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Getting Real Column - 9
I first got interested in modeling the CV in the steam era from
a single Phil Hastings photo of Waterbury, Vt., that appeared
as a two-page spread in Bob Jone’s series of books on the rail-
road. Although there’s nothing really special or unique about
the scene, that may be the main reason I’ve always found it so
appealing. In any event, it’s a scene I’ve long wanted to model
and decided to include as the new “front door” on the layout.
An early suggestion I got from a number of folks was to have
the track drop downgrade enough beyond Essex Junction to
pass below White River Junction on a lower level staging yard.
First of all, I'm afraid it would take an act of Congress to place
staging yards below the scenicked level since it would require
two things I've come to loath in model railroading – grades,
and hidden track. (well, I can live with grades – but hidden
7: Don’t dwell on the mess or the demolition. IF you’re
going to make significant changes it’s best to handle
the demo quickly – so you can get to the exciting
phase of rebuilding sooner.
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6: The revised layout trackplan. NOTE: The details of
the White River Junction yard area are not shown on
this drawing.
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