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Yes, but I'm starting over, from scratch. Changing railroad modelled, area modelled, control system and SCALE... As of right now, I don't have a thing model train related, not a locomotive, freight car, piece of track or switch! It's kina, exciting and sad at the same time!

Well almost 10 years, far too long to be away from the hobby!

It is a 24" radius. I cut it out of half a sheet of 1/2" plywood.

Thank you, but ??? :confused:

I've been playing around painting some of the backdrop. Here are a few pictures of what I have so far. I planted a few trees in front to see how good they blend into the background.

This is the backdrop behind the big grain elevator, I am still going to paint the rolling hills of southern Alberta, but for now, I think it looks much better. I was going to do the facia today, but the switch on my table saw is broken!:curse: Here is the area just before the spiral...

I got some work done on the backdrop. Now it's not just an unpainted wall, it looks like sky, now for some more scenery!

I've added a mid train engine to my Container train now as well. There is 1 SD90, 21 IMS platforms, then another SD90, another 10 IMS platforms and 10 Auto decks, needles to say, it doesn't fit in the new sidings either! I'll post some pictures soon...

Your mountain looks awesome! How did you make it? The rock cuts look amazing too! I would like to see a how to on your process! I have to learn how to do scenery like that! Nice job!

Thank you, the mid train locomotive is in a consist with the h/e engine. I have it set to run just a bit slower than the leader. It seems to work good that way, and I don't have an issue with it pushing the car right in front of the engine off the track.

Amazing detail! Excellent work!

This 50 car grain train is about 6 cars too long for the sidings here, if I run this length of trains durring an operating session, everyone else will be waiting in the sidings!

Here is the h/e going by the t/e of the train. It looks like 42 grain cars and 2 engines will do it. A couple of pictures from the other view. I can't believe how these Kato SD90's pull! I figure this spiral tunnel is about a 2.5% grade on a 24" radius curve and 2 of...

I just ran a 50 car test grain train up the spiral tunnel and it made it with no issues! There is 1 SD90 on the h/e, 25 cars, and an SD90 in the middle, with another 25 cars. Here are some pictures... This is where the lower tunnel entrance will be. The mid train engine is just...

This extension makes the layout a continuous loop of 250 feet with an 11 track staging yard, 3 sidings, a 17 track main yard and another 2 sidings before you arrive back to staging. There are also 100 cars throught the layout at various industries to switch out. The first operating session will...

The mainline track is all laid, today it will be the sidings. Last night, I did run a couple of test trains up the hill, and had no problems. (That was with no feeders on the entire section) Today, I may install some feeders to give me more power! Here are a few shots of the new track. The...

Here are a few pictures of the new extension to the Mountain Sub. This is looking at the new siding just before the spiral tunnel. It will be about 18 feet long. Here is the new Spiral Tunnel, it will be single track, it crosses over itself and goes back down the same way, then there...

I did use the open type of benchwork on my last layout, and I found myself taking out the open grid benchwork to replace it with plywood so I could have more industry and more room for yard tracks. I know what you mean, about the scenery looking better, so on this layout, the 1st part of the...

I've decided to start the extension to the Mountain Sub, I don't have a track plan posted, so I'll have to explain it. When a train comes out of the e/e of the staging yard, instead of just going around the alcove and into the main yard, there will be about an extra 60 feet of run, with 2 -...