We enter the train room by the doorway, right next to the clock. This station is Broadway-242nd Street Van Courtlandt Park. It is constructed right over the top of the blackboard, weight is borne by the chalk rack and by the upper wooden frame of the blackboard.
This view looks into the north east corner of the room. The tracks remain level as they transition from the elevated structure to the Broadway Tunnel at 122nd Street, as per the prototype. The workbench (obviously) is below this level, on the east wall is the main relay control board for the signal and automation system. To my right and out of the fram is the GRS interlocking machine.
This view from the north east corner of the room looks at the East wall of the room. Here all three of the major track levels are visible. The upper level is 12" wide and abuts the east wall. The middle level is 16" wide and is set away from the wall by six inches, the dimensions of the framing and wall mounting appliances, Thuse there is very little of this level that is actually under the upper level. The Lower level is also 16" wide, but is much closer vertically from the middle level than the middle level is from the upper level. The lower leve was intended to be used for staging tracks, but these were torn out and a four track main line was put in its place. Fortunately, this level is in the subway, where as the middle level is running in an open cut.
This fram turns the next corner and is looking west along the south wall of the room. Again the three levels are obvious, her the upper level is also in a subway with a finshed city scene to be built above that.
Hey Lion,
It looks like you have a life time worth of work ahead of you. A very ambitious layout to say the least.
There are two things that got my attention, first the two upside down Pepsi signs and the second is the two suitcase connectors.
In another thread you made the following comment about them: LION tried them. All Gone Now. Dint wrok at all! Pain in the crimp, that is what it was!
These must be the exception to the rule [;)]
Bob
I see why they didn’t work, the red wires are connected to the white wire [:D]
Whole thing is quite remarkable. Don’t think anyone’s attempted to model ALL subway. There have been bits and pieces. And an April Fool’s item in MR a few years ago about modeling subways. The little details like the route maps really make it. And the surface tracks disappearing past huge cement retaining walls - looks like what I’ve seen every time I’ve been to the area.
–Randy
Wow Lion, that’s quite an ambitious layout! looks like you’ve put a lot of time and thought into it. And lot’s more to come [:)]. It’s really amazing, and the trains all run unattended?
Movement of trains is all automatic. All station stops, everything. All I have to do is to manage the interlocking plant at 242nd Street, The machine has 36 levers, but that is for the whole layout. I only need five levers at 242nd Street, we save the rest until it is time to layup trains for the night and bring out the work equipment.
ROAR
Hi Broadway Lion
Nice to know even people with a more ordered life style than mine have issues with acumulating clutter
May be I should do something about it around my layout it really spoils the photo’s.
Looks like your layout is spreading to the full extent of the avalable space they do that especialy when you are not looking[:D].
Looks very good as well I don’t envy you the job of completing that layout way to big for me.
regards John