Hedley Junction

[sailormatlac]

Finally...

Old Limoilou yard and it's #4 turnouts and Life-Like brass 9" tracks is gone since yesterday.



We had to pound with many alternatives. At one time, a biking trail was seriously considered:



Also the option to use the old roadbed for a new boulevard... no easy choices!



Finally, we went with the unpopular one: the train!

The first thing we did was to enlarge the tunnel hidden by the underpass. We thought it would gave use more flexibility for the yard.

Original one:



New one:





What wasn't expected was the visual impact. It really makes the layout looking larger. The overpass isn't no more a gimmick a a real thing. Also, many new picture shots angles appeared.











JWB: this one is for you! What is a GP30 doing in Quebec City!!! They never ventured farther than Winnipeg! Who cares! ;-) BTW, it was my first serious superdetailing job when in highschool... Lot of money spent on a HO Lionel shell! Still the original motor and running as fine as a coffee grinder can run!



Matt