Eliminate0-5-0 transfersor direction changesof trains/
locos.
Allow for casual runningwithout needing to runa train
backward to return it to its startingpoint.
Afive-milemain line looks likea lot ina train room, but
comparedwithevena small railroad it’stiny. Selective
(more likeheavyhanded) compression isdefinitelyneeded.
I’ve tried tobuild the scenery toflow smoothly fromone
scene to thenext –no jarring transitions – to compensate.
24: Running theOakhill Turn inApril, 2011. I designed
Oakhill as a switchingpuzzle.Notmany tracks, but you
gottause thewye for runarounds.
23: TheNewSouthJacksonyard isstill plywood. Scenery
won’t start hereuntil themainline iscomplete.Until
thehugeBearCreekyard iscompleted, SouthJackson
servesas themainyardof theBC&SJ. Thefirst scrap-
box yard–quickly thrown togetherwithscraps from the
previous layout –wasbuilt earlyon topermit serious
operation. Itwas tornout and replacedwith this improved
versionusingexperiencegained fromeight yearsof ops.
What a long strange trip it’s been
The10yearswithmy current layout, and theyearsbefore,
havepassed inaflashand somehow, amodel railroad
appeared inmybasement. Building it hasbeen fun (and frus-
trating too). Takingphotosof it helpsme see it as though I lived
on it,which isway cool!
What’sbeenbest, though, hasbeenmakingnew friends.
Hostingop sessionswith15+ crew letsmemeet lotsof new
friends.
Writing forMRHalsogaveme theopportunity tomeet new
peopleand sharemy layout. I figure there’s littlepoint in
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