Pretty awesome work !

Great job, and it is just grand to hear from you. Your backdrops are great, but the other modeling is great too. You done good.

Good to see you back again. I really enjoyed following this thread as it all came together.

Tom

Some great scenes there, Gary

Thanks everyone, good to see y'all. Open house tomorrow, I'm looking forward to it. I put together some simple switchlists so visitors can run some freights if they want to.

Reinhard, here is another of your buildings that I used:

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Hi Gary,

Your work never fails to amaze! I especially like the one above with the combination of a ~1930s (?) brick building with the 1970s or 80s expansion. Looks like business really took off!

Andrew

Hay Andrew!

That's how I see it too. The business started small in the past, then hit the big time. The industry is "Houston Ag Products" which is something I made up. They make fertilizer and such.

As for the layout... The large structure to the left in the photo was already there, and I was trying to find a place for one of the buildings that Reinhard had sent me. This looked like a perfect fit. Cut the building into a backdrop building and set it in place, and it turned out real nice. Plus, it saved me from having to paint several more inches of backdrop!

Good to hear from you again Gary. love the last few shots and hope to see more.

Gary, I've been following this since the beginning and I really, really look forward to more photos! Keep them coming. Can you do a "walkthrough" soon, so we have a sense for what the layout looks like?

Gary---welcome back ,looks like you've been keeping busy---your layout is outstanding---looking forward to see lots more on a regular basis

Gary, welcome back! Your layout is astounding and inspiring! You really did wonders with your surburban backyards!

Matt

Thanks everyone!

Miles, here is a walk-through of the room...

First, some overall views:

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And a walk-around....

Pearland Yard is the largest yard on the Almeda Terminal and Gulf. BNSF traffic enters here.

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Next is the ATG loco facility:

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ATG Transloading Dock:

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69th Street bridge and Mykawa West Industrial Park:

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The remainder of Mykawa West:

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Milby Street Yard:

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Brays Bayou and the neighborhood at Fennel Street.

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Coming around the peninsula:

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South Wayside Street:

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Unnamed flood control drainage:

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Almeda Business Park:

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Sims Bayou:

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Hobby Industrial Park:

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Hobby Industrial Park remainder:

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Bridge over Clear Creek:

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Downtown Houston skyline:

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Neighborhood at Forest Hill Blvd:

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Harrisburg Yard and UP interchange:

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Houston Tubulars:

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Thanks for the walk-around Gary, it really is an impressive layout!

Cheers,

Kev