Lowe's!
Chattahoochee sure sees a lot of unusual motive power--here a Missouri North Western Alco RSD 4 pulls a cut of cars from the east end staging tracks into Chattahoochee yard. The Apalachicola Northern interchange track disappears under the helix just to the right of the mainline.
The MNW Alco meets the Illinois Terminal GP-7 on the Chattahoochee wye. The two crews can catch up on news from the midwest when they stop for dinner at Herman's Hamburger & Hotdog House. Herman's previous location wasn't garnering much business, so he had the building moved down a few hundred yards to the wye.The white mess under the tracks is the adhesive putty I used to fasten the track down. Hope it's not too much trouble to cover that up with some paint and ballast later.So now it's on to the upper level. The trackwork on the rest of the layout is much simpler than the Chattahoochee yard, so I'm looking forward to the next stage. Time for another trip to Lowe's!
posted by Hermus | 9:39 PM
1 Comments:
Looks good Jon! Lots of interesting switching possibilities. I am also glad that Herman finally read a business plan that suggested he place the restaurant near a junction of two tracks instead of out in the middle of a field. Now let's hope he puts the door on the right side of the tracks!
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