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Over lapping turntables! An engineering marvel!
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Yowsaaa....!!! I wouldn't have believed it if someone had told me about it...!!!
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MountainMan Wrote:I was actually referring to the first picture posted of the "split" roundhouse on the first page. The placement seemed odd. In your example, the Germans did not split the roundhouse - they gapped it to allow a single entrance.
I know. Like I said, what you said reminded me of those photos. Seemed like a good excuse to post them.
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Look what happens when those little HO people have there way. AUBBB, A unbridled building boom. They have to be talked to. This can't go on. I will have to make some selective demolishion, and relocation of buildings. I know it will upset them. It is in there best interest.
They have built on the roofs, and in the open spaces.
They have built on the turntable.
They have built in the streets and on the railroad tracks.
I must get to work to straighten this out. What do you think of my perdicament.
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I think those LPP's need some talking to....It's YOUR railroad, and you'll run it like YOU want to...!!!!
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They're all railfans is all. They just wanted to be close to the action.
THAT..Might be a little to close though.............
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I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.
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OK Everyone, and a one, and a two and...."The Railroad runs through the middle of the house, since the company bought the land"
We always learn far more from our own mistakes, than we will ever learn from another's advice.
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!
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The previous photos are of the roundhouse area, and the downtown area. Between them along the back wall will be the place where the locomotives recieve there coal, water, and sand. Track needs to be installed there. It will have some maintance buildings for freight and passenger cars. Maybe an ash pit. This area will blend into a industrial area with my brewery and other industries. Also a dinner for the lunch crowd. Those little people got to eat. And then this will blend into the downtown area. My control panel has yet to be even plained. All it its own time.
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That is sure to be one bustling Main Street. I like to variety of structures.
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I accually have the track work done except for a mine up in a corrner. I have to make a control board and wire up the blocks. Then comes detailing. So I can say I am almost half done.
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In this photo you see a photo of the roundhouse area with a train entering the turn table. It is a TYCO Central Pacific 4-8-0 . I aquired it at the Allentown train show last saturday. On the photo above the turntable you can see three tracks coming down and tieing in to the turn table. A fourth will be added. The photo shows it deadending a foot away, with the turntable pointing directly where it will be installed. This will i hope will give me enough access tracks on and off the turntable.
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That is shaping up to be one busy looking round house. Lots of track to play with.
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The "P" word is forbidden.....We WORK when we do the train thing.....Although that might just apply if there is a wife around....
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