Bear,
I agree with Frank: Nice boats!
Reminds me of my wife’s grandfather. He was a ship’s captain in WWII, which was torpedoed by a German U-boat, and spend days adrift in a very similar lifeboat before being rescued.
Got a few shots of projects from this week. I completed an effort to add three sidings to facilitate switching at Rockwood, Durango, and Dove Creek by finishing the last of these. Dove Creek’s turned out especially well. By adding it, I now have a two-track yard, a freight running track/bypass, and a long industrial spur, where I had only three tracks before. Now I can pull freights off the main and leave them a place for their train. They can then take and leave cars from the two-track yard with the help of the local switcher. In turn, these tracks can hold MTs and outgoing loads out of the way. The freight bypass also serves to make possible passenger train meets as it runs past the station on the other side of the platform from the main. I still need to make a “lip” guard here in case of a derailment. You’d be straight on the floor otherwise[:O]
I also turned a black flat used as a view block into a proper warehouse.
Here’s Durango’s similarly useful new track, the one closest to the edge. I’ve got a plastic guard being made to keep any scary plunges at bay.
The third siding was a center siding at Rockwood to also hold loads for P/U and MTs. It’s since been ballasted.
Now I can fully utilize the line for fun stuff like dual-gauge trains[:)]