Wanted wish everyone a happy 4th! Be safe this holiday weekend! I've been pretty busy on the layout this week and even today, as we aren't doing much except a cookout and checking out the fireworks display in town. This is also my 150th post on the blog!
Here's some projects I've worked on this week:
Mine Run Branch:Trackwork is complete but still need to add several feeder wires
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| View looking north. The entrance to the scene is in the upper right corner. Track splits into a double track. The spur on the left is the wood chip loader. The track also crosses a river. |
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| Looking the opposite direction. The track goes back to one and the spur to the sand mine is on the left. |
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| The spur to the sand mine. The mine is not featured on the layout. The main reason for the rearrangement is to allow for longer trains. |
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| The bridge over the canal/river had to be widened. This canal will be filled with trees and a weeds. It will also have where the canal sides have given way to time. |
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| Another view of the bridge. |
New motive power is also in the works: |
| This is new power for the Virginia Midland: an Atlas GP40W that will have Tsunami sound. It's been detailed now time for some green and gray paint. |
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| This is new Virginia Central power: Proto 2000 SW1200. She will be painted yellow and will not have sound at this time. |
