I was in town with the camera and took a few shots to share
Jim
Great photos, and particularly timely for me as I’m about ready to start laying track in my layout’s yard.
The variations in ballast are interesting. I also really like the abandoned and partially-pulled tracks disappearing into the weeds. That would be fun to try and replicate somewhere on the layout.
Jim
I am building my yard right now. I am using a commbination of two colors of ballast and dirt (Woodland Scenics earth blend). I am trying to depict areas where ballast is thin (dirt) and areas where engine traffic is high (darker ballast). These pictures are great and helpful.
Those are great yard pics! I like the multi-level shot.
I have a few yard shots myself and since this seems to be developing into a study on yard design I’ll throw mine in.
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This is a large hump yard shot from a plane
This is the lefthand side of Hawthorn Yard in Indianapolis, Indiana.
And this is the righthand side of the same yard.
Many thanks to Jim and Phillip for generously posting those pics![tup]
Mike
Don’t let the EPA see the 3rd photo![:-^] Looks like a lot of oil etc there! Great photos, anybody doing a yard can benefit from them![8D]