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    Logging / Shay Layout Update

    Well, the track is down. I am about 75% done with wiring the blocks. Next is the control panel. I've been doing a lot of filing to get the trains to run smoothly. I was not a fan of the Atlas track going in, but chose it for economic reasons. Here's a few pics... The overall layout...
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    Small logging layout update

    Having a few wiring issues. Please see the thread http://www.the-gauge.com/thread14291-urgent-wiring-help-needed.html for details. So far it appears the grade at CARDIAC HILL and very sharp curves will be tolerable for the shay dragging three log cars or a single converted MTL troop sleeper...
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    Urgent wiring help needed!!!

    I have purchased two Kalmbach wiring books and after attempting to read them find myself in a state of advanced flummoxment! Hope somebody can help before I turn my soldering iron on myself!!!! Goals: I want this project to be as simple as possible. That said, I need the mainline segregated...
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    Shay Logging Layout Started!

    As mentioned in this thread: http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=13333 I've decided to revisit the old Gumstump and Snowshoe plan with some modifications. Well, here's an update on my little project. I've decided to loosely model the Old Slow and Easy (Oregon & Southeastern)...
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    Newbie Roadbed Query...

    In a past life I built a layout using 1x2 benchwork with a cookie-cutter plywood base covered with homosote and used cork for the roadbed. I loved the way homosote held the track, but wasn't overly enamored with the cork. I found this product and am considering using this directly on the...
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    Shay inbound. NW forests no longer safe!

    Hopefully it will arrive next week from Trainworld. I plan to put it to use on a VERY small logging layout based on Geren Mortensen's so called "little layout" (an extended version of the old gumstump & snowshoe plan) I hope to build sometime soon. I have been researching the OP&E in Western...
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