14. The family camping at the base of the escarpment
is about to feel the ground shake as a CNR freight
rolls by. It is pulled by Pacific #5588, one of Chuck’s
scratchbuilt locomotives. Below, CPR 0-6-0 #6161
works the Aberfoyle Jct. yard area. The 0-6-0 was
scratchbuilt by Frank.
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also checked at this time. Some switch machines had been
damaged in the move, along with some of the throw bars, so
these were replaced as needed. (We use war-surplus rotary
relays for switch machines.) Each machine was tested using a
12-volt battery to make sure it was working properly.
Next, the scenery was redone from the skyboard out on these
pieces. We made a wire grid of old electrical wire, covered it
15. At Aberfoyle Jct. station, A CNR passenger
train waits for CPR’s “Canadian” to roll to a stop.
The Junction is the only place where the CNR and
CPR tracks meet. The diamonds are protected by
semaphore signals, one of which appears just behind
the “Canadian’s” “Park” series observation car. The
passenger equipment was built by Craig, mostly
from scratch. The carbody shells for the “Canadian”
came from Mac Shops in Florida. The tracks in the
foreground are part of the CN-CP interchange yard.
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with newspaper, and applied paper towels soaked in a soupy
mix of dental plaster. An overcoat of patching plaster was
added, carving it into rock formations, or smoothing it out for
soil. Gwen was making trees and ground cover all this while,
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