This is a continuation of my original blog which documents the design and building of a model railroad, the Paducah and Lake Erie, a free-lance bridge line set in the modern time to replicate the coal hauling railroads of southwestern Pennsylvania. To see the original blog, go to www.blackdiamondsroute.blogspot.com. Click on any photo to enlarge it. You can view some of my photos of prototype railroad action at http://billlinson.rrpicturearchives.net.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Staging / Storage Yard
I've added a 12-track, staging/storage stub yard on the lower level of the 16-feet long peninsula. You will note there are no escape tracks at the far end, but in view of the fact that entrance to the yard is from a "Y", I felt I could get along with no escape tracks. To date, there are no switch motors on the turnouts; I'll wait a while to see if I feel they are needed. The yard is accessible from either side. On each side, there is an unfinished extension coming towards the viewer on the outside track; one side will be an engine fueling and sanding island, the opposite will probably be a small industry.
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