The new plan is complete, supplies are arriving daily, and it’s time for the work to begin on expanding and improving the layout. It’s going to mean a couple of months of only being able to shift cars in the paper mill, but in the end it will be worth it.
I started the de-construction and salvage operation last night.
Yes, the iconic bridge scene is in the blasting zone, but it will be back with a new and better alignment, and it will be a part of a much more coherent river valley scene.
There are a lot of areas on the railroad that were designated as “temporary”… I closed some loops and added some tracks to access the yard, but they definitely weren’t part of the total plan.
This reconstruction will net me more of a point to point operating scheme, with a junction and a branch. The staging will be vastly improved to accommodate both more and longer trains.
And the yard will have better capacity, and a bigger engine terminal for storing and displaying some hardware…
I’m looking forward to sharing my progress with you!
I loved watching your 50 car coal drag video for the first time a year or two ago and I still go back to it every so often. Good luck on your redoux of the WMRR. I have no doubt that the changes will enhance your enjoyment of the layout. [tup][tup]
Geez, Motley. You sound like my wife! “How long are you going to be up there?”
The present configuration is about 5 years old. As with most things model railroading, it could hardly be considered complete. I had it “functional” for operations sessions, but there were a lot of compromises, both scenickly and operationally. The new plan will address most of these.
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