9: In addition to the main line and siding at Tallman,
tracks serve an LPG farm, a oil and coal dealer; Birdseye,
National Fruit, and Simplot packing houses; a farmers
co-op, and a furniture frame maker.
13: At Minturn, with three second-generation locos pre-
pare to assault the grade to the summit.
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MRH:
How long does it take to run a train from one end of the
layout to the other?
Rob:
That depends. If the railroad is empty so there are no
delays it takes at least 25 minutes. But during an op session
with lots of other traffic it might take almost 45 minutes.
MRH:
Double-decks come with their own set of problems. How
did you pick your deck heights?
Rob:
There's another local modeler I know, Keith Schaber,
who had a double-deck N scale layout. I visited his layout and
measured his deck heights. Then I did some trial and error,
mocking up the decks.
Tennessee Pass - 8
MRH-Jun 2013
