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Subject: Re: [OM] Paul's PAW - Train stuff, a people, and a puppy
From: John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 03 May 2014 22:17:54 -0300
Those spirals are out in the open. The ones above Field, BC are all carved out inside a mountain with only the tunnel entrances being in the open air.

jh



On 5/3/2014 10:12 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
Thanks!

Actually, an example here in the US is the Tehachapi Loop on the Union Pacific 
in California.  It's famous among US rail enthusiasts.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehachapi_Loop


Paul Braun
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On May 3, 2014, at 20:02, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I looked at some of the images on Paul Braun's site beyond the one cited and 
found this one:

"Bear Layin' It Down

John "Bear" Kuehl works on laying the double-tracked line up the second helix on our 
club layout. A helix is a spiral of track used to get a train from one level of a multi-level 
layout to another in a small amount of space."

The best example of a helix railroad track I have seen are the spiral tunnels 
on the CP Rail track between Field in British Columbia and Lake Louise in 
Alberta.  Trains with upwards of 10 locos can be seen exiting a tunnel going in 
one direction with wagons going into a tunnel 50 or perhaps 100 feet above or 
below in diametrically the opposite direction.  There are several helix tunnels 
in the complex and are readily visible from the nearly Trans Canada Highway.  
Somewhere I have photos taken several years ago.

jh










On 5/3/2014 8:47 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
<http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=12465> is a nice shot but could 
use some straightening.

Chuck Norcutt


On 4/30/2014 12:00 PM, John Hudson wrote:
Paul .... this is a loco coming to a railroad near you soon. A piece on
CBC radio in the last few weeks said that UP is investing in a
rejuvenation project and that these wheels will be rolling again in a
year or three.

*http://tinyurl.com/odbnw4n*

jh



On 4/30/2014 12:48 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
I had a hectic weekend, so I didn't get to post last week's photos in a
timely manner.  So, if you go here:

http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=2906

You will see real-life railroad shots from this past Saturday along the
Chicago, South Shore and South Bend railroad and you will also see some
model railroading shots from my visit to a friend's home layout last
night.  However, Dean's layout is larger than a lot of club layouts,
including ours.. when he and his wife built their house, he planned
for the
layout and had the dividing walls built into the basement.  It takes up
almost the entire 30x64' space.

I asked Dean to pose in front of the steel mill section of the layout:

http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=12507

I also got a photo of his beagle, Peanut, who greets visitors and follows
them around the basement:

http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=12489

Enjoy.  C&C encouraged and appreciated.
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