Here is a listing of my railroad locomotives and rolling stock.
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
New Year - New Plan
It is nearly a week into the new year and, as I'm guessing you figured from the title, I changed my mind over the holidays. As I sat there looking at my layout I realized that I really didn't like the small yard I was confronted with. Operations notwithstanding, the yard needed more room for my limited rolling stock.
So I went back to the drawing board, talked it over with the Head of Domestic Operations and did some land surveying - the railroad will be breaking ground on a southern yard shortly after operations commence in the near future. In the meantime the land that was going to be used has been turned back over to the county for improvement and the decisions on what to build there have not been concluded.
Once that decision was made the Road Department begain laying track based on the new format. So far nearly 75% of the rail has been laid. Operations are ongoing to surecure the sub-roadbed and build up the mainline to meet standards. Additionally terraforming operations have taken place and the lake has been fully excavated as well as beginnings of the upper land elevations.
On that note, the company has agreed to extend the upper level to the sourtheast in hopes of a future expansion into the unexplored reagions of the external areas.
Photos will be provided soon
Here is an overview of the new layout.
So I went back to the drawing board, talked it over with the Head of Domestic Operations and did some land surveying - the railroad will be breaking ground on a southern yard shortly after operations commence in the near future. In the meantime the land that was going to be used has been turned back over to the county for improvement and the decisions on what to build there have not been concluded.
Once that decision was made the Road Department begain laying track based on the new format. So far nearly 75% of the rail has been laid. Operations are ongoing to surecure the sub-roadbed and build up the mainline to meet standards. Additionally terraforming operations have taken place and the lake has been fully excavated as well as beginnings of the upper land elevations.
On that note, the company has agreed to extend the upper level to the sourtheast in hopes of a future expansion into the unexplored reagions of the external areas.
Photos will be provided soon
Here is an overview of the new layout.
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