Louise Valley Lumber Co. - My Fn3 logging line

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The 6 ton Shay operated by D. H. Eastin & Son. Note the wooden rail, snow and ice and how the men are dressed. Eastin's operation was 3 miles long, 36in gauge, constructed with wooden rail and connected with the Lexington & Eastern Railway. They had a total of 8 switchbacks on their little line.

Eight switchbacks !! ------wooden rail, 36" gauge !! --- that's almost too much to resist !!! :o hock: :mrgreen:

I don't think I'll include 8 switchbacks, but maybe 3, in an On30, 2' X 14' , "mini" layout. I still have three and a half module frames left from my old "sectional" layout, and it has been my intention to use them for On30.
Once my "new modules" are to or beyond the 90% completion point, I might just have to start this project.

Sitting on "portable benchwork", these are the module frames. On them right now,.. in the foreground, the 18" X 48" On3o diorama, then the 2' X 4' Ntrak Module, and at the far end a couple of "project boxes" one of which, holds seven HO reefers waiting re-numbering.
   

It's tempting, but ------- electricity doesn't flow well through wood rails. :o
My one obstacle ? remembering that 14' in O scale is the equivalent of 7' ( approx. ) in HO. It won't be a whole lot of "layout".