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anbhurst
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 Posted - 12/20/2007 : 8:39:24 PM
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Dean took it upon himself to build a mock-up of our new layout The club plans on using it as a display at future swapmeets and shows to recruit new members. The first two pictures were taken from overhead. My plan is to add one or two pictures twice a week. This will give me time to discribe what is being shown, and to answer questions which may arise. Rick, Andre, or anyone else can jump-in and comment as well. Please note that the picture files can be enlarge for better viewing.
First Picture:
The beginning (staging) and the end
(helix, lower left corner) are on the left-hand side, and they are wrapped around the furnace and the water heater in our old layout room. The incoming tracks to the helix (bottom center) run over the main (only) entrance door into our layout rooms. The area to the right (in the picture) is part of a long & winding ascending grade to reach the door header.
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Second Picture:
Basically shows the routing of of the mains and the towns which will be incorporated into the new layout.
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Allen 
Modeling the East in the West on the Northeastern Pacific RIM, Oregon, that is! |
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Jim T
Fireman
USA
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Posted - 12/20/2007 : 10:21:49 PM
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Looks good, Allen. How big is the new layout room going to be?
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anbhurst
Moderator
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Posted - 12/21/2007 : 12:44:55 AM
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Jim, . .The new layout room will be 30'X 60'. It's actually a combination of two rooms (the old one, and the recently excavated new one), each, approximately 30'X 30'. The original layout utilized the room in the first picture. The new layout will utilize both rooms by tunneling through the concrete bulkhead wall which divides the two rooms.
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Originally posted by Jim T
. . .How big is the new layout room going to be? . .
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Allen
Modeling the East in the West on the Northeastern Pacific RIM, Oregon, that is! |
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LVRALPH
Fireman
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Posted - 12/21/2007 : 05:26:45 AM
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| Amazing, simply amazing! If I ever get out West, I have to check this out! |
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Rick A
Engine Wiper
USA
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Posted - 12/21/2007 : 09:29:53 AM
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Allen:
Great shots! Dean did a fantastic job on the mock-up, I am impressed with the effort that he put into it.
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LynnB
Fireman
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Jim T
Fireman
USA
1148 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2007 : 3:43:57 PM
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Originally posted by anbhurst
Jim, . .The new layout room will be 30'X 60'. It's actually a combination of two rooms (the old one, and the recently excavated new one), each, approximately 30'X 30'. The original layout utilized the room in the first picture. The new layout will utilize both rooms by tunneling through the concrete bulkhead wall which divides the two rooms.
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Originally posted by Jim T
. . .How big is the new layout room going to be? . .
Next question, Allen. We're you folks able to save much of the old layout when you tore it down?
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MarkF
Engineer
USA
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Posted - 12/22/2007 : 02:22:05 AM
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| Allen, I've said it many times before, but it's worth repeating many times more... AMAZING! What you guys are doing and accomplishing is simply amazing. And that layout will be first class all the way. I love the layout of the benchwork. It's going to be fun to operate. With all the work you guys have invested in this space, you guys deserve the best! |
Mark
See my homepage at http://home.comcast.net/~prrndiv/
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anbhurst
Moderator
USA
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Posted - 12/28/2007 : 03:56:08 AM
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Originally posted by anbhurst
. . .My plan is to add one or two pictures twice a week. This will give me time to discribe what is being shown, and to answer questions which may arise. Rick, Andre, or anyone else can jump-in and comment as well. . .
The MOLE, including a helix and staging yards actually occupies close to
the same area it did on our former layout. Below, the left 1/3 of our old
layout room is its assigned area. Notice that the beginning and end of
our new layout circumvents the building's furnace plant and hot-water
heater.
Tucked into the lower-left corner of the room above is a helix which ascends/descends 7 1/8 turns at a 2.4% grade.
At one end is Tunnel Creek (below left-center, our highest elevation) and at the other end, the Boise East End,
and Albany West End Staging yards.
Helix Statistics:
Staging Tracks Statistics:
Below, single staging track exiting upper left corner is for Sweet Home, while through mains
enter/exit lower right dividing wall near passageway:
Also, notice the main entrance into the layout rooms is in the lower, right-hand corner of the picture.
Below, the Albany portion of the yard is on the opposite side of the room from Boise:
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Allen
Modeling the East in the West on the Northeastern Pacific RIM, Oregon, that is! |
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Dutchman
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 12/28/2007 : 07:32:53 AM
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Allen,
I'm enjoying the 3-D tour! |
Bruce
Modeling the railroads of the Jersey Highlands in HO and the logging railroads of Pennsylvania in HOn3 |
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Jerry M
Fireman
USA
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Posted - 12/28/2007 : 2:20:40 PM
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| Allen it must be exciting for your group to be actually doing track planning after all the back breaking work you guys have been doing. What a project! I look forward to seeing it evolve and in the near future I hope to get up and visit you again. Give our best to Beth and Happy New Year! Jerry & Sherrie (Corky to) |
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LynnB
Fireman
Canada
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MarkF
Engineer
USA
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Posted - 12/29/2007 : 02:10:23 AM
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| Your model of the layout is really cool! It appears to be a well thought out plan, but to take the time to build this model so everyone can 'see' what it will look like is fantastic. Once again, you guys continue to amaze! |
Mark
See my homepage at http://home.comcast.net/~prrndiv/
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Frederic Testard
Engineer
France
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Posted - 12/29/2007 : 06:04:03 AM
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| The last pictures, in 3D, of the layout are very nice, and help visualize how everything will fit. Building this kind of mock-up is a great idea. |
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anbhurst
Moderator
USA
7235 Posts |
Posted - 12/30/2007 : 9:40:08 PM
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The town of TALLMAN is located on the other side of the wall from the Albany Staging yard. A single mainline
(from Albany) enters through a tunnel (left), and after a brief change of direction to the South (on the right),
exits through a tunnel into IRVINVILLE (lower right):
TALLMAN is home for at least four industrial sites. From left to right along with railcar capacity are, National Wood
Products-4, JR Simplot-4, Tallman Team-2,
(Note from above and below: TALLMAN also has a siding.)
And National Fruit Canning-3. Rick can fill you in on the other sites in this section.
Above and to the far right, the passage way (partially under the beam) leads to our new layout room. Once through it,
IRVINVILLE is to the immediate left.
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Allen
Modeling the East in the West on the Northeastern Pacific RIM, Oregon, that is! |
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